Experience God's Presence Tonight!

My soul yearns for You [O Lord] in the night,
yes,my spirit within me seeks You earnestly.
— Isaiah 26:9

Have you ever noticed that in the quiet darkness of night there seems to be something special about the presence of God?

He is always with you, even during the daytime, and you can talk to Him anytime, even when you’re busy. But during the day there are many distractions that keep you from focusing on His presence for an extended period of time. And by the end of the day you’ve often experienced problems and frustrations that can cause you to feel lonely and needy. It is then that you can finally give time and attention to the one who is the answer to your needs.

When you yearn for God in the night, seek Him earnestly, and you’ll find He will minister to you in a special way. He will provide answers to any problems you may have, and He will give you peace and rest.


Taken from Joyce Meyers Ministry
From the book Ending Your Day Right: Devotions for Each Evening of the Year by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2004 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.http://www.joycemeyer.org/OurMinistries/EverydayAnswers/dailydevotionals/

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OK I have a 2010 goal to journal my 26weeks of training up to my 1st competition of the year. I'm setting everything in place to keep you all posted on a weekly basis. Will be posting a pic soon.

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MJ Fox, IFBB Professional Athlete FitChik4Lifetm/Certified Personal Trainer Sent via my BlackBerry

Joy does come in the morning!

Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness, because weeping only endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Last night was rough. It started with my 6am client I was feeling fatigued all day and I did not have much of an appetite and those that know really know me know a sista can eat. I had 2 eggs for breakfast and lunch was some wild n brown rice with tuna. About 1pm I was feeling like poop.

Tired and feeling extremely bloated. After teaching boot camp class and training 5 clients I was ready to go home so I pressed through with another client and drank some tea thinking if its gas it should help my client is a nurse so I was safe with her right. lol.
Well I CX my 3:30 and praise God my 5:30 CX with me, so went home as I was driving home the abdominal cramping got worse and worse and Jesus had to hear his name the way I was calling on him.
I was hot then cold then hot then cold and of course traffic was not light. WHY WHY WHY? I get home and my other half is on his way. I throw up and the pain is a tad less than it was.

OMG Lord please I don't want to get sick-please take it away.

So I lay on the bathroom floor because I was scared to go to far from the toilet. While waiting on hubby my client calls and keeps me company on the phone. My hubby shows up and sees me on the floor and falls to his knees I had to reassure him I was gonna be OK, just in some pain. So we make it back to the bed and he prays over me hard and strong I just knew in my heart that it will pass. I kept reminding myself weeping endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Problem is we just never know how long the night will be. But our faith and hope tells us it will not last. So long story short I tossed and turned and tossed and moaned. Heating pad to ice pack, to sweating to cold. I threw up again about 1:30am then lied back down and all I know is I slept. OH! JOY COMES IN THE MORNING-Thank you Lord. My side was a little soar still but I can stand up straight Hallelujah. I just thank God for his mercy, his grace and ability to hear and heal. Hallelujah

As I try to be still today in my time of rest this quote comes to mind about Christ dying for me

Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness, because weeping only endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

The word endures gives us strength, but the waiting is out hope we know the joy is coming, the when of it all is our faith. Have an awesome day my friends.

MJ-FitChik4Life

Perseverance

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. ~Newt Gingrich

Today is a bleachers, sprint, plyometrics, abs and hamstrings day. Say that 5x in a row. It rained last night and I slept so hard. It is wet this morning outside so I know I need to be careful. I am now 3 weeks out from my show in NY and what's even more exciting is I get to see my family especially my mom. Hopefully they will all be at the show and that has me pretty stoked.

My mom's birthday is 3 days before my show. I will eat cake with her after the show. lol. Yep, I just have to learn that even though I am competing life is still gonna happen. I already have been taught this many many times.

In 2005 my husband and I bought our first home, the first year I started competing. 6 months later we had a house fire. It started due to a LICENSED HVAC company trying to fix our old furnace which we where gonna replace in the summer of that year. Well long story short we had to live in a hotel for 3 1/2 months. I dieted down for my second show in an extended stay hotel room. My husband deployed while we where there. So it was just me and my cat dieting, working with contractors and then moving back in. I remember moving back in and packing my suits up on top of all the boxes. A few friends came over and help me cook fish and bag asparagus up. It was crazy, but I learned that you can do anything you want when you are determined.

The show was a 2006 GNC Masters show and you can earn your pro card their. I didn't now that until I got to the show. I didn't even know it was an NPC national show. All in all, I got 6th place and I look back and that was pretty darn placement for a 2nd show and 308 competitors.

Again when you are determined you can do anything-God has shown me that I am more than a conqueror.

Holla back at me anytime-MJ FitChik4Life Fox