Ice Cream Challenge

     Tonight we went to some friends' home to see a movie. They had homemade pistachio ice cream. I'm not kidding you when I say, "That was some of the BEST ice cream I've eaten!" They had made a huge batch and kept filling up my bowl. I know my thighs will be huge by morning! What is worse? I've been dieting and doing pretty well, but I couldn't say, "No" and then I couldn't seem to say, "No more, thank you."
     Ice cream is one of my weaknesses. I'm tempted by it quite easily. Why can't I be tempted by cleaning, organizing, exercising and eating right? Why are my temptations usually in regard to things that are not in my best interest? I'm not sure I know that answer, but I have a distance relative named Eve that lost a battle with temptation and we've all been paying for it for thousands of years.

 Here's the "after" photo of my messy laundry/craft/dog room. I prayed to have the focus and energy to get this mess and a few others around our home cleaned up. God got me up early, gave me direction,  endurance and, best of all, cleared my calendar so I could have uninterrupted time to get this work done. Praise you Lord!

Job 9:19
If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him?