“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8 NIV
No greater sacrifice can be made nor compared to the sacrifice that Christ made for us. It is from this sacrifice that I draw inspiration and strength for my daily life. Knowing that though so undeserved Christ sacrificed because of LOVE. How do I tie this into my 100lb Journey? This helps to answer the WHY of my journey.
Often times we strive for goals for all the wrong reasons, especially losing weight. We change because of what the world thinks, because of fads and trends. We alter our life because of what someone says or to please those around us. We even make changes for vanities sake. For me, I have come to the realization that all of these things that we begin change for don't motivate us to continue and complete our goals.
I chose to change because of sacrifice. Here me correctly...BECAUSE OF not to sacrifice. You see, Jesus sacrificed His life for us that we may LIVE for Him. In order to LIVE for Him to the fullest I realize that I have to be able to operate at my highest capacity. My highest capacity means while being the best me that I can. Now, understand, this does not mean that to be at my highest capacity I have to be skinny. This means that I have to be fully aware, alert and doing what I can to take care of the temple that has been entrusted to me so that I can be most effective as I am about my Father's business. Reality: years of not doing living healthy on purpose got me here and thanks to the grace of God repentance and turning from bad habits releases me from it, not the weight loss. The weight loss is a goal and a perk to properly nourishing and exercising my temple so that I can be most effective in what is set before me to do.
It is easy to reference the sacrifice we make when we give up junk and choose to live a healthier life when this is in fact not sacrifice but merely making good choices. The sacrifice to focus on when trying to make any life changes is the one that Christ made on the cross. This along with His guiding Holy Spirit and the Word of God can help us through any situation.
Blessings.
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