In all of the fervor...

to concentrate on being healthier, I think that we (especially me) forget to think about how our inner self can be healthier.

In Proverbs it says, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." And in one way, I have been challenged by this, to make sure that I am not placing my heart in a position where it will be hurt by people. I have a tendency to worry so much about making the people I care about happy that I overlook it when they hurt me. I just can't do that anymore. At some point I have to make a stand to take care of myself, and I am vowing to do this now.

This may mean that I will not give you the answer you are looking for when you asking me something, but in order to serve God in the way he has called me to, my heart needs to not be in a continual cycle of hurt and repair. In order to grow, I can not be in recovery mode all the time.

Please pray that I make wise decisions about who I spend my time with.