Prayer Needed

[msjones21]

Hey everyone! I really need all the prayer I can get. I have my family and friends praying about this as well but you can never have too many people praying for you

This may come across as being selfish, but mainly I'm asking for prayer because the challenge that I'm facing right now has the potential to hurt someone I care about very, very much.

For the first time in my life I am really struggling with my weight. I'm not obese, but I am more overweight than I should be or want to be. None of my old clothes fit me and I hate the way I look. I know vanity is a sin, but I also have a heart condition that was exacerbated by pregnancy and some stressful times in my life so it's not healthy for me to be even ten pounds overweight. I have been rejected by men and I feel it's because my weight is unacceptable to them. I was already starting to work on it, getting back into healthy eating patterns and so forth and I was planning on dedicating about six months to serious weight loss by eating right and exercising. My mom made me promise I won't take diet pills. There's a part of me that knows that would be dangerous to my health, but they also promise such fast results. Ah well, the extra effort will be worth it.

To make a long story short, I have alot of self-esteem issues. I have an amazing friend whom I care about deeply and we're looking forward to meeting each other, but I'm scared. I'm afraid he'll be completely turned off by my weight and I'll never hear from him again. I know deep down inside that it won't happen, but all of the memories of rejection in the recent past came back to me and now I feel on the verge of panic over this and I know this isn't how God would want me to feel. Please pray that God will open my heart and allow me to trust someone else and that I can love myself again. Please pray that God will continue to guide my steps and I will be successful in my goal to lose the weight. Please pray that this man will have patience and understanding that I am working on losing the weight and that I won't look like this forever. It's just so very hard for me. Thank you, in advance, for your prayers.

 

[Christi]

I'll pray for you, but know that you are a wonderful person.....he'll be lucky to meet you. I'll pray lots, though. Hugs to you.

 

[Cat59]

Please pray that God will open my heart and allow me to trust someone else and that I can love myself again. Please pray that God will continue to guide my steps and I will be successful in my goal to lose the weight. Please pray that this man will have patience and understanding that I am working on losing the weight and that I won't look like this forever.

Praying!

Cat

 

[Jones]

msjones,
Ive been in your shoes, when Jesus delivered me from drugs and smoking 2 years ago "PRAISE GOD", I started to gain weight, food started to taste like it never had before "yummy" before you knew it I put on 30 pounds WOW 38" waist.
I knew that I had to make a change in my life in that area, so I prayed the Lord would change my heart mind and life and make it look like Jesus.

But it was up to me to get off my duff and start pressing tward the goal, so in the morning I would get up and start running, at first I could'nt run a block, I didnt give up the Lord spoke to my heart and said you will get stronger if you keep pushing tward your goal, so I kept pushing myself, by the end of the summer I was down to 215 eating right and strong in my lungs and muscle throughout my body.

It's going to be a challenge MSJones, but you can do it, see I believe the enemy wants you to feel defeated, YOU HAVE TO START BELIEVING IN YOURSELF!
Start praying that our Father will make you a leader and not a follower, people see us as we see ourselves, if we walk around all defeated, people see that!
Something else I have found out, is that you are the only one that notices the inprofections of yourself, dont let your body controll you, you controll your body, I believe your body "FLESH" wants to destroy you (im using the word you as a genral statement) Ill give you an example: your flesh wants all the desires of this world, most of them will destroy you things like...Sex, food, etc...
We want to feel good right now,we want results RIGHT NOW!!!
God didnt complete his creation for 7 days, Jesus was tempted 40 days, plus he had to carry his own cross for miles, while he was getting stoned and beaten!

YOU CAN DO IT!! dont let the enemy tell you otherwise, you just have to START!!
You will get stronger, and it will get easier!!
1st thing is get close to Jesus and watch the results start to happen, not only in your body but in your character, things that you thaught were important turn out to be DUST IN THE WIND!
you know what MsJones;
I love you and I know you can WIN, because Jesus already won, when your hanging out with people that hang out with Jesus your hanging with a Winning Team!
I am praying for you, I would love to hear how thing are going for you in the upcomming months!
Keep pressing toward the goal and you will victor!
God Bless You!
Brian