Never quit trying
Posted by peachy8588 on March 22, 2009
Sunrise
Don’t get tired of doing what is good. Don’t get discouraged and give up for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.
Galatians 6:9
Forgive me – it’s been nearly four months since my last post.
Last fall I started to struggle with “Who am I to try to offer inspiration, motivation and encouragement to others on the weight loss and Christian journey? I’m no role model. I struggle to maintain my weight and to continue on my Christian walk! What am I doing?”
Then, this winter has been tough – on both journeys. Which served to confirm the “Who do you think you are?” thoughts running through my head.
On the weight loss jourrney, I’ve set a “happy range” for myself. Instead of a specific weight, I have a weight range where I want to stay. For the first time since making “goal” in Nov. 2005, I hit the uppermost limit of my “happy range.” Which was not such a happy place 
Progress along my Christian journey was about the same. I’ve been going through the motions. Bible study, prayer, church – just things on my to-do-list. Not that they always got crossed off as completed.
So why blog now? I guess it feels like something I’m supposed to do. Why? That’s in God’s hands. Maybe to force me to put my thoughts and feelings into words. Maybe to encourage just one person to perservere… that it’s OK to struggle… that you are not alone… that daylight will follow the dark of night… that if we don’t give up we will be blessed when the time is right…
So, join me and together we’ll keep on keeping on. Together we’ll put one foot in front of another and come one step closer to reaching our destination.
