We are getting there ladies! The Trinity Baptist Church BL weight loss competition is heating up! We have 4 ladies that have lost between 7 and 8% of body weight! That is incredible!

Don't lose heart - stay with it!

Remember, the key to weight loss is exercise - there is no magic pill, no "microwave version" to losing weight overnight and no diet plan that works miracles - it takes hard work! Sorry, but it does...

You see, that is what is wrong with most of us today - and not just in our dieting! We want a "quick fix" to everything wrong in our lives:
We want a better marriage? Divorce the one your in!
We want a better figure? Lipo or botox!
We want a better outlook/emotional state? Anxiety or Depression Meds!

We want a "quick fix" on everything in our life - unfortunately the Bible is filled with words like "strive" or "earnestly desire" or "work" or even "war for"....

It is not meant to be easy ladies! The Bible constantly points us toward a race - one in which we are training and running....now, I don't know about you - but I have been spending a great deal of time on the treadmill lately down at the YMCA...and one thing I have found is that it takes a great deal of effort and sweat! There is nothing fun about training or running (my brother in law and sister in law are just crazy)...but, I know I must do it. When I started - I could do about 7 minutes on the Eliptical or I could run for .25 miles on the treadmill before I had to walk some. Now, I am working my way up the timer! I am running further than I ever have and my legs are holding out on that Eliptical further than I have ever been able to! I am "training" my body to come into submission to where I am taking it!

We too must come under submission by training our minds, our wills and our hearts to follow God's Word! Know that there is no "easy way out" - there are consequences to all of our sin - Satan would love for us to overlook that! We must determine that there is nothing more important to us than to earnestly seek after Him and then constantly train ourselves in His ways and His will! You can't do that by watching Oprah - you must be in His Word!

So...if you have run today but haven't spent time in His Word yet - just know you are on the wrong path! You may acheive a body that you like....but physical appearance will not be your "easy fix" either! Get in the Word! Let Him prioritize your time for you!

Ramblings from a woman headed to the YMCA for one more grueling day of training! Enjoy!

Michele Everson, Proud Wife of Pastor Chad Everson and
Proud Mama to two wonderful little boys!
(And proud of building my time on the Eliptical!)