Are you just interested or are you truly committed? The difference between the two are obvious but why is it so hard to decipher which category you might fit into? As for me, I fit into both at one point or another. I go back and forth between being interested and committed because sometimes doing what it takes to get to your goal just sucks. It starts out being fun and exciting but once the novelty wears off it becomes laborious and inconvenient. That is where being fully committed keeps you going. It keeps reminding you that each run and each workout is a goal in itself but also a part of a bigger picture. Just as I commit myself to Jesus by giving all I have to my savoir that is not where it ends. It is also my duty to stand with other Christians and serve others as Jesus did. I am a little part of a bigger picture. So when you try to decide whether you want to be interested or committed just think about what the world would be like if God was just interested in us. He gave his life for us so that we could live with him. He was truly and completely committed to us. When I think about all he has done and given up for me simple things like eating healthier and working out don’t seem so hard.
As we start off our new year, make it a year that counts. Make 2014 a year to remember, a year of growth and learning, a year to meet new goals, a year to forget about all your mistakes and failures and start off new and improved. Starting today, I challenge you to forget the past, appreciate the present and make a better future for yourself. I challenge you to dig deep and really concentrate on what you want your life to be about. Pray about it. Let God lead you to where you are meant to be. Let him work his plan. My favorite verse in the entire bible is Jeremiah 29:11 which states, “For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’”. I love that verse because I know that whatever life throws at me God is with me and anything is possible. He knows what is best and I do not fear because I AM His.
Now that I have skipped the whole month of December (which I do apologize for) I want to present to you the January Challenges. First and foremost we will talk about the January food challenge. This month I have chosen to accomplish a Fast Food Free January! This is exactly what it sounds like so no beloved Whataburger, Sonic, Chicken Express etc. Instead, choose more homemade food or healthier options. Remember to look at it like a challenge and not a restriction. If you are highly competitive, like me, make it into a competition with someone to see how long you can go without fast food! Put some excitement into it and it will go by before you can say SUPERCALIFRGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS. (I probably spelled that wrong… but you get what I mean). And now (drum roll……..) the January Workout challenge is...FAB ABS JANUARY! Goodluck!
