♕ Today's Promise: “For the LORD disciplines those He loves, and He punishes each one he accepts as His child.” Hebrews 12:6
☊ PR Podcast Isabel
I have struggled with letting go of some things in my life for quite a while, some things that could potentially be harmful to my body, functioning and well being. I thank My Beloved because he has protected me all this time that I continued to hold on to what I knew would be harmful to me. I have always liked to eat salt and in a specific choice of a certain snack. There is nothing wrong with enjoying something in moderation but that’s not something that I did. Now there’s been days where I could discipline myself but nothing lasting.
This snack seemed to always be calling my name and if I wasn’t buying it for my self somebody else would, if it was just them being thoughtful or me calling on them to do it for me. So needless to say I have had an unhealthy appetite for this thing. I’ve had swelling in my feet, etc, very dangerous, but even those things couldn’t keep me from what I was craving. I’ve asked my Beloved for help on occasions but I was not really sincere about wanting to change the majority of those times. I was experiencing some different things with my body and made an appointment to see the doctor some test were done. Some time later I was told that I had osteoarthritis. I was devastated by the news and did mourn for a period and at some time in that mourning realized that this was an answer to prayer.
You see to prolong the life of the body in this condition some of the information I read suggested eliminating salt ,sugar, etc, but even after this I still struggled with the same thing. I made no real attempts to put them away me, but God.....My Precious Lord gets all the praises.
I know without a doubt that I did not do it in my own strength. I had a swelling episode and I was aware of the cause, when I eat specific things containing salt I overdo it. I felt led to go on a fast at some point eliminating all but veggies and water. It was during this fast that my salt intake was done away with and following the fast My Beloved helped me to continue to go without them it has been about 120 days or more that I have not indulged in this snack that at one point I couldn’t go without.
I give all the praise to my Beloved this is something I could have never done on my own. To add to all the excitement I discovered after reading another’s testimony about tithing and the devourer no longer being able to take from you. Well funny thing, I started withholding my tithe at some point when these things were taking place and stored it up to send it off to RMI. I didn’t get it off to months later with my testimony but my Love knew my heart back then and he protected me and helped me to overcome. I’m not sure if this is the exact reason it happened but I do know that this is what took place before it.
I have been a tither prior to RMI it was just being put in other places.Now looking back I realize that in all that time before tithing to RMI, I was tithing to my home church even though we are not taught that we are required to tithe. I was going against what I was taught. I struggled with trying to do it and was never successful or even serious about it.
I praise him, this is true victory for me. I have found myself in the recent indulging in a new snack with salt of course but not as often, but slipping back into old habits, which will result the same way if I don’t do something about it. My love is allowing me to see that I have to replace what was removed with some thing else something better for me or I’ll continue to fill that void with the wrong thing. I also noticed that I withheld my praise report in regards to the deliverance and I believe that also plays a part in me having victory over what has had me in bondage. So I have to continue to do my part to stay victorious or I’ll find myself in the same place as before. Thank you Love again and again.
"Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation.” Matthew 12:43-45 ESV
"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV)
~ Isabel in Alabama
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