Today starts a new adventure. This one might not seem super exciting to
some people, but to me, it is overdue and I am excited. This journey will be tough, with MANY
challenges ahead! I will struggle. I will probably fail at times. However, I WILL be victorious.
The journey: Live life well! (spiritually and physically)
So, what this means is to first, to spend MORE time with my
Savior! Growing more in love with Him,
which obedience will follow because of my love and dedication to LOVING HIM! Second, to eat healthy, and in
MODERATION. This will be tough, because
the flesh is weak, which points back to my number one, growing in love for the
Lord, obeying His desire, which then I die to flesh. Oh it is SO intertwined! And lastly, to get
active again! I MISS IT!!
Today is day one.
Yes, gung-ho and ready! The
encouraging quote on my daily desk encouragement is fitting: “May the Lord give you and unwavering
confidence that you CAN do ANYTHING HE calls you to do , and it WILL be
blessed!” Oh I have sensed Him calling
me to do this for quite some time, but my rebellious heart has gotten in the
way, and I quite frankly, haven’t wanted to obey. (how’s that for real &
open? Rebellious? I should say so!) But the Lord revealed to me through speaking
for the Women’s Spring Fling last month, that when I set my mind to something
of the Lord, I desire to do it completely and utterly for Him! And to do it
well. It showed me that ‘I can’! So, I can get deeper into His word, I can get
healthy again, I can feel better, because it is of the Lord.
As I have been taking a nursing class, it has also revealed
to me just how the body truly works. IT
IS AMAZING!! BUT, it has also shown me
just how I have been abusing my body.
NOT okay! So, the timing is the
Lord, and I am determined to get healthy again, and BE all HE has created me to
be! I am not losing weight and getting
healthy to look good, I am losing weight and getting healthy because the Lord
calls us to be! I am excited, and I
know this journey will not come easy, but in the end it will be good, I will be
victorious, because I am NOT alone in this journey!
I share this information on my blog, because I am real. I struggle. I have sins. I need help. I need encouragement. I desire to encourage.
I desire to share the hope I have. So,
here goes this journey. Are you ready to
take it with me? I will share the
good. I will share the bad. But I know in the end, this will ALL be worth
it. HE is WORTH my ALL! Of this I am certain!
“Blessed is the man who perseveres
under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of
life that God has promised to those who love him!” James 1:12
Glimpse of my plan:
Monday-Friday: Healthy breakfast, eat lunch at 11, snack at
3. Dinner is a protein shake. No munching between, no eating after 7.
Saturday and Sunday: Healthy choices, moderation, CHOOSING
not to eat after 8 PM.
Exercise: get as much of it as I can. Choosing to move! (walk on lunches, workout
on days I can, MAKING time for it)
That’s it.
Here we go!
