On Monday night after saying prayers before climbing into bed, I had the impression, again, that I needed to ask Daniel to give me a priesthood blessing in regards to my efforts to loose weight. I first had this impression probably two months ago. But I haven't yet acted on it, It was never a good time, I felt silly, or weak or something, I figured I could do it on my own. It kinda felt like a silly thing to ask for a blessing for. And yet, I knew that I wasn't succeeding on my own. I knew that I needed help from my Heavenly Father, and I had been praying for it...and the answer kept coming, "ask for a blessing". And I kept putting it off. Until Monday night. I was laying in bed, Daniel was reading something, and I kept thinking "just ask him". And yet, I just laid there. Until it clicked, the adversary was putting these thoughts of doubt in my head and I needed to just ask. So I did. I just blurted it out, and even said how silly I felt and that I had been thinking about it for such a long time. Daniel laughed at me...not because I had asked for the blessing, but more so how it all came out. Then he told me that he didn't think it was silly, and that it seemed completely reasonable. So last night, before heading to bed, he laid his hand on my head and gave me a priesthood blessing. One of the first things he said was "Your Heavenly Father is by your side on this journey, and he wants you to succeed." If I had any doubt that this blessing was from my Heavenly Father, this sentence certainly affirmed that it was indeed what He wanted me to hear. "This Journey I'm on" is a phrase that I use often when I am talking to my Heavenly Father about my goals and desires for weight loss. And to hear that word used in my blessing assured me that He had been listening to me, and he was indeed by my side. I was encouraged to keep working on new goals, to reevaluate what needs to be done to reach them. I was told that I would find new ways to include exercise in my life as the weather improved and warmed out, and that I would be surprised to find my children leading out in this way. I was encouraged to be positive and patient and that results will come.
So this is me being patient, and on the look out for new ideas. I felt so peaceful after the blessing that I wondered why I had waited so long to ask....silly prideful me. Just another lesson in humility I suppose.
See you tomorrow
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