A Note of Love

I have a dear friend who loves to have a dark chocolate candy a day. She does work and in the break room she finds if she doesn't plan ahead she goes to the snack machines and buys stuff she knows she really doesn't want. 

She makes some homemade granola and takes it in to work to have for her snack. For those of us who struggle with portion control an idea would be to pack a 1/4 cup (or whatever amount Holy Spirit tells you to that is safe for your body) in two snack bags, one for morning break and another for the afternoon break. You can even do this at home and use your plastic containers.

I felt impressed by Holy Spirit to purchase some Dove Dark Chocolate squares for my lovely friend. I mentioned to her to only take a couple to work and that she could even put one in each bag so she doesn't eat both of them at morning break.

Here's something to consider: often our love tanks are empty and we need a word of love or encouragement throughout our days. Now when she goes on break she will read a love note because on the inside of the Dove Dark Chocolate wrappers is a nice love note. I mentioned to her to eat the chocolate in small bites and to work her whole break time on smoothing out the wrapper and then keep the wrapper in plain sight where she is working. She (others) could also make a portrait out of it or place it around the house or work stations as 1. daily reminders of love Father has for us, 2. love we are giving ourselves by choosing to portion our food and not give in to eating so much more 3. a memorial that states we have drawn a line in the sand and we are not crossing over to the real "dark side".

This is just one little thing we can do to overcome some of our weaknesses and plan for our day. Holy Spirit, God, and Jesus love us to be successful and help us when we are not:).