PREPARE YE THE WAY!!!

Sometimes, choosing to pursue the raw lifestyle seems like there's a voice in the wilderness, crying, "Prepare the way of the Lord!"
He's called me to let go of the fake foods of this fallen world, & choose, willingly, to eat the life-giving things He's given us for nourishment...my rebellious flesh has faught this, struggled with letting go of what has been hurting me...fool that I've been...
...A close friend told me that once he realized that struggling means we're still holding on, refusing to fully let go, fully surrender, THEN he finally gained victory over what kept derailing him in His walk with God.
My struggles with my health have been like a long, hot, lonely journey through the desert, & the limitations my obesity has brought have hindered me from entering into the promised land, & being able to lay my life down for God, & others, as i long to do...
...but I'm hearing Him calling me to prepare the way in my life for Him to use me again...to be a vessel prepared for His life to pour through me...
...Shannon was telling me how thankful she is that she can finally begin to get her kitchen 100% raw.
I'm convicted that I've had the freedom to do this all along, & haven't appreciated the opportunity enough to stay fully committed to it, & have kept non-raw things around 'just in case', based on my experiences as a single mom trying to make the limited money i have last until the end of the month...
But this is a walk by FAITH, as much as in every other area of my life. I see how much i NEED Him to get through each day, & i need to spend more time with Him about the things I'm going through, allowing Him to show me how He see's it all, & no longer leaning on my own understanding (as it's tempting to do when learning happens...)
{I wrote this post awhile ago, but only now decided to post it...}