I have been thru a change in my life-style from once working in a demanding physical job to now going to school in transition to another labor market, due to my fall off of a ladder in 2010, but one issue has arisen that I have been reluctant to put on the "getter-done" burner. I have eaten similarly to what I did on my old job routine, healthy and not overly filled with calories, but my energy output is not as high as it was while working in my old job, thus I have gained a few pounds.
God pointed it out, not to mention my pants, my mirror, my friends, my dog, wait maybe my dog had other issues, but basically it wasn't a secret in other words. So, I said, as I always have when a bit off- center food wise, I will simply diet a tad. So I did, yet I hadn't really lost just maintained. God at this point told me I needed to up the ante a bit, but I said to Him, but this has always worked before my way! Plus, Lord I have only gained albs calm down. Now I never actually talk to God like that, but I had thought like that in a way this time.The logic of me not working the same energy output seemed to vacate my cognitive skills for a slight, or I was in denial of obedience and I wanted it to just go away! My right Spirit being a bit uneasy; disturbed.
Turns out God cared about this subject a lot more than I wanted to... or perhaps, at least the direction He cared. Now if I only had a week left, I wouldn't even bother...I would eat whatever I wanted, which might be interesting in and of itself to note what makes me happy...but that's another issue...smile. But, I needed to simply "do" better than I had up to date. Or in Spiritual terms: obey! But now, my focus on the big things God was thriving in, was being challenged by God's Spirit to attend the backdoor of this issue creeping in quietly in the bikeway of my conscience. My trivial 4 lbs were now 10lbs over -weight.
God has shown me I need to take every little thing to heart, before it turns into something big...no pun intended there with the weight gig [Ok, maybe a little]. God has been asking me to not think of my life in view of my priorities of importance. To not map out the goodness prior to His calling, and in the same way to act immediately when His calling arrives on whatever issue He has placed before me, regardless of my current human reasoning is on it.
Needless to say I have come to understand I hate dieting all the more! But equally I have come to understand God isn't concerned with that, He is concerned with my health and well being. And I have actually started wanting the better foods and the need to feel painfully hungry. I am also working out more, basically because I hate dieting and the feeling of painful hunger. Balance is a welcome tradeoff! So, I run the race to win it. I still could use prayer on figuring out my new balanced living arrangements with God and food and exercise and work- loads etc... I am losing but it will take me longer than the twinkle of the nose of God I had hoped for. Wait, I knew God's name isn't Samantha, so I knew what I "ought" do I just needed to do it! Pray I keep doing it! THx. Smile.
2 down 8 to go....I had said 'no' quietly to God, I now simply reapply my 'yes' to everything. And His spirit has testified to me that that 'yes' is as big to Him as any yes I have said.