August 15, 2012 - Do I KNOW the Truth?

Good morning to all, Just a quick word this morning that's been twirling in my heart. Don't we wish CHOOSING health DAILY was easy??? Well, maybe it is for you.......but sometimes it's still a struggle for me. Don't we wish making the RIGHT decision took no REAL effort? But that's not the way life is. God designed us with a free will and life happens, doesn't it? Somedays, choosing correctly ALL DAY LONG is easy. But most days, if we're honest, take dedicated focus. Simply knowing the right things to do is not good enough. That's not where the battle is. We can know in our mind that sugar can lead to a variety of maladies, but do we KNOW it deep enough in our heart to refuse to eat it? "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." I talk to a lot of people who "know" they should make better choices; who "know" they should drink water; who "know" they should get moving. So why is there no life-long change? Because we can know something and not have the courage or discipline to bring this fleshly body under submission to the TRUTH. Great news today - God delights in helping the weak and exhausted. Stop and ask Him right now for help through day with your health choices! We cannot put off moving from simply "knowing" to being so grounded in understanding concerning our OWN health that we can help others be free. As a public school teacher, my goal was that my students KNEW, UNDERSTOOD, COMPREHENDED the material that I was teaching so well that they, then, could teach someone else. I went to the eye doctor Monday and his senior partner is 88, still working, driving over one hour to work, looks 68, is the picture of health, still exercises........... I said to my doctor, "how is this?" His response, "for the 30 years we've worked together he's always eaten well, watched his fat content, exercised, and kept his mind sharp." He told me, "I promise you everyone thinks he's in his late 60"s. He's sharp as a tack and so healthy." That's us! I want to KNOW that truth and experience it. How about you? Dr. Davis understood, comprehended, KNEW the TRUTH about his health many years ago and has chosen to embrace that path as his life-long journey regardless of the difficulty. Well.......that stand for heath is standing for him now. Amen.......sign me up. Choose life and eat to live, PK