I Have a Decided Heart!

We found ourselves aboard the Santa Maria in the year 1492 on Tuesday! Christopher Columbus was our focus as we looked at a decided heart! He was truly a man with a decided heart because he had vision! This 4th DECISION on our journey taught us that the decision of the heart is what fuels the active decision.  A decided heart is unwavering no matter what the circumstances.

We not only looked at the life of Christopher Columbus Tuesday, we also heard about Hernando Cortez. He was a man with a mission! He was a conqueror. I told the famous story of Cortez, a leader of men on the sea.  They traveled for days and arrived in 1519 on the Yucatan peninsula with one goal.  To capture a great treasure. He made an extraordinary decision to help his men commit. He burn their ships!  With no way out and no way to turn back, his men fought hard and captured the treasure!  Cortez knew a couple of important things; 1. You better know what you're fighting for and 2. Make sure that what you're fighting for is worth the hassle!

We could relate to both of those things this week!  The treasure for us is a long, healthy life with promises of a better future not for just ourselves, but for our children and our children's children!  We too, have to choose to live with DECIDED hearts and "burn our boats" so that we don't have a way out!

Our winners for the week took home the  little red DECIDED HEARTS along with cozy throws and the luggage!

Noon:  "Barely Brothers"  Arty and Rick won with a 2.01% of weight loss for the week.
5:30:    "No More Excess Baggage"  Joe and Leta won with a 1.99%  of weight loss for the week.
7:00:    "One Step Ahead"  Jana and Kathleen won, for the 2nd week in a row, with a 1.79% of weight loss for the week.

Congratulations to all three teams! You had great losses this week!
We also gave out 3 fifty dollar bills Tuesday to three worthy team mates! Anyone with a 2.0 pound weight loss for the week had a chance!  Congratulations to Candy, Kathleen and Debbie!

Your Challenge For The Week:
Read The Certain Decision "I Have a Decided Heart" every day this week and answer the questions on the back of the page using your journal for more space.

Download week #3 "What's in Your Back Pack ~ Controlling What You Can" and do the homework provided.

David Ponder asked himself after reading this 4th decision, " What could I accomplish if I had a spirit as powerful as Columbus?" So, what could happen???

To burning boats...
Always encouraging you,
Letha