Struggles

Have you ever had a battle in your life or a struggle? I am sure we all have. I am on a journey to lose weight. This is my struggle. It is so easy to look at others & think about how unfair it is that they can be skinny without even working at it. We can try & try and still struggle. Then I am reminded that God did not make me the same as others. I am me, just who God created me to be.

We all have things in our lives that we need to surrender, give up, sacrifice or turn away from you. You may not be struggling to lose weight but you may have other struggles in your life.

The Bible teaches us "you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:3-4

Ruth Graham says it well:

"Either we can be victimized & become victims or we can be victimized & rise above it. Often it is easier to play the victim than take off our masks & ask for help."

Taking off our masks means that we have to admit that there is a problem & who wants to do that? It will likely require change & changes can be hard.

As in losing weight & choosing a lifestyle change. I have to make sacrifices & sometimes I just want to eat cookies instead of vegetables.