Are you struggling? Are you frustrated? Are you having difficulties sticking to your healthy routine? Do you feel like you are struggling and have no self-discipline? We have all been there! It takes time to change behaviors we have had for years! You are only human! Even after weeks or months of success, your mind can play tricks on you. You just have to learn how to deal with it. Here are some TIPS to help you GET BACK ON TRACK!!!

Today we say goodbye to 2016 and welcome a new year filled with new possibilities, new hopes, and new dreams. Here at the Grace and Strength Lifestyle, we'd like to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has made this community of Christian women a place of strength, hope, and new beginnings for so many around the nation and around the world. Our sincere prayer for you is that this year would be filled to overflowing with the richness of God's love and grace in your lives.

Nobody likes the idea of feeling weak, being weak, or weakness in general. We want to be strong! We want to be self-sufficient! We want to be in control. When God tells us that His grace is sufficient, it usually means we are at a point where we must relinquish all control and completely trust Him; trust Him for our peace, trust Him for our answers, trust Him for the ability to endure, and for patience to bear up under every circumstance.

If any of you have young children or grandchildren, you may have seen the movie Frozen in which these 3 words (let it go) were forever etched into that part of your brain that plays animated movie soundtracks ON REPEAT. While we may not desire to ever hear this song again - EVER – there is something very liberating in the idea of letting go of the things that have been holding us back.

Embracing your season: The end of each year brings with it reflection on our lives, our time, our goals (whether we met them), and where all the days went! Were we able to do what we set out to do, and how can we make sure we do better next year? We are actually encouraged to do this in the Word of God.