Get Better Results In Your Health And Spirit

Have you ever been to the gym and you see  people who are getting fit and loosing weight? Then those you can't tell at all that they have been working out? Well I thought about this today as I people watched at the gym today. I saw one man who I had seen before and noticed that after all I time I had seen him at the gym he looked the same. Then I thought about myself. I was the same way when I first joined. But then I changed the way I ate and eliminated gluten I lost almost 15lbs just by changing my eating habits. 

Then Holy Spirit started talking. As a human race we want easy and fast. So when we want to loose weight we will get a membership go to the gym (maybe) get our sweat on then go home and eat the same way we have always eaten (cake, candy, chips and large portions) But in order to see a real change and to truly get healthy we have to make sure we not only exercise but also change our eating habits. 

It's the same way in our relationship with God. We say we want to live for God, so we do the expected thing...get a "membership" at church. But then when we go home we don't change our "eating habits". We continue to do the same things that we did before we decided to live for God. Going to church will not change us for the long run. We have to change our everyday lives. Imagine your weight loss plan is to go to the gym once a week and that's it. Your eating stays the same, but you at least your going to the gym right? Um no that is crazy! You will never see results! Same with our relationship with God. We can't expect to go to church once a week then then feel good about our selves because its the "right thing" to do. 

Only when we make the decision to follow God and make good choices everyday will we see our relationship grow and strengthen.

I have lived this way both in the physical and spiritual. And let me tell you it sucks! It's frustrating, and then you want to give up and eat a big bowl of ice cream.  

Do you want to see awesome results in your health and spirit? Then change how you live everyday. Yeah it hard to kill the flesh. But once the results start to show you'll know it was worth it. 

Change the way you think and live your life to the fullest. It will save your life in both arenas. 

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5 Ways To Rise Above Negative Thoughts

Lets be honest for a minute. We have all felt unimportant, insignificant and just all around different. In my case these false feelings and thoughts seem to come at the most inconvenient and random times! 

Picture this, you're standing on the beach enjoying the view. The sun is shining,  birds flying over head, children are laughing …Then the whole scene changes. Massive waves crash down on you out of no where. And if you don't know how to escape then you will get caught in yet a another set of waves.

This is how I think these feelings come some times. I know you can feel like your are on top of the world then BAM! The kicker here for me is that I know when I feel this way it's a lie. But that’s the thing with lies…they a lot of times "seem" to hold truth.  How do we get past these feelings and thoughts? How can we rise to the top victorious? Here are 5 ways to rise above negative thoughts:

1. Acknowledge that what you are thinking and feeling  is indeed a lie. Here is the deal, you are so important, very significant and well you are different and that's OK. Realize that the enemy is up to no good and fight back! You don't have to take it.

2. Talk with someone you trust. We can't walk this life alone and we need people in our lives that build us up and encourage us in who we really are. This may be your parents, your best friend or pastor. Whoever it may be tell them what your feeling. They will jump into action to help you smash the lies.

3. Speak the truth over yourself. One you have identified that what you are feeling is a lie speak the opposite to yourself. Look in the mirror and shower yourself with words of encouragement. No really! Stand there and watch as your face stars to change. Good words bring life!

4. Spend time with God. Although people are good and all God is the best one to go to when this stuff happens. God will never run out of good things to say about you. The bible says that his thoughts for us out number the grains of sand. Wow! Mind blowing right? God loves you and because of that there is no way that you are unimportant, insignificant or that you don't fit in. The one who knows the stars by name just so happens to love you more than you can think or imagine.

5. Enjoy life.  When you know that you are so loved by God you can't help but enjoy life! When those false feelings and thoughts try to come you can laugh in their faces. What's really fun is that when those attacks come that means something good is about to happen. The enemy wants to get us off our game. Don't give in to their bag of tricks.

So what are you waiting for? Are you believing lies about yourself or others? Don't live in that mess because "Ain't nobody got time for that!"!

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