Well, I have a confession...I'm PHAT! Maybe I consider myself to be pretty hot and tempting; but really I'm overweight! Do I wear it well? Maybe, but it is unhealthy. With a diagnosis of high blood pressure which has been uncontrollable for years; I'm living dangerously. So, you might be thinking...just lose weight. Yeah, same thing I'm thinking and have been thinking for years. I have journaled about it; logged food and exercise in My Fitness Pal; joined Weight Watchers; talked to many people about their weight loss successes; watched YouTube videos on those who have lost over 100 pounds; tried a personal trainer; prayed about it; you name it, I've done it! Or have I? NO! The one thing I have not done is been obedient to the Holy Spirit. I've prayed and asked God to help me (as I have many times before) and He has never let me down; not even in my weight loss journey. He has reminded to put the fork down, to drink more water, to work out more, but I have not always listened. I have even tried to reason with Him, by saying just one more bite; I had tea - doesn't that count as water, it's liquid; or maybe I'll work out for an hour tomorrow and skip today. So, what's a girl to do? Be fat? or Be PHAT?
I know that I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me (Philippians 4:13)! So I need to stop talking and start walking. Walking in truth and walking in light! I have tried to limit God from helping me in this area; but He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). So I will allow Him to help me overcome this area of my life. You may remember me writing about my thorn and how I stated that we will continually have trials in this world. Well, this is just another obstacle or hurdle I have to get over to get to where God wants to take me. In the end, I will be victorious and God will get the glory; because in the end, it's not about me! It's not about me being PHAT, but it's about God working through me for His glory.
What are you wanting God to do in your life? Trust and obey! Trust Him that He will do just what He says He will do! And obey His word!
I'm not just PHAT; but I am PHAAT...Perfected in Him who's Above All Things!
