Have you ever craved something that you couldn’t have?
Well I have been on this health journey now for almost 3 years I would say. The Lord has very gently handed me the next steps when one was needed.
A very good friend and I would even call her a sister, you know the kind that are like family but there’s no blood relation. This is her and she just happens to be a fitness instructor and bodybuilder. She has free reign to speak into my life especially when it comes to my health and physical wellbeing. God put her there intentionally, for which I am grateful. BUT, then comes the hard part, the prescription of what I should and shouldn’t be putting in my body. At the beginning of her’s and I journey with my health, God gave me a word, “is what I putting in my body worthy of me?” Meaning me, I am the temple of God and I am created for a purpose. Is what I am putting in my body going to give me the energy, strength, nutrition that I need to fulfill that purpose?
Needless to say, as always with much enthusiasm and challenge I was like YES let’s do this! Then a few months in, usually 3, I had a pizza melt down. Is pizza bad, no but to meet the goals that I had set for myself it was something I would need to put away for a while, like a year, yes I said a year.
I literally threw a tantrum that night, the dinner I made was not only good for me but delish but I didn’t want it. I WANTED PIZZA! I sat and pouted until I started laughing at myself. My husband didn’t really know what to do with me that night, poor guy. I think he was tempted to go and get me a pizza. I’m glad he didn’t! The desire passed and I finished my dinner.
I don’t think I am alone here. How many times do we start off all gungho and ready to go with all the best of intentions and the minute the momentum kicks in something tries to derail us? Like pepperoni, sausage, cheese…, maybe not that for you but something. I have honestly been on that cycle most of my adult life. Something is different this time. Even though there maybe a slight derailment, God reminds me that I have places to go and things to do that require my health and well being, mind, body and soul, and so do you!
I just want to encourage you to keep going! No matter what the last meal looked like or the tantrum over what you want but have to put aside for minute or two, just keep going. You’ve got this and HE’s got you!
We were created for such a time as this, lets not waste a minute of it!
