September 10, 2012 - The Rubberband

Good morning all, I pray your weekend went well. :) I pray you made healthy choices and Monday finds you with no regrets. I remember how I hated Mondays because it followed a three day eating binge. Monday was always an "almost fast day," which most assuredly made me feel horrible after tons of sugar and by Friday I was packing in it because the "weekend had arrived!" What a horrible and unhealthy cycle.......which consumed most of my life. It was bad enough to buy larger clothes year after year, but the worst part was the way I felt about myself. I felt lead today to share my Sunday devotional from Joyce Meyer. It's always great to have a different perspective, especially from a person like her. I hope you enjoy this and it encourages you. It did me. Love your Monday, love your week, love yourself enough to say NO to obesity. Embrace health! PK Don't Let Yourself Snap - Joyce Meyer Let's say you're working around the house and break a rubber band while trying to stretch it around something. You can't find another rubber band, so you try to fix the broken one by tying the ends together. Sometimes in our daily lives, we stretch ourselves beyond our capacity, and we snap like the rubber band. We think we've fixed the problem by simply tying the ends back together. But soon we fall into the same behavior that caused us to break down in the first place. Over time with repeated exposure to stress, our lives begin to resemble that worn-out rubber band. It can completely deplete us. Ignoring God's laws and His ordained limits for our lives will ultimately cause burnout. You simply can't continue to overwork your mind, emotions and body without eventually paying the price. But that's not how God wants you to live. Adjust your perspective to match God's. Seek His peace and His pace for your life. Respect your body. Treat good health as a priceless gift. Don't waste the energy God has given you on stress. Save it for living and enjoying life!