Hey y'all! I hope this finds everyone doing really good! I wanted to write about something that has just been pushing at my heart today and I am praying that IF somebody needed to read this for whatever reason that it will help them. 
There are times when I get really down and come down super hard on myself and lately it has been every single day. I am not happy about it but it is what it is. I have become really really bad at comparing myself to others. This person has lost more weight than me, this person is prettier than me, smarter than me, has a better job,,, you get the picture. Today was no different from any other ...... I have to realize that I do not have to compare myself to anyone else.. I am on a journey and GOD NEVER promised that this journey would be easy OR that it would happen fast he did promise he would walk with me every step of the way IF i would do as he told me too and IF I would trust him. I am not perfect.. I have joked about this before but really I am not. So I may fail and I may even fall FLAT ON MY FACE but that's OK because GOD reaches down in his wonderful loving way and picks me up and makes things right. Where would I be without GOD to pick me up when I mess up? So while sitting here getting close to work ending God reminded me of something and it just was so strong and powerful I felt I needed to share it with all of you! 

So here it goes: 

When we are facing hardships, trials or things in our life that just seem to be taking forever to get resolved we need to remember to not rush them and to not try and find a faster or easier way to do it. TRUST GOD maybe there is a reason he wants you to do it the hard way,,,perhaps he wants to give you a testimony or have you be an example for someone but when we step in and remove that from him we loose all that and we ultimately tell him that we think we know better and folks let's just be honest we so don't know better. 

I have been so busy hating that this process is slow and I hate the way I look that I have failed to see all the positives that could come out of this. An awesome testimony I can share with others, the ability to let GOD shine through me, education I will learn and new friendships I will gain through this journey of weight loss. Yes I will still have my days but I am working hard to not compare myself to anyone...how can I after all I am  ME , Pamela Francine Howell created by GOD for HIS PURPOSE how dare I think I have the right to take what he gave me out of his hands! 

I encourage you whatever battle you are fighting or whatever you are trying to change.. Put it in God's hands and trust him. I know I promise I do know it will not be easy but GOD DOES KNOW BEST! 

love you all, 
Francine