September 23, 2013 - Is Your Goal Secure?

Good morning from Destin. It has been raining here, but today promises to be beautiful. We are excited to see the sun this morning and be outside. Teree and I are having a great time together - just the 2 of us - and the grand daughters will arrive mid-week. Life Group NEXT Sunday, Oct. 6th. It's a challenge here to eat out as most of the seafood is fried or has a sauce added to it. But you know me - I just start asking questions and rearranging things. I cannot get side tracked. Vacation is not my ticket to divert from the goal of health and pick it back up in a week. NOPE! Too many of those and one can be in trouble. Being healthy is at the top of my goal list right behind following the will of God. Above family? Consider this...if I am not healthy, my family will have less time with me and I feel they deserve better. If I am healthy my family gets a better me - emotionally, physically, psychologically. And let me say, personally, I feel spiritually. For years as an obese person I hated who I thought God created. I hated that God would NOT grant my prayer to be thin, which was really a prayer to eat anything and everything I wanted without any discipline and be thin. After I got healthy, I realized my entire life changed! Not really...but my reaction and perspective certainly changed. I now see how my health affects everything and I have shoved it to the top of my FIGHT FOR LIST. My health is a goal. I wonder if we can REALLY say something is a goal when we allow obstacles, whatever, to deter us every other meal...every other day??? Is it a goal? Is it a temporary goal or a life goal? I am about to head to the water to work out, but wanted to bring a few questions to chew on today to our thoughts? Remember, Jesus wasn't distracted. He knew His purpose and allowed nothing to keep Him from it. Can I encourage you today to settle that your health is a critical goal and then OVER STEP any distraction that tries to pull you from your focus. Choose well this day. You're worth it! PK