Goodbye Old Self
Good Morning Girls! I told you all yesterday that I was healed by words of encouragement. Did any of you purpose to speak words of encouragement over others yesterday? I bet their face lit up with a smile. Now let me ask you a tougher question: What kind of words did you speak to yourself yesterday? You know, there are definitely times when the devil tries to put things in our head, but I think we give him credit too often. There is just as many times when we talk negative to ourselves. It doesn't necessarily stem from the enemy, but from our history. God used my friends to encourage and heal me from some emotional wounds, but it is going to be up to me to maintain that whole, healed, and healthy feeling. My mind is much more used to my old thought patterns than it is to my new ones. It can accept negative statements easier than positive confirmations. For example, last night I was talking to my sister in law and she was saying how great my after photos look. She said she wanted to see my before photos also. My response was "well, you know me, I will probably be my before photo again when I see you in August". What was that? Seriously, that was my natural response. I was not trying to be funny. I was not trying to be humble. It was simply my minds natural response. My mind has accepted being the fat girl much more than it acknowledges the fit girl! The scary thing is I wasn't necessarily the fat girl in my before photos, I was the fat girl as a kid! Somehow, I haven't shaken that 35 year old image! There are too many memories and statements that have been made about my weight in the past years that have filled my head with a fat girl mindset. I have either been starting, stopping, planning, quitting, or following a diet since I was 4 months old! I am not exaggerating! My pediatrician told my mom I could only have baby food that was meats and green vegetables. No fruits, noodles, or orange vegetables. I was essentially on the Atkins diet before I was 1. Now girls, do not feel sorry for me. That is not why I am sharing this. I am sharing this because every time I am with one or more girls, the subject of weight is brought up. I believe that more women are in mental bondage to weight issues than anything else. I am going to go so far as to say that weight issues have prevented many from achieving their full potential because of the emotional side effects it causes. Now don't misunderstand me. I did not say that being overweight prevents you from being your full potential. This is not a condemnation blog! I said the emotional side effects surrounding weight issues prevents many from achieving their full potential. So girls, if you can relate to any of this, why don't you join me in breaking free! Let's start today by paying attention to the way we think and talk about ourselves. If you catch yourself saying or thinking something to yourself, or about yourself that you would NEVER say to someone else, stop yourself, apologize and say a word of encouragement. This is your assignment. We will continue tomorrow.
Proverbs 23:7 For as a girl thinks in her heart, so is she!
I truly do love you all-
Jen
Proverbs 23:7 For as a girl thinks in her heart, so is she!
I truly do love you all-
Jen
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