Chocolate Promises

I am a cusser. I am not proud of that, I am just stating a fact. I don't drink, smoke, do drugs, fool around, or any other "vice". Instead I cuss. I use to not cuss, BUT I did drink, smoke and particpate in other "youthly vices". I am not condoning or making excuses but that is where I think the cussing comes from. I quit doing a few bad things and started doing just one. Well my Sunday School a few weeks back graciously agreed to pray for me about this. Of course, this took place after I cussed in class. In fact, many of them looked a little taken back and then of course I had to confess. Hello, my name is Joyce, I am a cusser. Hello Joyce!! Well, I believe that their prayers are working. I eat lunch with a great crew that are affectionately known as the "lunch bunch". We eat, laugh, and play cards every day. (that card playing is a whole other blog!) The girls in the group LOVE Dove brand chocolate. It is the expensive kind that comes in very small bags, individually wrapped, and in different varieties. Everyday we all eat 2-3 as we eat and play cards. Just a note, when it was my turn to buy the chocolate I slipped in a "hershey's mix" that was not well received at all. But I digress. Every one of these pieces of chocolate have a "promise" inside written on the foil wrapper. They are silly things like "take a break, have another piece". Most of the "promises" are repeated in every piece of candy. Today, I ate a piece and read the "promise" inside. Normally I just eat the candy. It said 'kick a bad habit for today". Are you kidding me? I read it to the lunch bunch who responded in unison "CUSSING!!" About 4 minutes later when I ate my next piece I read the wrapper and it said "think of every day as a Sunday" Oh my gosh. I spend most of my day at church on Sunday's and I don't cuss there with the exception of that little dammit in Sunday School that time. I have always searched for the still small voice of God. Today He not only spoke to me LOUD and CLEAR..but He spoke to me through CHOCOLATE!! HOW AMAZING. And.....I haven't cussed since!!!! But it wouldn't hurt to keep praying :)