As I was in prayer yesterday, the Lord lead me to this scripture:

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Isaiah 55 (CEV)

The Lord’s Invitation
55 If you are thirsty, come and drink water!
If you don’t have any money, come, eat what you want!
Drink wine and milk without paying a cent.
2 Why waste your money on what really isn’t food?
Why work hard for something that doesn’t satisfy?
Listen carefully to me, and you will enjoy the very best foods.
3 Pay close attention! Come to me and live.
I will promise you the eternal love and loyalty that I promised David.
4 I made him the leader and ruler of the nations; he was my witness to them.
5 You will call out to nations you have never known.

And they have never known you, but they will come running
because I am the Lord, the holy God of Israel, and I have honored you.
God’s Words Are Powerful 

6 Turn to the Lord! He can still be found.
Call out to God! He is near.

7 Give up your crooked ways and your evil thoughts.
Return to the Lord our God.
He will be merciful and forgive your sins.
8 The Lord says: “My thoughts and my ways are not like yours.
9 Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, my thoughts and my ways
are higher than yours.
10 “Rain and snow fall from the sky. But they don’t return
without watering the earth that produces seeds to plant
and grain to eat.
11 That’s how it is with my words.
They don’t return to me without doing everything
I send them to do.”
God’s People Will Celebrate
12 When you are set free, you will celebrate and travel home in peace.
Mountains and hills will sing as you pass by, and trees will clap.
13 Cypress and myrtle trees will grow in fields once covered by thorns.
And then those trees will stand as a lasting witness to the glory of the Lord.

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There is rest for the weary soul. As I continue on my weight loss journey, every day, no matter how long it takes me, I’m prophesying scripture over my life.  I’m prophesying scripture over the places where I hurt and need comfort. I’m prophesying my healing, over my future, over my kids, my finances, over loved ones…EVERYTHING.

I realize now, more than ever, my heart is in need of comfort and my only solace is the Word Of God.  I have so many things on my plate I’m trying to do, family that needs tending to and work that needs to get done for the Lord and my career…it’s easy to get busy, consumed and side-tracked. One thing I know…I can no longer let things fall into place, I have to take the bull by the horns and make certain things happen…Prophesying my future is a must…if I want to see change, I have to speak it until it appears. Prophesying my future and being faithful over what’s been given me is my only hope!

It’s not food, it’s not sugar, it’s not that decadent dessert I enjoy as I close out my evening, it’s not that fried chicken, mac n cheese and candied yams, it’s not my husband or kids, it’s straight up sitting at his feet and giving back to Him His Word.

I’m thirsty! I’m hungry! I’ve feed myself the food of the world and I’m still thirsty and hungry! Feeding yourself any other than the Word of God and Prayer all leave us feeling still hungry and thirsty. Going to Christ in a time of need cost us nothing.  We spend enourmous amounts of time and energy or things that profit us nothing…I was one of those people. What Christ offers is FREE!