I have been working out for about 8 years now minus recovery time from having two babies. It quickly became an idol and I don’t think I ever brought it to God or asked Him how to do it or anything like that.
I recently got over the loss of appetite thing that happens when you are in so much pain and heartache you can’t eat, so then I began to eat everything in sight! Then I would be so overwhelmed with guilt and fear of getting fat I could barely focus during my time with my Beloved! Which stresses me out even more! Begging him to take it from me. I would spend so much time trying to find the perfect workout style to do at home (endless YouTube videos scrolling) (eyes on worthless things) definitely not using my time wisely when I realized, I could give all this to God!
He created my body, he knows the inner workings perfectly, he knows what style of workouts I will love and stick with, he even knows how my body will respond to workout styles and nutrition!! So why spin my wheels for nothing! The wave of peace that came over me was like no other.
Believe it or not, I used to even tell all my diet worries, progress, fitness stuff to my husband! Ugh terrible! Me me me all the time! Id fall apart of If over ate and tell my husband all about it or even allow it to make me depressed or grumpy towards my children!
This whole time, God in His perfect patience was waiting for me to say okay I give it up. It’s not even mine to begin with!
I am excited for more to be revealed and I KNOW it will be!
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Thank you for sharing precious Rasa, my Darling Love just spoke to me through your post, because I have been asking Him to help me with my weight, because my weight has really started worrying me, I have gained so much weight and now I know He wants me to just give over to Him.
It lets me think of this lesson where Erin just gave her weight issues over to the Lord: https://loveatlast.org/finding-the-abundant-life/chapter-10-surrender/
I have been dealing with similar things Rasa. I lost alot of weight, was looking and feeling better. Then I gained alot of weight back. My clothes didn’t fit anymore. I was not feeling good physically and emotionally. I had to give it over to my Husband again and again begging for help. I said You made my body I give it over to You. He told me He loves me just the way I am and since He calls us to love like He does, He wants me to learn to love me the way that I am too. I had to be still and He changed my heart. Now He’s been moving, changing my eating and leading me to some exercising. I was having trouble choosing which work outs to do too and I gave that to Him too and waited. His way is perfect! I agree, for me, food can be an idol or addiction. Just last night I over ate and feel terrible then I read your PR. What a wonderful reminder of my physical journey. I shouldn’t be upset with myself, He is not upset with me, but just run to my Husband and repent. Thank you for your PR it helped restore my peace from my Beloved.
Rasa I too have struggled. Before my restoration I had been loosing weight but now I have gained weight (more than I have ever been, even when I was pregnant) I too have now put my hope in Him because nothing I have tried has helped. I should have went to Him first. 💕
Dear Rasa thank you for sharing!
I so greatly understand you, I am a Nutritionist and Zumba Instructor, but he has tough me so much about Nutrition with Him, is like I am taking my course again. And because that’s also my job I totally rely on Him when helping my patients!
Once he woke me up in the middle of night to advise me to do a weight loss plan for a lady that had a heart condition, and told me what I should put in her plan, I wrote everything down, then in the morning, I went to check in my studies materials which treatment should be used in patient with her condition and the treatment were exactly the same as He has advised me. I was in awe.
He is great 😃👍! You can trust He will do it for you.