Good evening readers,
Can I just tell the truth? I have been having a very difficult time this week. My eating is much better since I started this journey, granted, but I can't seem to wrap my brain around being fit and in the shape that I so deeply desire. I do these workouts and I look at the likes of Jillian Michaels asking myself, "Can my body ever really be that toned?" Then I begin the exercises and my body shows me exactly how out of shape and pathetic I have become. I lose wind when doing the cardio, and the my muscles shake and tremble as I do the strength exercises.
Well, readers, God in all of his faithfulness has answered my prayers. I'll will preface this post by saying that I don't wish to offend anyone. So, if spirituality or Bible scriptures aren't your cup of tea, you are more than welcome to stop reading now. There's is no love lost, I'm just not in the business of side-swiping people with my beliefs.
With that out of the way, onto the good stuff!
This post is inspired by a message that I just watched by Joyce Meyer. (LOVE her!!)
Well, what are power thoughts? They are just what the name implies: thoughts that give us power. Power to do; power to be; power to stop; power to go. The truth of the matter is, "as a man thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). You become what you think. I challenge you to think about what you're thinking about. If you're in a bad mood, pay attention to your thoughts and 9/10 you'll find the root to your mood.
Philippians 4:13 AMP says: I am ready for anything, equal to anything through Him that infuses inner-strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency.
That scripture means exactly what it says, and Joyce's power thought is birthed from it.
It's simple - I CAN DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO IN LIFE.
As I heard this woman speaking I began to reflect on my own life and struggles. I am not defeated because I'm not strong enough to exercise, or because I don't have the will-power to eat right. I am defeated by my own stinking thinking!
I am committed to meditate on this power thought. To let it play and replay over and over in my mind: "I can do whatever I need to do in life, I can do whatever I need to do in life..."
What really is my excuse? If I am to believe that God, the creator of the universe, of you and of me is infusing me with inner-strength---- Yeah, I think that does away with any excuse. When the thought comes to say that I'm weak, that I'm not disciplined, WHATEVER the thought, I can remind myself that I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength. How many times have we heard it? "You can do anything that you set your mind to!" We hear it, but do we take heed?
I'm setting my mind today, ladies and gentleman. I am battling, yes. But I'm not battling my body - the battlefield is in my MIND!
I can do whatever I need to do in life. This power thought far succeeds exercise and weight-loss. I don't care what it is. Correct your thinking today, and watch your life change.
You all bring me so much joy! Thanks, as always, for reading!
Xoxoxoxoxo
Chanta
Can I just tell the truth? I have been having a very difficult time this week. My eating is much better since I started this journey, granted, but I can't seem to wrap my brain around being fit and in the shape that I so deeply desire. I do these workouts and I look at the likes of Jillian Michaels asking myself, "Can my body ever really be that toned?" Then I begin the exercises and my body shows me exactly how out of shape and pathetic I have become. I lose wind when doing the cardio, and the my muscles shake and tremble as I do the strength exercises.
Well, readers, God in all of his faithfulness has answered my prayers. I'll will preface this post by saying that I don't wish to offend anyone. So, if spirituality or Bible scriptures aren't your cup of tea, you are more than welcome to stop reading now. There's is no love lost, I'm just not in the business of side-swiping people with my beliefs.
With that out of the way, onto the good stuff!
This post is inspired by a message that I just watched by Joyce Meyer. (LOVE her!!)
Well, what are power thoughts? They are just what the name implies: thoughts that give us power. Power to do; power to be; power to stop; power to go. The truth of the matter is, "as a man thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). You become what you think. I challenge you to think about what you're thinking about. If you're in a bad mood, pay attention to your thoughts and 9/10 you'll find the root to your mood.
Philippians 4:13 AMP says: I am ready for anything, equal to anything through Him that infuses inner-strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency.
That scripture means exactly what it says, and Joyce's power thought is birthed from it.
It's simple - I CAN DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO IN LIFE.
As I heard this woman speaking I began to reflect on my own life and struggles. I am not defeated because I'm not strong enough to exercise, or because I don't have the will-power to eat right. I am defeated by my own stinking thinking!
I am committed to meditate on this power thought. To let it play and replay over and over in my mind: "I can do whatever I need to do in life, I can do whatever I need to do in life..."
What really is my excuse? If I am to believe that God, the creator of the universe, of you and of me is infusing me with inner-strength---- Yeah, I think that does away with any excuse. When the thought comes to say that I'm weak, that I'm not disciplined, WHATEVER the thought, I can remind myself that I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength. How many times have we heard it? "You can do anything that you set your mind to!" We hear it, but do we take heed?
I'm setting my mind today, ladies and gentleman. I am battling, yes. But I'm not battling my body - the battlefield is in my MIND!
I can do whatever I need to do in life. This power thought far succeeds exercise and weight-loss. I don't care what it is. Correct your thinking today, and watch your life change.
You all bring me so much joy! Thanks, as always, for reading!
Xoxoxoxoxo
Chanta
