Health Through Obedience

“Health Through Obedience” summarizes my goals for 2019, and it follows on the path of my one word for the year, “Truth.”

This journey began back in December as I began to put the pieces together of what real health means to me. It started with realizing that much of what I believed about myself for most of my life has been laced with lies and deceptions. My poor self-image began on a shaky foundation from childhood, and was constructed with a combination of both love from family and persecution from peers. That may sound harsh, but it’s pretty accurate. (I won’t go into details, but the pain I felt has followed me closely ever since.)

God is so faithful!

He has chosen to show me a much clearer perspective of who I am based on His Truth.

Do you ever start noticing a reoccurring theme in what you hear from the Holy Spirit and trusted friends, mixed with Scripture, sermons, and even various media? Well, I did. All were speaking about how it was time for me to identify the lies I’ve believed and replace them with God’s truth.

I started to generate a list of Truths as they came to me. I read through the growing list every few days, and I can see they follow a couple of themes: seeing myself as God sees me; living as the unique woman God has made me to be; and better valuing myself as the package of body, soul, and spirit.

If I believe these Truths, I will care for myself better and live according to them instead of the old lies.

I’m tired. Tired of striving to impress/be accepted. Tired of not taking real care of myself. Tired of “doing” out of a sense of duty rather than desire.

God’s love doesn’t call us to be who we aren’t or to work for approval.

We are loved because we are His!

And because we are His, we have peace with God. Missing in my life was true peace with myself.

So, all to say, I have begun the journey of health through obedience. This has nothing to do with a plan, program, schedule, or challenge that might be someone else’s path. But rather, it’s all about tuning into my Heavenly Father and living out this life as who He made me to be. Part of my obedience is learning to attend to my physical needs, but equally important is that of listening to what is best for my soul.

I have no idea of where this adventure will take me, or how long it will last. What I do know is what it costs: my submission to God’s plan–His best for me–one decision at a time.

My focus is on Him and my daily path. Joy comes with my obedience and the freedom my obedience provides.

Obedience is true freedom.

I won’t ask you to join me on my journey; it’s mine. But, I do encourage you to begin your personal journey to health–body, soul, and spirit.

This post will be my last for a season while I put my energies elsewhere.

I can’t tell you when I will return, because I don’t know that answer. I do know that it has been an amazing two years of learning and sharing with you all, and I look forward with great anticipation to doing so again, Lord willing.

I love and appreciate each of you and the chance to be the voice of a Second Mom you might need.

“Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” – Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV)