Trying To Leave Egypt

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1

I'd like to say that today is the first day of the rest of my "healthy" life, but no...it is not. Even after all the great things that happened yesterday...the blog...the dream/vision...the pics. I still did nothing. I 'thought' about what I was going to do today. I 'thought' about what I was going to change. I 'thought' about what I would eat different. I 'thought' about what exercise I would do. I had residual issues from the migraine yesterday. I didn't get up in time to do what I needed to do before I had to leave to meet someone. So, breakfast consisted of a sandwich from Casey's (not healthy!). I was too tired to eat lunch and when I got up I did not eat healthy. Yet, here I sit typing on this blog. Have I given up already? Am I going back to the addictions? Well, I had another dream. Maybe it was reflective of the books I've been reading lately (The Hunger Game series) or maybe it was God speaking to me but I had to come and tell you my dream.

It was a battle field. I saw the diets that had failed me. Books. DVDs. Videos.Names of websites. But they were not dead soldiers. They were weapons. Some were not good and were broken. Some were still good and could be picked up and used again. I realized that I have never been able to fully cross the Red Sea and get to the promise land. I have seen people do it. I have also seen people cross the Red Sea, get to the promise land and then come back into slavery. They were even more enslaved than they were before they crossed the first time. Even when a knight isn't in battle he still carries his sword with him. It wasn't that I had "lost" the war...I just left my weapons. I let them lay there. No...not all of them are good. Some even harmed me. But some helped me. Some where what I needed to get me to the Promised Land. I need to plan. I need to pick up my 'weapons' every day. Another 'weapon' I need to start doing is to encourage others. I told that to the woman I met with today. When I encourage others, I am encouraged myself.

OK...first things first...go through my 'weapons' and plan my battle of attack. And as always...NO MORE putting myself down! NO MORE saying today was not profitable! I may not have 'cleared' a healthy eating day but the breakthrough might be more than I've had in the first day. Here's to tomorrow...