"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Phillipians 3:14
So I am not following my recommendation for more rest...I finally got back on track to workout early mornings again. Hit the weight room at 5 am this morning!! Yay!! But I was determined to get this done today!! I have some exciting news I just had to share with yall!!!!
But first let me say, I have had so many thoughts going through my head about what I want to share with you all in the next coming weeks. The Holy Spirit has been working on me BIG TIME through our Ladies' Bible Study of James by Beth Moore. Let me just say, YOU HAVE GOT TO GET THIS STUDY GOING WHEREVER YOU ARE!!! I go from being convicted, to tears streaming, to laughing all in about 5 minutes in every lesson. Beth can bring the WORD!!!
However, so I am not up terribly late, I am going to focus reaching our goals. I love this verse I started with, and I encourage you to remember to look at the goals you set in our first blog (if you didn't, do it!!). Then put this verse right under them...read them both every day!!
If you have been following my blog, you know that part of why I finally felt led to start this blog was a text I received from my sweet friend and former co-worker, Lanita, from Seminole. She had sent me a text, saying she had started at a weight of 204 and was down to 161. She had reached a goal of going from size 18 to size 12!!! WOOHOO!!! She had been successful on her weight loss program through drinking Shakeology, walking consistently12-15 miles a week. Well, Monday morning, I check my phone and there is the following text:
"So flipping glad I drank a shake for dinner last night instead of eating Dickey's with my family...DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!.......
DOWN TO 159.6!! My all time LOWEST!! Another 10lb goal reached! Only 4 more lbs til I reach my 50lb goal!!!!"
Makes me just want to jump up and do a little dance for her!!!! (I would but step class and weight workout got me sore right now!! lol) THIS IS WHY I LOVE BEING A BEACH BODY COACH AND FITNESS INSTRUCTOR!!!! When someone shares their success story on reaching their goals, I just get so happy and full of JOY!!! I feel like that is one of my purposes here on earth...to encourage, motivate, support, and listen to women and men who struggle with weight and health. God blessed me with a talent, and I love to see how he uses me as his vessel!!!
So, whatever is going on in your life today...stop, look at your goals, focus on the way you are fearfully and wonderfully made by our Mighty God, and REACH THOSE GOALS!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Lanita did it, and so can you!!! I believe in you all, and so does God. Don't let Satan tell you that you can't reach that goal....he is a liar!!!!
Heading to bed...but got so excited typing this, I may be up for awhile still!! Go Lanita!! Go God!!
Keitha Beth
This pic was from the Post Chamber of Commerce Banquet couple weeks ago, when my dad was recognized as the Post Citizen of the Year!!! He is the most humble, kind, unselfish man I know. True man of integrity! I am so glad he picked me to be his daughter!!
"Lord, I just come to you so humbled that you would give me this opportunity to share with these wonderful readers. And I am humbled that you have blessed me with a healthy body to teach fitness classes for over 20 years now, even giving the doctors wisdom to treat rheumatoid arthritis that has tried to steal my joy of exercise. I praise you Lord for the healing of my joints!!!! I thank you for Lanita, and her inspiring testimony of reaching her goals, and pray you continue to give her strength to reach the big "50" lb wt loss!!!! Lord, you tell us that if we delight in you, you will give us the desires of our heart. May we delight in you tonight, Jesus, as we lay down, and as we wake up in the morning!! I love you, Lord, for all these blessings you allow me to be part of in women and men changing their attitude toward food and exercise. I pray we remember every day, our body is YOUR TEMPLE!!! In Jesus' precious name, Amen.
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