November 6, 2012 - Tune Your Ears.

I have been especially stirred of late as several of you have contacted me with a "cry from your heart" that somewhere you opened a door or gave over to temptation and have gained a lot, if not most, of your weight back. I totally understand - been there and done that! We must be reminded that Satan desires to sift us (test, test, and test again) to break us down and eventually have his way. Do any of you remember baking with your grandmothers? My Nanny had a sifter and we would place flour in there and sift it sometimes 3-4 times so that it was broken down into fine pieces and she could make it do as she wished. Get that picture in your mind. Remember the Bible teaches that satan comes only but to kill, steal, and destroy. He has the same agenda every day and never grows weary of the plan - back into the sifter we go. For me, my weight was such a HUGE component through which I filtered everything. Not being able to zip my pants = a bad day. Gaining 6 pounds in one month = a bad month. Looking at the fatness of my face in photos = a look at failure and a stab in my heart AGAIN. Anybody been there? I totally understand your frustration and still face that myself on occasion. Let me encourage you, as I told someone last week, CONGRATULATIONS for reaching out to someone and admitting you've gained weight. I always tried to hide and make jokes about being a failure. It became easier to laugh at obesity than try ONE MORE TIME to conquer it! I HEAR you..........but my heart wants to bring you hope. Let's ask God where the breech is and let's repair that. We need to determine why you gained weight and fix that issue. Is it sugar? Is it lack of prep? Is it boredom? Is it an issue with saying "no"? These are fixable issues. I promise. Proverbs 2 holds the key I believe: The Benefits of Wisdom 1 My child,* listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. 2 Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. 3 Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. 4 Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. 5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. 8 He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him. 9 Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. 11 Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. Here's what the Lord showed me this morning - some have their stations on the wrong frequency. Tune your ears back to the truth! Somewhere along the way, the "truth frequencies" got bumped, stifled, confused, whatever.......YOU MUST TUNE IT BACK. Ever been in a car where it's not "quite" on the station - close but not quite? Sometimes we can find ourselves there - close but not really. We KNOW WHAT TO DO, but sometimes another frequency (voice) questions our truth and unless we become so fixed on the TRUTH - we question it ourselves! Then, when we begin to gain weight it's a truth check. We must TUNE OUR EARS back to wisdom. I don't believe it's a one time event either.......sorry. And the word YOU means no one can do that but us. :) So, as we enter the holiday gauntlet, let's tune our ears to truth and remember food is simply for refueling. Don't make it more than it is! Look at verse 10 above - when wisdom is TUNED back into our heart (follow the plan) then knowledge (truth) will fill us with JOY. Is a piece of chocolate cake worth the feeling of failure the day after? Tune your ears to wisdom that says healthy foods will give you long life and chocolate cake will steal it. That's JOY. Are you tuned in? PK