MOTIVATION ISN'T REAL...

I heard someone ask someone else for motivation today and it makes me laugh but also makes me frustrated... for YEARS I looked for motivation, YEARS. And truth of the matter is, motivation is bullish*, you either want it or you don't, you're either willing to work for it, or you're not, you're either willing to heal from the *ish that keeps you living your life you know the way you're supposed to or you'll keep shoving your hurt inward and continue in a spiral of your mess.

The truth is, YOU HAVE TO DO IT FOR YOURSELF. I'm a fitness coach ya'll and for YEARS I've watched COUNTLESS women quit because they think I can motivate them... and it's my fault, I'm working to be more clear, but the truth is, I can encourage, pray for, hopefully inspire someone to action but I legit, cannot motivate ANYONE to change, we have to take control and be our own damn hero. And honestly, we SHOULD find FREEDOM IN THAT! WE GET TO CHOOSE! God never said life would be easy, in fact He promised it would be hard, but He also said that HE has overcome! He has fought and WON the battle, but we, like the Israelites, keep wandering around the dang dessert WAITING for a magic pill, when the land of MILK and HONEY is here, we're just too lazy and blind or distracted or scared to move towards it ourselves because we're so AFRAID to give up sugar or sweat or hurt or realize we're maybe not as strong as we'd like to think we are.... we're no better than those yahoos 2,000 years ago. They complained about manna, we complain about cooking. God has given us EVERY fruit of the Spirit He held on that cross, we have it! How cool is that?! If we have Him, we have everything we need, why do we keep waiting and wishing instead of taking the gift He's promised us? FREEDOM IN CHRIST! FREEDOM FROM FOOD ADDICTION, PERFECTION, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, SPENDING, PORN, all the things we continue to struggle with day after day after day, He's already won the battle. But we're gluttons for punishment, and gluttons for whatever keeps us from truly living fulfilled in Christ so we make alllllll these excuses as to how busy (ahem, bullish*) we are, how we 'can't afford' to eat healthy (when we run thru the drive-thru 3 days a week, have you ADDED THAT UP?) WE MAKE TIME AND FIND CASH FOR THE THINGS WE WANT, and it's keeping us from the discipline we need to practice.

Stop looking outward for motivation, get your arse up off the couch, put down the remote and the cookie lol and remind yourself that you're a POWERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, CAPABLE Daughter of the King of the WORLD and you DESERVE, IN JESUS' NAME TO LIVE HEALTHY, HAPPY, & FULFILLED IN HIM and ONLY Him.

Take CHARGE of your life, your health, your schedule. People only take your time if you allow it, you're not fooling anyone with your 'too busy.' We all busy, we MUST stop wearing it like a badge of freaking courage. If you're too busy to feed yourself and your family healthy food and workout a few days a week, then reprioritize your schedule. Stop being the Israelite wandering the damn dessert and make your own way.

I mean this with love and encouragement, I am saying these things to myself DAILY. This is a conversation I have in prayer DAILY. Self-Disciple, Learn it. LIVE IT and LOVE IT! Stop selling yourself short, you were made to do hard things.

I love you, I'm here for you, I'm praying for you.