Resistance

Resistance...Or is it confusion.  Just typing that makes me think about this even more.

I am still in a place of knowing that I need to make several life changes.  I still can't see the how...I just know I am being prompted by the Lord to make changes.  I am so frustrated. I don't even know where to begin and I can't see with my minds eye how I can bring to pass what I feel I am suppose to.  As I have been thinking about it this morning I thought perhaps I am being resistant to change...which made me wonder if I were confused...that upsets me because it's possible and confusion is not from God...now I feel a bit like a failure.  If I pop back to resistance, well that's the same as rebellion in this case - which is sin.

Today I am just going to pray that God show me 1 clear simple step forward that I can do today.  I will do it, breaking the resistance and rebellion and clearing the confusion. I will take that same step tomorrow and ask for another step to do as well. Progress towards God's prompting.

Tell me what you think by commenting! I also love words of encouragement (scripture Word that is).

Thank you for reading!

D. J.

Working out the Spiritual in the Physical

Hello blogging buddies,

Today ~ just a topic I am dancing with right now.  I have mentioned that God is prompting me to make some (a lot) of changes in my routine of life.  It's quite overwhelming to be honest.  I just can't see how in the world I can make all of these changes and basically live life, day to day, this new way.  I have been wrestling with this for a long time.  

Last night I had a light bulb moment.  I am trying to figure this out in the physical. I am strictly looking at the changes with my physical eyes and considering my physical abilities.  How will I make the physical changes to my routine.  I believe when God prompts me, it is obviously a spiritual prompting, right?  Also, I believe that Gods promptings are for spiritual purposes.  So, somehow, I must look at this whole picture with spiritual eyes.  Now that is where I am at.  At this point with this realization I need to spend some time in the Word and in Prayer to be able to use my spiritual eyes.  Another thing I find kind of interesting - I love to brainstorm on paper when I have personal goals...physical goals.  God is giving me a vision of brainstorming with paper in the physical but allowing all the ideas that pour out be only those I receive in the spiritual.  Isn't that cool?

Okay - that's all for today!

As always, I welcome and love to get your comments!  If you don't already, please follow this blog!

Have a fantastic week!

D. J.

Well Hello everyone!

This is just a quicky post.  I have been feeling prompted to step out of my comfort zone a little more with my journey to health.  So, I am starting another blog!  Aren't you so excited?  It is called "Not to be Skinny"  I will be entering my first post this week.  I hope you will follow this new blog and share it with others.

Don't worry I plan to continue to blog here as well.  The two blogs have totally different purposes.  Yet both are to grow me as a child of God, and to encourage others in their walk with God.  

See you soon!

D. J.

The Humiliation Diet - or the Accountability Diet....

I really just want your thoughts and opinions...

Have you heard about the humiliation diet? If I understand it correctly you announce through social media that you are going on a diet.  You post your weight to your chosen social media and then you continue to post your weight as often as you commit to.  By posting it, theoretically, it makes one more likely to stick to the process of losing the weight since it would be super HUMILIATING to fail.

What do you think of this idea? Is it something you would be willing to try?

Here are some of my thoughts...

I do not like that it is called the Humiliation Diet. It has such a negative vibe. I thought I might like the Accountability Diet better.  But I really just don't like the word "Diet" at all. "Lifestyle" I love - because if we want to make this weight loss and health permanent we have to choose a new Lifestyle.  Humiliation Lifestyle is still really not a phrase I would like to associate myself or my lifestyle with.  Accountability Lifestyle is a little better.  

Beyond that - NO, I will not be posting my weight to face book.  Yes, that would be humiliating and I think self defeating.  However, I have thought about doing a separate blog about my journey to health.  Since I love to write and I believe writing really helps us to grow as individuals, it's an idea I am really considering. I need some extra motivation to move this journey in the right direction quite a bit faster than what I am going! I would post pics that would currently be very embarrassing to me....I do not like my size at all.  But by posting them, it would be a motivation to me...I think.  New recipes with pics and nutritional information, maybe my food log, anything that has to do with this journey! Additionally, what if my story would help someone else?  I do best when I feel I am helping some body else on their journey....regardless of what the journey is. I have even kicked around titles, "In Search of Onederland", "Losing What should Never be Gained", "Losing to Gain"...

I believe God created us to be healthy, completely!  If He is for us, who can be against us! I have only come across one fitness blogger that is heavy on the spiritual side of the battle.  Her story is not about weight loss, it is about overcoming anorexia and bulimia to be fit and healthy.  Even though I can't relate to those two illnesses at all, I love her posts and am encouraged by them.

