Intentional Sacrifice

My mind tried to digest all I have learned from the Made to Crave Bible study as it wraps up today.  It was a difficult six weeks and at times I struggled to stay caught up, but I hung in there and saw it through until the end.  The last several days, okay maybe weeks, God has really been dealing with me on motivation.  Again, okay, laziness.  Yes, laziness.  I haven't wanted to exercise at all, I have written but not nearly enough, and I have put off writing this blog post because I knew once I put it out there things had to change and so it does.

Intentional sacrifice.  That is what it is going to come down to.  I love to sleep, too much.  It is important that I force myself up early everyday to spend time with God and writing BEFORE I am hit with whatever the day holds for me.  Those extra minutes I try to cling to in bed, forcing me to rush into the shower and quickly log into work must be sacrificed.  That time of sitting after I get off work to "relax"  until bed, a portion of it must be scarified to exercise.  Trying to calculate my calories in my head instead of putting them in my app, guessing if I am eating the right amount of calories doesn't work for me.  As a result, I must sacrifice that freedom for a strict calorie regimen and account for EVERY calorie in my app.

Planning.  I need to pencil in my sacred morning time every day before work.  I must create and stick to an exercise program for the week.  Finally, I will have to plan my meals, down to my snacks, daily to force me to stay on track.  Perhaps once I am settled into this lifestyle change I can lighten up a little, perhaps not.  Right now, in this moment of time, I have to put myself under a strict, planned regime or I won't succeed.  God's been telling me this in subtle ways, the Made to Crave Bible study has confirmed it.  I have recognized the areas I lack in and have a plan of action to correct them.  So, today I start a stricter leg of my journey.  These changes sure aren't easy.  It's not fun to admit I am lazy in certain areas of my life; however, changes can't be made without the truth being spoken and accepted.  Laziness be gone!  I can do this, you can do it too.  We can do it together! 

PS If you see me in the morning, ask what time I got up. If you catch me on here right after work, ask me if I have exercised yet!  When you see me on here at night, ask did you go over your calories today?  Yep, it's time to hold my feet to the fire!  Let me know if you would like for me to do the same for you!

~ Chelle, #f8ithgal
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   3/1/14