November 29, 2012 - That Three-stranded Cord

Good morning, As I was reading this morning in Ephesians, this jumped out at me: Ecclesiastes 4:12 "a person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken." I KNOW how critical being in a group and having someone as an accountability partner is to my health journey. You have been my accountability group for almost 2 years. But what about this new twist? What if the three-stranded cord is us, the scale, and our blood reports several times a year? I LIKE that! None of us really wants to be the one to announce, "you've gained a couple of pounds." Right? How rude! We'll do the GOOD friend stuff.........bring you some water, make a salad to share, comment when you look "thin," but the REAL truth tellers are in the scale and in the blood work. Let me remind everyone that EVEN our clothes don't tell the whole truth, as you can gain 10 pounds without moving beyond your size. YIKES. But the scale - DUDE - never lies and the blood report - NEVER lies. So, as we think about being a strong cord on this health journey - it's us, the scale, the blood report. YEP - that's accountability and truth. And, I can always do better with the truth than a lie. Come clean, lay the cards on the table - let me deal with the TRUTH. How about you? Have an amazing day!