Cheesecake, cookies and mmm fried anything… As soon as I think of eating healthier I start craving fattier and more decadent food. I start dreaming of donuts and muffins. It’s even worse when I’m fasting. I smell food everywhere and at any time. People I rarely talk offer to treat me to dinner or lunch or randomlyshow up with sweet buttery treats. I could have not eaten a single donut for weeks but as soon as I can’t have it, I can’t live without it. It doesn’t help when you have a great mom that cooks like an iron chef and wants to see you eat her cooking!
Recently, I decided to eat healthier and exercise more. I plan on dropping a few pounds and dress size and just be fit within a certain time period, but as I am approaching week 3, I am a little discouraged that I have not reached my weekly goals yet. I know that I can still reach my overall goal if I focus but I find myself fixated on the lack of pounds lost.
In same this way I guess I have experienced spiritual life struggles. I could be totally fine living a righteous life but as soon as I decide to truly consecrate myself there is a struggle. Sometimes I am so focused on how I need to improve that I forget that I have come such a long way and that my thoughts are a little more like His thoughts every day.
It is quite frankly wonderful to know that I have a holy Daddy that is determined to see me succeed and reminds me of His dreams for me. He doesn’t just point out my shortcomings but also where He has already glorified Himself.
SO, if you are, like me, trying to lose a few pounds or separate yourself for the Lord, remember to see what you need to work on without leaving behind your accomplishments. They might be just what you need to get you the rest of the way.
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