2016 Goals and Blog Purpose

I want to commit to blogging because I am a much faster typer than I am a writer and I want to have the accountability of writing down my prayers, thoughts and progress. I am 203.2 pounds as of January 3rd, 2016. I am 5'7" and will be 32 this year. I have three boys and a husband and am a daughter of the one true king: Jesus Christ. I have been living the last 5 years in a terrible cycle of gluttony. As a Christian, I know that my body is a temple for the Holy Spirit, yet I am not keeping my temple healthy and it is riddled with guilt and deception as I have struggled with placing too much importance on food. I love sugar, however this year, I want to love Christ more. He gave up everything in heaven, even his relationship with his Father while God's wrath was poured out on him while he hung on the cross to pay for my sins. I want to marvel at that and be willing to give up sweets for 30 days and do "clean eating" to start the year off in a more humble and dependent state. I will be reading Matthew this month and will post what I am learning here as well. I don't know what this blog will turn into, but am committing to doing this... so here goes. 2016 Goals: 1. Be in God's presence 2. Know and experience God 3. Believe in God's promises 4. Work out three times a week 5. Eat whole foods and lose 50lbs 6. Read Psalm 91 to my boys every night before bed Lord, hear my prayers and heal me. I want to know and experience you Lord and taste and see that you are good. Thank you for Jesus and for loving me even in my sin. As your daughter, I want to be in the light and allow you to rid me of my sin for your glory. I pray that you would help me lose 50 pounds this year. Give me self control and joy as I attempt to give you more of me.