How is God inviting you to change?
I think that the change that is perhaps most necessary in my life right now is around my habits, specifically those that negatively impact my health and well-being. I have been trying to quite smoking, which has not been overly successful, because I know that if I want to enjoy a long life with my love and family then this must change. It was a poor response to dealing with stress, and while I can say I am not a heavy smoker that is no consolation or justification for my behavior. I know that I cannot do this on my own. I need God's help and the help of others to change. I also need to change my relationship with food. It is clear that I need to make better choices and exercise more regularly. I always seem to have an excuse or put it off one more day, but I have seen what happens when unhealthy eating habits take control. I have seen how it impacts not only myself, but also others around me. Again, if I want to live a longer life with my love and family then something has to change. I cannot wait until it is too late. Dostoevsky once wrote that so much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid, and I would add things left undone. These changes, changes that I know must occur from deep in my heart, are needed and though I may feel alone or unable to change God is with me, ready to go deeper, ready to go further.
Lord, give me the strength to make better choices regarding my health and my habits, help me to see that I am not alone and that you are with me, walking along side me, always supporting me and always loving me. Amen.
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