Addictions

Most of the time when I think of addictions I think of alcohol, drugs, etc.  WELL!  I'm finding out that I have an addiction to food and to having it whenever I want, whether it is eating out or getting it at the grocery store.  It's been so weird to think that every single time that we go out of the house we can ONLY do what we intended to do and nothing else.  No stopping by McDonald's or Burger King and no late night runs for a burger.  GASP!  It's so depressing to know that I have allowed myself to become so addicted to (basically) just having my whims satisfied.  I have a friend that has a goal of paying off a $30,000 debt.  One of the ways they are doing that is to never get fast food.  They eat out occasionally, but they never get fast food.  Amazingly they have already paid off over $5,000.  Uh-Oh....I feel conviction coming on.

Today I didn't want to get out of the house at all (afraid I would be tempted to spend money we don't have).  So this afternoon we went to Walmart to pick out Jonathan's new glasses.  Yep, the little man needs glasses.  We've thought he might for a while and just never got around to it.  His eyes aren't bad, but he still needs them.  He picked out some darker blue frames.  All the frames were really too big except one pair and he didn't like them...of course.

We're doing okay, five days into our unemployment.  We have clothes to wear, food to eat, a place to live, cars that run and friends and family that are completely wonderful in every way.  How thankful I am that even in the midst of this trial I can still see HIS hand in my life and have joy.  We know that HE is in control.  Thank goodness we're not!