May 2, 2013 - Lessons From The Postage Stamp

GMA, It seems bad weather may threaten our gathering this Sunday. I will keep you posted. Do let me know by tomorrow if you're planning to attend so I can call you Sunday evening if we need to postpone. Yesterday we had lessons from the watermelon seeds. Today, lessons from the postage stamp. One of the things I admire most about certain people is their ability to cope with and endure extremely difficult situations. People who are closers and unwilling to quit mid-stream when fatigue and an easier path appears. I'm not speaking of the scratch your nail or stub your toe experience. I am seeing those who have struggled against cancer, lost limbs and learned to walk again, lost hundreds of pounds and continued to walk in the freedom of a healthy body. Those experiences take great determination and endurance. Those individuals know what it is to have a passionate desire to live again, not simply exist, and stay with the plan until the manifestation of their determination emerges. I see these individuals as patiently being stuck to their commitment and vision of life beyond their circumstances. Their patent endurance gives me hope. How about you? I have been thinking a lot about purpose and completing my God-given assignments. Sometimes our health journey seems to wind itself in challenging places. I have heard from several of you who are eating healthy and yet struggling with cholesterol or gaining around your belly when you absolutely know you have stayed within the boundaries. Sometimes our bodies have their own agenda and stress can cause responses we cannot account for. Ever been there? I have. During those times it's easy to trump the "this plan doesn't work" card or the "nothing ever works for me" card. That's the easy path. But can I encourage you today to trump the "I will stick to my health plan no matter what" card. Let's look at the life of a postage stamp. I found some stamps in my wallet that were 2 years old last month and yet sticking to the book as if they were first placed on the paper. I wondered exactly how long those little guys would keep to the task of sticking? Listen, they really have no options if they are going to complete their assignment. Do they? They remain attached through various temps, being tossed from bag to bag, or being transported across the oceans. Years may pass and we find the postage still attached. God's Word in Hebrews 10:36 speaks of patient endurance. Patience is not one of my best virtues; but my determination to be healthy regardless is developing that patience muscle within. I cannot buckle under today's weigh-in or yesterday's issues. Being healthy is not an option therefore I am stuck to my health plan until I go to Heaven. Today, I am seeing myself as a postage stamp fulfilling my assignment against all odds. Our verse in Hebrews declares there is something waiting for those who endure patiently. The little stamp never quits. God give me that type of stickability. Continue doing what's right - it will pay off. I promise. Have an amazing Thursday, PK