Which one(s) of the following methods of self-sabotage do you identify with?
Self-sabotage--> Cause Effect/Result
- Don't exercise--> Health issues
- Addicted to carbs--> Tired and irritable
- Rash and impulsive--> Poor, irreversible decisions
- Compare self to others--> Feel inadequate
- Aim for perfection--> Leads to failure
- Temper rages--> Guilt and shame
- Harbor sense of entitlement--> Filled with pride
- Stay up too late--> Act like a grouch the next day
- Overeat at meals--> Depressed about weight gain
Now that you've identified the devious method(s) you tend to use, to sabotage your chance at success, what is the answer? No matter what the issue/problem/challenge, the answer is always Jesus. If you desire for there to be less of you (in whatever way), then there must be more of Jesus. Stop trying to be "right," for you can either be right or be healed.
Lamentations 3:40 [NIV] "Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD."
What this has to do with weight loss: Instead of realizing that despite our best intentions to change, despite our resolve to lose weight, we end up doing the thing we say we want to avoid--overeat, and being discouraged or depressed about it, let's focus on what we are actually doing and the result. Figure out why you are sabotaging your chance at weight-loss success, and take it to the Lord, for He is the only one who can help you find true, lasting success, even in the area of weight loss.
Prayer for Today: "Heavenly Father, help me to examine my ways today and test them. I return to You, Lord, and I ask for your protection, that I will not try to derail myself from accomplishing my best for You. I ask You, specifically, Father, to keep me from my most ingenious, devious method of self-sabotage, which is __________. Give me the wisdom to stop it, I pray. In the Name of Jesus. Amen."
Go forth today, and allow success to show up in your life.
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