So, tell me what you think! I can't wait to hear!

Lots of love,

D. J.

DIN DIN Club - DO IT NOW

 A long time ago I worked with a woman who encouraged me to be part of the DIN DIN club - the Do It Now club.  I appreciated her enthusiasm and believed she had grasped how to be part of the DIN DIN Club - but I struggled as I considered becoming a member.  I wanted to be a member but just could not figure it out. Today, I am still not a member, but I am finally getting there.  

So, this is my attempt to encourage you to begin your membership to the DIN DIN club.  In life we tend to put things off until circumstances are better...

When the girls get a little bit older....

When work settles down....

When the girls are out of school....

When I lose weight....

When the house is cleaner....

When we have more money....

When life settles down....

News Flash - there are always going to be circumstances!  Once the girls are a little bit older, there will be a new circumstance, once work settles down something else will pop up.  ALWAYS!  I am speaking from experience.

My girls got older, they were 12 and 16....then we had Brandy

Work settled down....life is still busy

Two girls are out of school and into college...now I have college things to attend and the oldest girl gave me a grandson...

When I lose weight...well that continues to be an issue, I could have done a lot of things at my current weight..

When the house is cleaner....clean only last about 8 seconds at my house - really?? Invite and have fun!  If your guest is judging your house they don't need to be there.

When we have more money - two things here...figure it out, maybe a less expensive option and the other option - begin to SAVE or you will never get there.

When life settles down - not going to happen! Today I have my folks that I am blessed with helping with, I have a grandson, I have a college freshman daughter and a soon to be 6 year old daughter....Life is not going to settle down.  Praise God though, I am blessed, I am blessed, I am blessed.

So whatever you have been putting off, figure out how to make it happen.  Otherwise it will never happen or when you are finally ready you will have put so many things off there simply will not be enough time left in your lifetime to complete all of them!

Lots of love!

D. J.

My blog - how to follow and comment

Well, my last post got some responses! HOT DOG!  What I found out was that it is hard to see how to comment on my blog and it's not clear how to "follow".  So this is my "how to" post!

Comments:

At the bottom of each post you can easily see 3 check boxes - funny, interesting, and cool are the boxes.  Right above those boxes a little to the right it will either say "No comments" or "1 comment" or "2 comment" etc.  Click that and it will take to you a comment box!

How to follow my blog:

There is a section in the upper right titled "Followers".  A little bit more to the right there are two little boxes one on top of another.  Click it!  Another box pops up and in the upper right corner it says FOLLOW.  Just click it!

If you ever feel the urge to encourage other to read my posts you can simply copy and past the address bar at the top of the page.

Thank you!  Be sure to leave a comment so I know my directions are understandable!

D. J.

Maybe my last post....

Well this may be my last post out here.  I love a place to get my thoughts "down on paper" but I just hate that I am the only one receiving benefit from it.   Bummed.

A couple of things have been going through my head this week.

First  - worshiping our Heavenly Father through singing/music.  I get so excited to watch people worship while they sing.  I love to see the surrender, joy and peace in their faces and in their motions.  Even those who have tears streaming down their face - many are just before God laying it out there for Him to heal, to take care of, to love.  It is beautiful.  I am sad for those that can't seem to plug into this outlet to totally bask in the glory and presence of God.  When I am participating in the worship team and I get to look out at everyone often times I try to "see" God and focus my praise on Him.  I also begin to wonder and even ask God sometimes, "Are you pleased with this", "Does this make you smile", "does this honor You" ...Then I think about that day when all is said and done and nothing remains except worshiping our heavenly father.  That will be an amazing time!  In my physical knowledge and understanding I wonder what it will look like.  If I am able to look around - I would see nothing for as far as I could see -except everyone worshiping God - literally a sea of worshipers.  I know I would be excited. But then I have to think about all those that aren't there.  That decided to NOT follow Christ.  Will I think about them on that day?  Will God?  Will God have emotions of joy and of loss?  I hate the thought of people living without a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior.  I also hate the thought of God losing one of his children.  Does this spur you into action?  It does me, it motivates me to live as He has called me to live and do what he prompts me to do.  Times a wasting - we've got to get moving.

Well I was going to touch on a couple more things.  But I think that is a good amount to ponder for today.

Lots of love to all.  Please comment so I know this is getting read.

D. J.