Miracles and Motivation

One of the big things in this journey that I have been taking is staying motivated. I have tried to lose weight in the past and have never been as successful as this time. I think a lot about why that is. Why is this time different than all those other times?

I always end up back at the same answer - it goes back to where I was when I started. When I started I came to this realization that my person, aka my body, is a gift from God. This is true for all of us. Our bodies are a gift. That had never occurred to me before. I mean I just never figured out that my body was a gift, it was just me. But somehow (and I really don't know how) God allowed me to see things in a different way.

It's like the verse in Matthew where God commands us to love Him with all of our heart, soul, and mind. These three items represent the different aspects of our person. We need to love God with our thoughts, emotions, physical person, and our spirit. Once you can see yourself as these separate pieces, then it becomes much easier to see your body as a gift.

Once I began to see my body as a gift, then I realized that I needed to treat that gift with respect and proper care. Another way to put this - it's not me, it is Christ in me. This sentence is from a very wise pastor whom I greatly appreciate. But it really puts the whole beginning in perspective. Gaining this understanding was truly a miracle for me. I was astounded and awed when I finally got it.

But then, there is also the miracle that happens in finding the motivation to keep going. But once I put it all in God's hands, I began to receive miraculous motivations on a regular basis. Any time that I have begun to feel down or limited, God has put someone in my path to encourage me. It is almost like the miracles have built on themselves. And what is so very cool about the whole thing is the number of people who had no idea that I needed their encouragement to keep going. These people who just felt it was important to say something to encourage and they had no idea that I was faltering in my commitment.

I hope that this understanding has led to an improvement in my willingness to be more encouraging to those around me. I hope that I have become more sensitive to God leading me to pat others on the back for who they are.

I know that it has made me more sensitive to seeing the miraculous in the every day. There are miracles occurring in the world around us all the time. We just don't see them, but I promise they are there. Sometimes it is someone just giving you a pat on the back when you need one and sometimes it is the parting of the Red Sea. I know you will see them if you just look.

Happy Miracle Hunting