Fifteen Pounds

This morning I went to Google to ask the question, "What things weigh 15 pounds?" Here are a few answers I got (but can't verify since you can't believe everything you read on the internet!) - 6,810 one dollar bills, 4,086 paper clips, 8,444 jelly beans, or 2,383 sticks of gum.

I have no need for 4,086 paper clips, and I'm quite certain that eating more than 8,000 jelly beans would be painful in many ways, but bring on the $6,801 in one dollar bills! In our current economy, I think I could find merchants who would be glad to gather my cash.

If you're still reading, you're probably wondering why I've typed all of this nonsense, when what I'm really trying to say is that today I am 15 pounds lighter than I was on December 12, 2010.

Enter anxiety: It's at about this point in God's Weighting Room that I become nervous and overconfident that I can eat whatever I want and still lose weight. Where did that kind of crazy thinking come from? I'm not sure, but I'm in search of more answers and most of them are not as silly a question as "What things weigh 15 pounds?"

"Lord, I come to you, my Maker. You've known me since creating me in my mother's womb. You and You alone know the answers I am seeking. Give me answers that make sense. Please give me answers that are clear. Help me to continue to seek you and your righteousness for they are my fountain of wisdom. In Jesus name, Amen"