Surviving Chaos

Have you ever had a bad week? You know the kind of week where everything seems to just blow up in your face or hit you all at once. Well, that describes last week quite well. Since Mid-February, I have been on a journey of weight loss and healthier habits. I purposely set time aside to be at the gym as well as to take a serious look at what kind of foods I had been consuming. For the most part, I had experienced success. The sense of becoming stronger kept me encouraged to continue my morning routine. I began to appreciate the changes that were happening and the increased energy that I exhibited. Last week though, I fell off the mental “band-wagon”.

The week started like all the others. I went in, followed my normal routine, but something was different. For some reason, my heart was not in it. As I exercised, I began to feel my efforts were meaningless. I began to think no real difference occurring. Slowly, I began to talk myself out of the good work I was doing. Eventually I was unable (mentally) to go back to the gym. I began to stop caring about what I was consuming and fell back into my old patterns.

After taking a serious look at my situation, I discovered a lot of my problem stemmed from not seeing any change when I stepped on the scale. Logic dictated that by monitoring diet and exercising I should see some change on the scale. I was feeling the difference. I felt better. I felt stronger. More amazing, parts of me were starting to look toner than before. However, in my mind, none of that mattered unless the scale was moving too. Honestly, because of this week, this moment of weakness, I saw nothing but failure and wanted to give up until I remembered a bit of scripture.

Isaiah 40:28-31 says, “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youth grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

My encouragement for everyone here is this…DON”T GIVE UP DESPITE A BAD DAY OR WEEK. We cannot run in the glory of success forever. We cannot live on the excitement highs bring us. Eventually, life will catch up to us and we will return to reality…which can be harsh. The key is to find daily victories we can celebrate. Mine today was I have been able to stay on my diet plan. In that, I will celebrate!

Today a rice cake, tomorrow the world! Mount up and Soar!