September 26, 2012 - Back to the Basics!

I think one of the things I hate the most is being afraid. How about you? I went to the County Fair this past Saturday with some family and precious friends and I remembered a time when I used to ride all the HIGH rides and loved the excitement of being scared to death cresting the first HUGE hill. Those days are definitely over! Whether out of maturity or the "fear" of a chiropractic bill - OVER! I used to watch horror movies - DONE! But sometimes.......sometimes.....you know that creeping, nagging, unstable place that occasionally we deal with? UGH! That's where I understand and embrace Psalm 23 and Psalm 91. How about you? Sometimes on my health walk, there are days where I will gain a few pounds and immediately there is a "fear" of returning to my past state of obesity. I have to GRAB that emotion and remind myself - I have not cheated, I have not opened any doors, so let's slow down and see what the truth is. I don't react out of emotion, but respond to my body. I start going through the list.......did I get my water in? Have I rested properly and allowed my cells to deliver nutrients and water to my organs? Have I been too generous with my portions???? Somewhere in those questions lies the truth. SO...I answer and adjust. I correct the problem and usually within a few days the scales reflect the correction. It's critical in our journey to be able to operate not from fear or legalism - but in TRUTH we walk. We were created in the image of God and given dominion over the earth and our bodies. We cannot blame our bodies when we willingly overstep the truth. We can't blame shift and say....."menopause." All that blame shifting started in the Garden of Eden and is still running rampant! Also, the FEAR of failure will often cause us to do something drastic - change eating plans, try to live on water for a week, work out 17 hours a day.......UGH... FEAR! No, no.....go back to the basics. Mankind was created using BASIC things like dust and bones - go back to the basics! I am very aware now of every commercial offering the next QUICK fix. There is NONE. I tired EVERY ONE. Back to the basics, ladies and gentlemen. SOOOO.......evaluate your meals for today. Are they reflective of the proper tools your body needs to produce life - minus your candy bar. wink! We got this! I know we can do it! PK