November 30, 2012 - NO OBLIGATION!

Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I love mornings while I have my Christmas Tree up.......I love to read my Bible, drink coffee and look at the lights. I guess the little girl in me lives on. :) I am a firm believer that the journey of our day and the journey of our health has A LOT to do with our attitude toward it. So many live their lives with such a lackadaisical attitude that never compels them to STOP SETTLING FOR AVERAGE. We know the routine, don't we? Successfully shed a few pounds, keep it off until the next feeding frenzy and cave. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Maybe you never did this - but if you find my picture in the dictionary, you'll find this. And rather than admit I was undisciplined, I blamed this cycle on my body. "Some people got the 'skinny gene' and I am destined to be fluffy," was a regular retort. (my close friends are saying, "we've heard that.") My attitude said FAILURE.......My actions created FAILURE.......My heart cried over FAILURE. I had finally come into agreement with my flesh that this was my "plight" in life - this was the "best it could be." However, one day in total desperation, I decided I WANT TO LIVE. I want to speak to you again - quit settling. Don't make a PATH of eating and drinking until January and then "try again." Do you realize that by January you could gain 15 pounds? YIKES! We CAN eat, drink and walk in health. We CAN enjoy the holidays (I made a yummy yellow cake with fudge icing that's under 200 calories per serving the other day). We CAN arrive at January 1st HEALTHIER than last year. But our attitude has to be adjusted and we have to realize that our flesh is always at war with our spirit. Our flesh LOVES it's own way, can make us think "this one, little bite can't hurt," and "life is short - you need to enjoy eating what you want - you deserve it." The only problem with that is our spirit is being bombarded with an attitude of death. The scripture says in, Romans 8:12"Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. 13For if you live by its dictates, you will die." I mean really????? How about this holiday season we determine that we owe our flesh NO OBLIGATION and therefore we are FREE to choose HEALTH instead of DEATH? Anyone with me? I am looking at this flesh TODAY, as I have a party tonight, and saying, "I owe you no obligation........you will not be overfed, you will not be fed inappropriately, you will not be allowed to dictate to ME, "what I "want is what I need." This is WAR! We WIN! Have a great weekend, PK