When it comes to exercise, I not only have to deal with my own unwilling flesh, but I also have to battle the devil, the weather and even my family. Of course it confirms that it's REALLY IMPORTANT, but knowing this doesn't exactly help with the fact that it's really difficult !
Maybe you don't have such a big battle when it comes to exercise, but I tell you, as soon as I open my eyes in the morning, I know that I DO NOT WANT TO EXERCISE! Even in my car on the way to the gym I have to grip the steering wheel very tightly, and focus on not turning left to Safeway instead. Even once I'm on that treadmill or bicycle I'm still telling myself that I don't need to do more than 10 minutes today because I can go for a walk with the kids later (knowing very well that it's going to rain). I'm not kidding, even after 35 minutes of sweating on the elliptic machine, I will still try and talk myself out of the last five minutes!
Now don't give up on me just yet: I know that it's a mind thing, because I NEVER regret the exercise afterward, but I ALWAYS regret it if I don't go! Also, even though I have gone through the whole spectrum of figuring out which exercise I enjoy the most, what time of day is the best for me, and how I can work my exercise time around most of my family's emergencies and needs, I still have the negative thoughts. This is proof to me that there's a very real battle going on every time I try to be consistent in this area. The reason: Consistent exercise and time with God plays a HUGE ROLE in overcoming food struggles and staying free!
So PLEASE don't give up when spending time with God becomes challenging or exercise seems excruciating. It's only so very difficult
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Next time you don't feel like getting up to go to the gym, or resist getting on that treadmill in the basement
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Now on holidays or special occasions these things merely come under the spotlight, but truth be told; it's a daily battle. Every morning, from the moment I commit to exercise, the enemy will try every trick in the book, and use all the people I know to block me. Seriously; my family, my friends, and even acquaintances! If this doesn't work he will throw in finances, crisis, sickness, weather, celebrations, discouragement, the list goes on. The worst part: I don't even need all of the above excuses to take off my sneakers and quit. No, most mornings I already have a fight going on in my head, and just a little push can make me quit on the spot.
Yesterday, on Labor Day, I had one of those famous fights with my own flesh, my family, the enemy, and of course; negative thoughts. I slept in a little because it was a holiday, I wanted to eat pancakes, because it was a holiday and I didn't want to exercise, you know it...because it was a holiday. On top of that, my husband didn't want to watch the little kids so I could go to the gym, because it was a holiday, and nobody wanted to give me a hand with the laundry, because it was a holiday... GOOD TIMES!
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