1 Corinthians 9:27 - But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Mark Twain said "The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not." Sometimes it feels that way! I just struggle at times with getting up and getting going. These past couple of days have been a struggle though Monday I did exercise, yesterday I did not. Here is where I struggle, I want o have all the benefits of weight loss without all the work. It does indeed take work, hard work, to lose weight.
The verse above cuts me to the quick. As I apply this to myself I must get my body under control. My testimony is very important and it is not a good testimony to be overweight. How can I preach on discipline when it is clear I have none myself?! How can I preach on self control when it is so obvious that I do not possess such a quality?! How can I preach on self sacrifice when I am so selfish I am made captive to my own desires for food! How do I preach at all with such obvious problems?!
The answer is, while the above are all questions that have run through my head at times, and recently I might add, I remind myself that me being overweight is a result of what I have done. Now I have lost about 20 pounds and am in an active "War on Weight!" that comes with battles won and battles lost. I simply must stay focused and remember the above verse, use it for fuel, and keep on keeping on. God has been faithful to help me through these past months, I must rely on Him now more than ever because of the upcoming holidays. God is faithful to me, oh that I would remain faithful to Him!
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