Thank you for such great discussions yesterday. I had a friend e-mail me last night after reading yesterday's comments that she was amazed how many women struggle with this.
I think on some level most of us girls struggle with this whole 'getting healthy' thing. After all, like I've said before, the very downfall of mankind was caused by a woman's temptation by food. So, I do think this is an issue God takes very seriously.
And that sentence would have made me irritated and grumpy just a few years ago. I would have rolled my eyes and thought, "Whatever. In comparison to a lot of other things I could be doing, this really isn't a big deal. Hand me another brownie please."
But the way I would secretly beat myself up, haul around loads of guilt, and get mad at God for what seemed like such an unfair curse was evidence this was a bigger deal than what I dared admit.
Jesus girls aren't made to get stuck in a state of defeat.
We aren't.
We were made to walk on paths headed toward victory. This doesn't mean these paths won't be riddled with struggles that we'll need to learn to overcome. They will. For lessons on overcoming are some of God's greatest gifts.
Having a weight issue is not God's curse on us.
It is an outside indication of an internal struggle. Just like debt for the overspender or an overstuffed house for a hoarder, these are external signs that we need to get unstuck from unhealthy habits.
Just the other day I found some of the most fascinating verses about overcoming in Revelation. This is normally book of the Bible around which I found myself a little skittish. Sometimes I feel like I should possess a degree of some sorts before knocking on the door of Revelation. But last week in church, the pastor read a verse that intrigued me. So, I flipped to that verse and soon found myself enamored with many verses.
I was cruising around Revelations like a girl who walks into a store and finds the mannequins all dressed in outfits she can afford and that are exactly what she was hoping to find.
That probably makes no sense to anyone else but me. Who compares reading Revelations to shopping? Like I said, I have no business trying to commentate on verses meant for the halls of a seminary.
But on this day, they were meant for simple minded me on the path of learning to overcome. And I knew it.
Revelation 2: 7, "...To him who overcomes, I will give the right to EAT from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God."
Oh sweet sisters, I have some sweet things to share tomorrow around this verse. And I will post the winner of yesterday's give away.
In the meantime, dare to set your toes on whatever pathway of victory you are meant to be on. Whether we're on the path toward victory or defeat is determined by the very next choice we make. Not the choices from yesterday. Not the choices 5 minutes ago.
The next choice... our very next choice. May it be that of an overcomer.
I think on some level most of us girls struggle with this whole 'getting healthy' thing. After all, like I've said before, the very downfall of mankind was caused by a woman's temptation by food. So, I do think this is an issue God takes very seriously.
And that sentence would have made me irritated and grumpy just a few years ago. I would have rolled my eyes and thought, "Whatever. In comparison to a lot of other things I could be doing, this really isn't a big deal. Hand me another brownie please."
But the way I would secretly beat myself up, haul around loads of guilt, and get mad at God for what seemed like such an unfair curse was evidence this was a bigger deal than what I dared admit.
Jesus girls aren't made to get stuck in a state of defeat.
We aren't.
We were made to walk on paths headed toward victory. This doesn't mean these paths won't be riddled with struggles that we'll need to learn to overcome. They will. For lessons on overcoming are some of God's greatest gifts.
Having a weight issue is not God's curse on us.
It is an outside indication of an internal struggle. Just like debt for the overspender or an overstuffed house for a hoarder, these are external signs that we need to get unstuck from unhealthy habits.
Just the other day I found some of the most fascinating verses about overcoming in Revelation. This is normally book of the Bible around which I found myself a little skittish. Sometimes I feel like I should possess a degree of some sorts before knocking on the door of Revelation. But last week in church, the pastor read a verse that intrigued me. So, I flipped to that verse and soon found myself enamored with many verses.
I was cruising around Revelations like a girl who walks into a store and finds the mannequins all dressed in outfits she can afford and that are exactly what she was hoping to find.
That probably makes no sense to anyone else but me. Who compares reading Revelations to shopping? Like I said, I have no business trying to commentate on verses meant for the halls of a seminary.
But on this day, they were meant for simple minded me on the path of learning to overcome. And I knew it.
Revelation 2: 7, "...To him who overcomes, I will give the right to EAT from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God."
Oh sweet sisters, I have some sweet things to share tomorrow around this verse. And I will post the winner of yesterday's give away.
In the meantime, dare to set your toes on whatever pathway of victory you are meant to be on. Whether we're on the path toward victory or defeat is determined by the very next choice we make. Not the choices from yesterday. Not the choices 5 minutes ago.
The next choice... our very next choice. May it be that of an overcomer.
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