It's Time to Take Responsibility

Yes, this is my second Blog today - Had lots of insight this morning!

We have so many choices in our lives - so why not choose PEACE?
Why not choose to NOT live angry, tired, frustrated, worried lives?

Worrying does not change a thing - it only adds stress, weakness and makes me tired and moody - not so fun to be around! So don't use up all your emotional energy trying to fix something that only God can fix!

In John 14:27 Jesus says, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

Peace I leave with you - not as the world gives - To have peace in Jesus is to have peace in all circumstances - not just peace in the world when all is going well in or life - but peace when we are going through the most difficult times in our life - Peace that only Jesus can give. I had to really ponder on this - and I realized while I am a very peaceful person - I do not have peace in one major area of my life - that is my self image. I grew up seeing myself as frumpy, dumpy and lumpy - I was called names - Clarence the crossed eyed lion for one - Piggy was another - Jell-o butt was another - always picked last on teams - and no I am not throwing a pity party just telling you this is where my self image was created as a child - things that I have never put to rest. To this day I still struggle with my appearance - I do feel beautiful and I know in God's eyes I am - and that is what matters - but I have no peace - I fight constantly with my weight - only to hear people say - I don't know why you look fine - looking and feeling to different things - what people see, I do not - I still see the frumpy girl in school - This is where I have no peace - and I must say it makes Satan happy - well I have some information for you Satan not any more. This morning I learned or will be learning a very valuable lesson - I have to take RESPONSIBILITY for where I am at. I have peace in so many areas of my life, but I have no peace with self image, diet and exercise - I need to take RESPONSIBILITY of where I am at - I don't exercise or eat right. It is my RESPONSIBILITY - If I look at everything else I have overcome - If I look at all I have worked through and faced truth about - I am RESPONSIBLE for ME - I need to light a fire under my feet and get busy. I can do something about this - Only I can change me with God's help of course - All I am doing is keeping myself down. I need to quit feeling sorry for myself and do something about it. I must make decisions for myself. I need to quit living in the "chair" and wishing (my clothes fit right, my body was fit) and making no progress at all.

I must take RESPONSIBILITY for ME! Stop living for people and start living for GOD - I need to be physically and mentally Fit to do the things in which He is going to call me to do! I must always live before an Audience of One! For our body is God's temple and it needs to be treated as such!

I have a work out buddy - Father - He is my workout buddy - I can get up every morning and work out with Him. Then He and I can sit down with a cup of coffee and spend some time together in His word - Learning all that He has to Teach me - It's time to dig deep and preserve, it's time to get out of the chair and take RESPONSIBILITY for my diet and my exercise - no one is going to do it for me - but I have a great partner to help do it!!