The Ball and Chain or Freedom
Calories, Points, Cents, Steps, Seconds, and on and on, the things we count during a single day are infinite. It's no wonder we are anxiety ridden.
I spent endless years of my life counting calories in and out, carbs, and points. I worried over every cent, word, and minute of exercise. The thing is, even though I hit the chosen target numerous times, you can't just work, arrive and rest. Once you arrive at your desired goal (or what those around you think your goals should be), you must work to stay there, worrying over every detail of your bites, cents and steps you take.
Once I had enough and it became clear to me that the goals that I had considered good, had taken God's place in my life I had to take a big risk. I had to consider: What if in my desire to control food, money and steps, I have become like a cat chasing a laser light, keeping me distracted from what God has for me. If that is true, the next logical question is, who is holding the laser and laughing at my antics to catch the moving target.
What if the anxiety of chasing the illusive "normal" has become a ball and chain weighing me down and keeping me hostage.
What if I were to make my new focus knowing and having a relationship with God and loving others? What if I put away the scale and stopped checking my budget. If I focused instead on subjecting what I spend and eat to God and being a good steward of what He has entrusted to me?
What if instead of letting people set the standard, I chose to God's standard and allowed Him to get me where he wants me, His way, in His time?
What if I could live in truth and it set me free?
It's just a thought.........
