What's Your Why?

3 years agoI realized that my health and fitness journey wasn’t all about ME.  For years I had this idea that I needed to work out and eat healthy because I didn’t look a certain way and since I ate horrible yesterday i needed to workout today.  It was an ugly, ugly cycle. Yes, I actually really liked working out.  It was my outlet but it took over in an area of my life that I wasn’t expecting.  And that was Christ.  I wasn’t Christ centered, I was ME centered.  

So three years ago I discovered a community within the walls of health and fitness.  I saw that I mattered and others mattered and that we were all on different levels of fitness.   It finally clicked that God has given me this ability to take care of myself so I can help others and point them to Christ.  It was like a light bulb went off and I ran with it!  I began to pray about my health and fitness, for my family and for others around me to understand how important it is to take care of ourselves in a healthy way with a healthy mind set focused on Christ.

Maybe you are in the some place I was.  Trust me, there is so much freedom when we let go of the scale and crazy expectations and run with real purpose!  

 I would LOVE to hear YOUR story!  

Waking up discouraged?

Maybe you are feeling discouraged from choices this past week.  Things may not be going the way  you planned and everything seems to be falling apart around you.  Well friend, I am here to tell you to BE STILL and lean hard on God through it all.  There is no other place or person to run to when times like this come. Our husbands can't fix our issues, the gym can only give us some relief and the yummy food doesn't last forever.  But our GOD, by His grace can give us comfort like no other.

    "When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer." (Ps. 94:19)

  He cares.  He's the only one who can FREE us from the discouragement we are facing.  But only if we let Him.  Again...only if we let Him.

So today, if you are waking up with discouragement written all over your face remember that God doesn't want this in your life.  He wants to walk with you through these trials, holding your hand to help you become who He has planned.  It may not be easy, but it will be worth it to hold on to the one who created you, cares for you and loves you like NO ONE ELSE.  There you will find freedom and peace.