Hupomeno Defined: Greek, verb -- meno, "to abide," is rendered "to endure" in the KJV of John 6:27 and 1 Pet. 1:25 (RV, "abideth"); Heb. 10:34, KJV, "enduring (substance)," RV, "abiding."; hupomeno, a strengthened form of meno, denotes "to abide under, to bear up courageously" (under suffering), Matt. 10:22; 24:13; Mark 13:13; Rom. 12:12, translated "patient"; 1 Cor. 13:7; 2 Tim. 2:10,12 (KJV, "suffer"); Heb. 10:32; 12:2-3,7; Jas. 1:12; 5:11; 1 Pet. 2:20, "ye shall take it patiently." For me personally, it means when going through trials and tribulations, I choose to bear up courageously under the watchful, loving care of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Friday, July 1, 2011

I am not where I want to be............

I am not where I want to be. This is a true statement.

……….HOWEVER, I am not where I USED to be!!! This, too, is a true statement.

I AM NOT WHERE I USED TO BE!!!!

That, dear friends, is good news.

Some would say, even I have said, that these last few months, actually all of 2011 so far, have been a failure. I weigh more now than I did on January 1, 2011.

HOWEVER……………..there is another angle to consider, more than just what the scales say.

I do not:
*weigh 408 pounds again.
*drive through fast food places daily for my daily meals.
*get milkshakes and French fries on my way home from work every day.
*intend on giving up.

I am still:
*going to my weekly WW classes and facing the scales.
*walking most of the time without my stick.
*able to do some shopping in stores that don’t have the electric scooters.
*trying new PointsPlus®-friendly foods.
*convinced that “I’ve got this.”

Yes, I was in a better place on July 1, 2010………..but, hear me when I say that I am NOT where I was on July 1, 2009.

No, I am not where I wanted to be on this July 1, 2011………….but, hear me again when I say that I am NOT where I was on July 1, 2009.

AND, hear me when I say that I fully intend on being in a better place on July 1, 2012, than I was on July 1, 2010.

I can choose to make that happen. I get to choose my “place.” I am going to choose the “better place.” Yep, that’s MY CHOICE!!!!!

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