april28-may5

as you can see from my lack of posting that I obviously fell off the wagon. but as i said previously, i will dust myself off and get back up again...i don't even know how i did with all those goals, so i will start again.

this week and weeks prior i have been studying the beatitudes out of matthew.

Matthew 5:3 says "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Poor in spirit means being able to recognize your own "spiritual poverty" or how much you really need Jesus. Even though we are Christians, we often fail to daily recognize our inability to be righteous on our own and we must become "poor in spirit" and follow Christ every single day.

Matthew 5:4 says "Blessed are they that mourn, for the shall be comforted."
We must mourn and grieve over the sins we have committed, for we have hurt the heart of God through our deeds. It is not out of self-pity, but because of the pain we have caused our Lord and Savior.

Matthew 5:5 says, "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth."
Meekness is humility, gentleness, and courtesy. All of the beatitudes thus far build on top of one another. One must be poor in spirit in order to recognize their need for God. Only then can we become humble enough to righteously mourn over our sins. And if we have the humility which comes from the first two, we will be able to be meek and gentle to those around us. Meekness is having a true estimate of yourself - no pretenses, just honesty and love. How can we truly see who we are in Christ if we first don't become poor in spirit and clean out the cobwebs of our sin in our life?

Goals for this week:
~ Spend time with God every day
~ Walk (literally) with God [prayer walks]
~ Worship Christ with music
~ Say nothing negative to my husband (from Day #1 from Love Dare)
~ Do unexpected gestures to my husband throughout the week (from Day #2 from Love Dare)
~ Cook dinner for my husband every night we are home together this week
~ Workout as scheduled
~ Eat clean!