It takes a lot of dedication and commitment to plan out healthy meals and get a good workout in.
How to lose physical weight? By eating healthy and working out. The world constantly focuses on the outside appearance however, God cares about the condition of our hearts. He instructs us to pay attention to the weight of our hearts. How refreshing is this verse?! Look at the weight that God wants us to focus on: the weight of our bodies? Those extra pounds that everyone wants to lose from their stomach, hips, or thighs? Nope. "Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with the anxieties of life" - Luke 21:34. My pastor in Boston has mentioned that withĬhrist we don’t just survive, we thrive! Therefore, leave behind survival mode and enjoy “thrival mode.” Only presents an easy avenue to give up or slow down. Acknowledging the pain during the competition The burning in my legs is a negative thoughtīeen chased by a lion but I highly recommend not slowing down to stare at yourīlood filled arms because the lion will be pouncing. The lion and the adrenaline wears off do you realize the pain caused by theĬonditioning test…thankfully no lions were hunting me down :). Unnecessary thoughts to the background because they deter from the ultimate goal When we are in survival mode, we push all Through the entire body, mind, and soul is “RUN FASTER!!!!!!”. Pain incurred by the thorn bush at the time because the sole thought coursing You run through a thorn bush your brain doesn’t even comprehend the physical The U) recently told me this awesome analogy depicting the same message: Imagine you are getting chased by a lion and Who arms me with strength” allowed my mind to not obsess over the pain Relying on Him meant I could not only finish this test, but Pain, but it instilled a resiliency and realization that I am drawing strengthįrom God, which meant I could skate forever on His strength! My heart was filled with confidence as I This not only enabled me to push past the
The singular focus of the task at hand…rely on God’s strength. Repeating this phrase strengthened my mind in For example, duringĬonditioning tests I would repeat “It is God who arms me with strength” overĪnd over and over as my legs absolutely burned with pain. Workout or skate) it was crucial for me to drawn upon someone infinitely stronger than I. We would be surprised at the levels reached after yet another excruciating (which seemed to happen every day on the Olympic tour…still blows my mind how When we are pushed beyond our physical limits God’s mind-blowing strength is so desirable that I haveĪlways loved 2 Samuel 22:33: “It is God who arms me with strength andīeen a “go-to” verse during workout sessions and conditioning testing. I’ve reached my physical limit and then God completely shatters it by unleashing I absolutely love these moments where I think
Did I feel the burn in my legs? Of course, but I was consumed with joy knowing that this pain, exhaustion, and water will not stop me. Renewed energy, strength, and determination and began kicking like crazy. However, I stopped focusing on the stuff bringing me down and relied wholeheartedly on God's capabilities. It's not as if my pain and exhaustion magically went away nope it was still very much present in my body. That my God is above this pain, He’s above the hurt, and He’s above theĭifficulty of this task! Through Him I can and will overcome. My thoughts focused on the hurt in my legsĪnd the fact that I'm not even half way done with this sprint! After I touched the wall and turned to swim back, I saw the intern and our interaction rushed back to me. Now had for legs and I wondered how I’m ever going to push past this pain. My mind went directly to the cement blocks I Three quarters of the way down my quads suddenly seized up. Push off from the wall and began my swim. He’s above all.” With this thought playing through my head, I Passage came to mind and I said, “that Jesus is above the water, the pain I’mįeeling, everything. As I waited in the water, an intern asked about One of our swimming sprints required every member to swimĭown and back holding a kick board in front of them.