Fitness Diary: Monday Oct 1 2012
MCSCarney
Posts: 45 Member
James 1:2-8 (NIV)
"2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do."
This scripture came to mind this morning. I had to choose to eat right. My plan, for now, does not allow raisin toast, but I was making it for my husband and really wanted 'just one slice'. But knowing I would have to tell you all about not starting out right (accountability), and knowing I wanted to win this battle (not doubting the rightness of my battle) , I had to choose to persevere in the face of my temptation. I had two low fat chicken sausages and 4oz of V-8 Fusion juice. So far, I am satisfied still after 90 minutes (not always the case for me, I am a nibbler) , and happy I made the right choice!
(Tomorrow - I add exercise by jumping on my stationary recumbent bike early in the morning.)
How does this passage from James encourage you today?
"2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do."
This scripture came to mind this morning. I had to choose to eat right. My plan, for now, does not allow raisin toast, but I was making it for my husband and really wanted 'just one slice'. But knowing I would have to tell you all about not starting out right (accountability), and knowing I wanted to win this battle (not doubting the rightness of my battle) , I had to choose to persevere in the face of my temptation. I had two low fat chicken sausages and 4oz of V-8 Fusion juice. So far, I am satisfied still after 90 minutes (not always the case for me, I am a nibbler) , and happy I made the right choice!
(Tomorrow - I add exercise by jumping on my stationary recumbent bike early in the morning.)
How does this passage from James encourage you today?
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The part that sticks out to me is verse 6 - But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind." If I do not have faith and doubt what God can do in me I am defeated. I can not allow past failures in this area to get me off course . I have been that person who has doubted and been "blown and tossed by the wind". I no longer want to do this. Today I am choosing, I am looking at the "price tags" of the foods I am eating before I eat them to determine if I am willing to spend that amount of calories on the food. It the cost is too high I will choose something else. Today I am going to burn more calories than I take in. The battle is in my mind and I must believe and trust that God will help me to make good choices today. Praise Him!0
