OOH, Bringin the HEAT YO!

One of the many reasons we love to hate her.... well, she speaks TRUTHS SO REAL you can't help but stop and feel SO convicted you have to post about it, tell all your friends, record a damn video AND WRITE A BLOG! Way to go Autumn.... ya got me again!

Here ya go, she said today. "You are FREE to choose your choices; your attitude and actions but you are NOT FREE FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF THOSE CHOICES." Do you need to read that again? Because as she's kicking my ass during my 30 minute workout I had to stop and REWIND so I could write it down... do you need to do the same?

Here's what I know about myself.

I SUCK in social situations when it comes to food and sometimes booze. I love to eat and I love a good hearty dark beer, yes, even when it's 90 degrees outside. What can I say? I'm hardcore :) lol, I'm so not, but anyway. I SUCK in social situations. WHY? Honestly, it sounds RIDICULOUS when I say/type it. Because I'm a coach and I want people to see me as the real life human I am I often over do it because I don't wanna be 'that guy' watching his figure. Even though I am always because I KNOW what it feels like to weigh 250 pounds and I know what it feels like to actually be fit-ish. I HATE the judgement and I need to GET over it. But it's legit and it's me, so there's that.

Something else I know about me is that I can often eat three cookies before I even tasted the first one...you KNOW YOU know what I mean... we've all been there! It's Easter candy time and while I KNOW Easter is for JESUS the candy this time of year is THE BESSSSSST! All the cute lil egg shaped chocolately covered tasties are EVERYWHERE. And I love them all, gummies, sour gummies, pb & chocolate ANYTHING...the Struggle is real. Screw halloween, Easter candy is WHERE IT'S AT.

I want to have my cake and eat it too. I look forward to calorie free cupcakes in heaven because I know it's legit. God IS that good. The coolest part about the program I follow for health & fitness allows me dessert and cocktails so there really isn't any reason I shouldn't be able to control myself in social situations it's simply my CHOICES often get the best of me. Usually I pray before any social situation, sometimes I listen sometimes not, but my Spirit is always there nudging me to do the right thing. But I'm stubborn... mirror mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all.

So, what's the moral of this story? Most days I choose to get up, practice gratitude and do the things I know God has called me to do so I need to not be hard on myself for the times I struggle AS LONG AS I'm not putting my poor choices above where God needs me and who He's called me to be.

It's food though, how can it matter so much? Well, it does...social media, food, beer, sex, porn, social media, comparison, FALSE humility, self-pity, these are all things we can put before God if we're not careful and that is living for the world, and as Christians, we don't want that, do we? NO we want to live for Jesus. That means exercise and healthy food doesn't come before Him either. When we give Him all our choices, He fills us with the goodness we need to sustain... 'give us Lord, our daily bread.' when we pray this prayer, we're asking Him to give us what we NEED today, and unfortunately that isn't always chocolate...but some days, fortunately, it is! SEE God IS ALWSYS GOOD!

Ok, so how have your choices gone so far today? Are you reaping the GOOD consequences of your actions or do you need to re-evaluate and start fresh? And not start fresh tomorrow or Monday, that's the WORST! START NOW! Regroup, get your crap together, put the cookie down...or swallow it if it's a good one and regroup! You can! His mercies are NEW each DAY! What an INCREDIBLE GIFT we have in Jesus. Choose the ACTIONS that move you to the consequences you want in life that push you TO Him, it may be the harder choice, but you're always rewarded tenfold in the end. The taste of a cookie only lasts for so long, there is a better way.