Commit to Two Things..

Enjoying peace in the moments with TWO THINGS… 

As the first month of the year comes to a close, and sun warms our dessert landscape...

I am reminded of the freshness of the New Year… A Clean Slate, all full of possibilities.  

Resolutions were made; hearts are filled with anticipation and visions of life done right. 

This year I am committed to just TWO THINGS… 

When life gets hard and the moments are hard to enjoy, there are two things that give me peace and comfort. 

1. Reading God’s Word…  has to be preceded by prayer, that I would hear Him and be able to act on what I learn.  If I start and end my day with moments in Him, who gave everything for me, I can’t help but enjoy peace in the moments.  The moments that are good and the moments that are hard… are filled with peace because I know who is in control. 

2. Exercising my body!...  I mean really working out hard, where I sweat and work my muscles to failure, when I give it my all for at least 30 mins to an hour a day.  It gives me a feeling of well-being and peace in knowing that I am taking care of myself.  Being overweight makes me feel awful and when I take control of living healthy I feel so much better about my life. 

All I can do is share with you what has worked for me...  These are the TWO THINGS that I do that always make me feel better about life in general.  If you would like some encouragement and support in learning to really enjoy peace in your moments..  come join my accountability group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/EnjoyYourMoments/   

or learn more about me and my journey at http://www.beachbodycoach.com/KATYFP

Do you know your limits?

Driving down the road with my daughter is interesting.  Every time the speed limit changes she says, "BEEEP, The speed limit is now 30 mph, please take heed!  BEEEP!"  in her most electronic voice.

It is a little irritating at times, but I am grateful for her commitment to keeping me within the limits.  It is good for me to have her watching me and makes me a better person.  Do you have someone who will help keep you within your limits?  How do you decide what limits to impose on yourself?   

I have to live within limits..  otherwise I waist too much time, spend too much money, and eat too much, etc. etc.  

In order to live within the limits of the time I have available each day, I have to make a schedule..  

In order to live within the limits of my financial means I have to have a budget..  

In order to live within the limits of my aging metabolism and truly enjoying my moments without gaining weight, I have to know how many calories I can metabolize and stay within those limits.  

If you are needing some encouragement to really enjoy your moments, please join us over at http://www.facebook.com/groups/EnjoyYourMoments/

 Are You Ready To Take The Challenge??  and get serious about improving the limits of your physical fitness?  

Resolve in Your Heart

I was reading today in Gen. 3-5 were it talks about Cain and Abel.  Right before Cain kills Abel God tells him that sin is crouching at his door and it's desire is for him, but he needs to rule over it.  It occurs to me, that is the way it is for me with my tendency to be a glutton   I really have to fight to rule over that sin in my life.  It might be hard to call that sin because it is so readily accepted in our world and in the 'church', with our potlucks and sweets galore on Sunday mornings, but sin is sin and that is one of them... one I in particular struggle with.  So, God says to 'rule over it".  How do we do that?  We have to say 'NO' to our wants and desires and be in control of our choices.  Like Daniel did when he 'resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food' (Daniel 1:8)  ...  We need to decide beforehand who we are and what we want out of our lives.  Do we really want to enjoy our moments without all the extra weight that weighs us down and keeps us sick and tired all the time? The choice is yours, resolve in your heart....