Removing Temptation
I’ve been on this healthy-eating = healthy-living kick lately. It was initiated when I couldn’t get my wedding dress zipped up back at the end of August and has turned into a rather nice piece of 1.5 hour wind down time at the gym three times a week with my future husband. I eat better than I used to and I see a difference. The rewards are vast and showing.
But there are days when I want to just be lazy. I want to sit on the couch and do nothing beside eat a vat of French fries dipped in ranch sauce (not ranch dressing) and a big fat bad-for-me burger. Oh the delight I’d take in it.
And oh the guilt I would feel (and see) the next day.
There are days, with my faith, when I want to just be lazy. I want to close the Bible and drop the f-bombs and just do whatever I please because I want to do it. Oh the delight I’d take in being completely selfish.
And oh the guilt I would feel (and see) the next day.
But, like the healthy-living lifestyle I am trying to live, my faith requires more of me than just giving up. It requires trust and belief in knowing that the steps I’m taking right now to be a better Christian will pay off in the future. The time I spend in conversation with God will create in me a confident, God-fearing soul that serves others on behalf of the Lord. My faith workout will give me strength and endurance for the battles which will come my way, and show me the light so I don’t stray into the darkness of temptation. So when I falter (because I will), it’ll be easier for me to get back up and continue the good fight.
So for now, I’ll pass on the bad-for-me burger and vat of French fries dipped in ranch sauce spectacularness. Because in the end, I’ll have a different kind of strength and motivation that strays far beyond just giving in to the temptation of fat. So when I falter (because I will), it’ll be easier for me to get back up and continue the good fight.
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MMmm you had to blog about French Fries and Ranch sauce today didn’t you?
Yeah!!!
great! this is so exciting! tough things have such rich rewards.
because of my struggle with electromagnetic hypersensitivity i’m struggling eating at all. this is obviously very very bad for me, but more importantly for the baby. the more i try, the more anxiety i have tied to eating. it’s a vicious cycle that i’m still working through with a team of amazing people behind me. i was raised to eat healthy. my mom was/is a self proclaimed health-nut.
but no matter what, one can always do better. we are planning to purchase a cow that is 100% grass-fed, hormone & antibiotic free. i am currently eating all organic as well. this is challenging. and very expensive. but the less junk that enters my body, the more nutrients it can process and store. meat, fruits and veggies and a sweet here or there for good measure. 
with each of our struggles; which ever direction they are measured on a scale: our battles are tough and God is faithful. he already won my battle, jeni! and i know he’s won yours too!!
HUGS to you!