"The Change" by Steven Curtis Chapman
"Well I got myself a t shirt that says what I believe
I got letters on my bracelet to serve as my id
I got the necklace and the key chain
And almost everything a good christian needs yeah
I got the little Bible magnets on my refrigerator door
And a welcome mat to bless you before you walk across my floor
I got a jesus bumper sticker
And the outline of a fish stuck on my car
And even though this stuffs all well and good yeah
I cannot help but ask myself
What about the change
What about the difference
What about the grace
What about forgiveness
What about a life thats showing
Im undergoing the change yeah
Im undergoing the change
Well Ive got this way of thinking that comes so naturally
Where I believe the whole world is revolving around me
And I got this way of living that I have to die to every single day
cause if gods spirit lives inside of me yeah
Im gonna live life differently
Im gonna have the change
Im gonna have the difference
Im gonna have the grace
Im gonna have forgiveness
Im gonna live a life thats showing
Im undergoing the change"
"Well I got myself a t shirt that says what I believe
I got letters on my bracelet to serve as my id
I got the necklace and the key chain
And almost everything a good christian needs yeah
I got the little Bible magnets on my refrigerator door
And a welcome mat to bless you before you walk across my floor
I got a jesus bumper sticker
And the outline of a fish stuck on my car
And even though this stuffs all well and good yeah
I cannot help but ask myself
What about the change
What about the difference
What about the grace
What about forgiveness
What about a life thats showing
Im undergoing the change yeah
Im undergoing the change
Well Ive got this way of thinking that comes so naturally
Where I believe the whole world is revolving around me
And I got this way of living that I have to die to every single day
cause if gods spirit lives inside of me yeah
Im gonna live life differently
Im gonna have the change
Im gonna have the difference
Im gonna have the grace
Im gonna have forgiveness
Im gonna live a life thats showing
Im undergoing the change"
Over the course of the next three blog sessions, I am going to talk about the three changes that I am going to make mind, body, and soul. This first session, I am going to talk about body...especially since that is what a majority of the blog has been about.
My name is Chris and I am a compulsive overeater. That is how I would start off my part in talking anytime I would speak up in OA. Well, I am going to use this platform right now to discuss my eating plans. My primary "drug" of choice comes in a paper bag, and can come at any corner of any city in the US. My drug is fried in peanut oil, or vegatable oil...or just oil. It can be a potato, or chicken, or even something healthy like corn. My drug is fried food.
Fried foods are yummy...I think we all will admit that. Fried foods also can lead to cornary heart disease. According to "The Source" magazine, some 12.5 million americans suffer from Coronary heart disease. Now the article I read does not say how many are led to that by fried foods, but that cannot help.
For me fried foods have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I think french fries hav always been one of my favorite foods to eat. I love fried chicken, and wings, and potato chips, and corn nuggets, and all that stuff. It is on my plate almost on a daily basis. I am ashamed to admit that. But it is true. I have never been more serious in my life.
Well, my first change will be as of November 1st, I am elimnating fried foods from my day to day diet. If it is placed in a fryer, and cooked, I will do my best to resist the urge not to eat it. I have to do this for God, for the ministry that He has put in front of me. I have to do it for my nephews and God sons. I have to do this for my future wife...and I pray I may still be blessed to have one. I also have to do this for me. It is time to start treating my body like a temple, and not like a tent.
No matter what this will be an interesting experiment. Don't you agree?
I do need one thing from all of y'all out there. I need your prayers in this. I need you to pray for me to run as far away from this temptation as I possibly can. This is going to be one of the hardest things in the world for me to do. I promise...to some of y'all, I am sure you are going to be like...that should be easy...but I promise you, it will not be. Think about it like this...take away something very important to you (not your kids), and try not to do it for a week...that is what this is like. It will be tough, but with God's strength, I will top this. So pray for me my friends.
In a week, we will talk about my next change. Give me your comments, on what you think so far. Well wishes, would be awesome too!
Have a blessed week.
Your Eternal Bud.
My name is Chris and I am a compulsive overeater. That is how I would start off my part in talking anytime I would speak up in OA. Well, I am going to use this platform right now to discuss my eating plans. My primary "drug" of choice comes in a paper bag, and can come at any corner of any city in the US. My drug is fried in peanut oil, or vegatable oil...or just oil. It can be a potato, or chicken, or even something healthy like corn. My drug is fried food.
Fried foods are yummy...I think we all will admit that. Fried foods also can lead to cornary heart disease. According to "The Source" magazine, some 12.5 million americans suffer from Coronary heart disease. Now the article I read does not say how many are led to that by fried foods, but that cannot help.
For me fried foods have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I think french fries hav always been one of my favorite foods to eat. I love fried chicken, and wings, and potato chips, and corn nuggets, and all that stuff. It is on my plate almost on a daily basis. I am ashamed to admit that. But it is true. I have never been more serious in my life.
Well, my first change will be as of November 1st, I am elimnating fried foods from my day to day diet. If it is placed in a fryer, and cooked, I will do my best to resist the urge not to eat it. I have to do this for God, for the ministry that He has put in front of me. I have to do it for my nephews and God sons. I have to do this for my future wife...and I pray I may still be blessed to have one. I also have to do this for me. It is time to start treating my body like a temple, and not like a tent.
No matter what this will be an interesting experiment. Don't you agree?
I do need one thing from all of y'all out there. I need your prayers in this. I need you to pray for me to run as far away from this temptation as I possibly can. This is going to be one of the hardest things in the world for me to do. I promise...to some of y'all, I am sure you are going to be like...that should be easy...but I promise you, it will not be. Think about it like this...take away something very important to you (not your kids), and try not to do it for a week...that is what this is like. It will be tough, but with God's strength, I will top this. So pray for me my friends.
In a week, we will talk about my next change. Give me your comments, on what you think so far. Well wishes, would be awesome too!
Have a blessed week.
Your Eternal Bud.
1 comment:
You got it brother! Prayers are on!
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