Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.- 1 Corinthians 10:31
What did you think of the first lesson? Have you ever considered your motivation for losing weight?
I am taking this course again not because I want to lose weight, but because I want to glorify God with my choices. Though, I will admit that today I battled with the fact that I do have desires to glorify myself by fitting into my pre-pregnancy clothes and feeling good about my body. While there is nothing sinful about those things, if my desire to change is not rooted in the desire to glorify God, I will probably fail.
When I think about the verse above it reminds me that in everything I do I am either glorifying God, or I am not! I hope today to put more focus on Him and less on myself!
What has been your motivation for diets, and weight loss plans that you have tried in the past? Why do you think you may not have succeeded in the past?
Today is a Half-day for me, which means I am eating half of what I normally would. When I get hungry I find it’s a great time to open my Bible and feed ion Him!
If you would like to be accountability partners feel free to include my email at the bottom of each lesson (keepinitcheap@hotmail)
Day 1 Homework:
- Take a before picture! I want to share our before and afters at the end!
Q1- According to 1 Corinthians 10:31, what actions are included in those which should be done for God’s glory? When this verse sinks into your soul, what does the Holy Spirit say to you? Specifically how will this truth affect your life, your eating habits, etc.?
Q2- What aspects of God’s character are mentioned in Psalm 115:1 as reasons for giving glory to His name? What is mercy? What is truth?
Q3- Instead of filling ourselves with food, how do we, instead, become filled with hope? (Romans 15:13)
Prayer: Father, I pray for every woman that starts this course. Give her the desire to glorify you and stick to it, even when it gets hard. Revive her spirit and give her hope. Lord please bless us as we seek to glorify you in all we do. In Jesus’ name Amen.
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I would love to hear from you! Leave any thoughts you have about Day 1 here! We are all in this together so feel free to encourage one another and reply to each others comments!
God Bless!
My motivation is to have a healthy boday. I have diabetes and need to have a healthy weight. That is motivation and God as well.
Guess I can start somewhere too. Just needed someone to take the first leap…right behind you. Thanks!