I am sitting at the park with my grand kids - son and niece. It is a rarity at this time of day on a Monday. It was a tough night and exhaustion was already my portion before going to bed last night. So I had already decided that I would not go to work. My productivity was already compromised from lack of sleep and a distracting load of laundry unfinished. So here I sit enjoying this moment.
The verse for today on my bible app has popped up from 2 Tim1:7. It tells me that God did not give me a spirit of fear. It's no coincidence that at that the very moment I looked up to see my grandson. He was timidly looking at the swing my grand niece was swinging across. I watched him as he crawled on hands and knees to get to the slide. Afraid.
Yet, he did it. He slid down the very slide that he was afraid even to stand up and get on. In spite of what he felt he did it anyway. Power overcame what fear paralyzed. So he went on again. No one cheering him on but now he knows what is at the end of the journey...fun and thrills!
What am I saying? What does this have to do with my diet journal? Dear daughter don't you see? Everything.
Fear says don't bother to make the effort. Power says you know that if you do you will win big time. The benefit is beyond a few pounds. Health stands gleaming with its brilliance. Sound mind echos the promises of God. Self control is no longer just a dream. "Just do it" is more than a slogan for a shoe...it becomes a reality to be lived out.
So if you are reading this, here's the message. No fear is from God. Live in what He has given to you; power love and a sound mind! That is yours.
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