August 30, 2012 - Never Fuel The Fires of Failure

Good morning and happy Thursday! (Friday is just around the corner - yea!) And, college football starts this weekend, so my life is full. YES! During Bible study last night, we were talking about how the enemy of our soul targets certain sheep and they become EASY prey. We then discussed how certain types of people actually fuel the attack of the enemy - discontent, discouraged, downcast, depressed. I want to use that and talk about our journey for a moment. In my life, I have been a yo-yo with my weight management. During years when life was "perfect" it was easier to control my weight and make fairly decent choices. BUT WHEN THE DARK CLOUDS CAME.......fighting for my health went out the window. Eventually I lost the will and the desire to fight for anything. I accepted defeat and comforted myself with BAD excuses. I actually fueled the fires of failure. On the inside I was CRYING for help and hope, on the outside I was simply being the yo-yo. I spoke with someone yesterday who was reliving my journey.....yo-yo, yo-yo, yo-yo. I knew that God had plans for my life and some days I could grab that well - others not so. Somedays I could make great choices and some days not. WHY???? I honestly believe that being desperate to LIVE is the key. As I spoke with someone yesterday, they said, "well, i'll be okay if I could slow down on the sugar. I really try hard and do good sometimes, but then the sugar." I looked at this person and said, "then you are not desperate to live. Statements like that simply FUEL THE FIRES OF FAILURE." They responded, "Is that like being desperate to get saved? Like when you know you have no hope and turn to Jesus and you make every effort to live in the truth? I remember being desperate to be free and needing Jesus." YES! YES! YES! Being desperate to be free from sin and born again - DESPERATE enough to never look back - is what I'm talking about. I know all of us have days of struggle, but let's not fuel the fires of failure. If you're starving - EAT.......but eat something on plan. Don't reward bad behavior. Be aggressive with your fueling - refuel your cells, refuel you body with fluids, refuel your spirit with the Word daily. If we are refueling fires - let's refuel fires that give us light, hope, and health by making wise choices daily as opposed to refueling fires of failure by making excuses. Fire it up today and choose life! Much love - PK