Monday, July 21, 2008

Facing the Giants

Ok it's been a couple days. I have not quit don't worry, just have been a bit busy to update.
So yesterday my home group from my church and a few others went to go see a Vancouver Canadians game. It was a blast to take my kids and be with my family.
So I knew that this game would be my first big test. I had to get my game plan on.
Normally when we go out I pack a bag of snacks and toys for my kids to make them happy and we arrive and I totally forget about me. So now I totally forgot about them (or didn't really care frankly!) and packed the bag for me.
I made sure I came prepared. (To face Giants you need to be prepared)
Here was my list of goodies.
Celery with low fat cream cheese, cucumbers, carrots, an apple cut up in pieces and my Jenny Craig protein bar again cut into pieces. On the way I bought a treat of a sugar free Slurpee.
So when I arrived I was armed for battle!!! Every where I looked it was calling out EAT ME, WE MISS YOU. Popcorn, hot dogs everything you can think would be at a baseball game.
My mantra was "It's only food! It's only food."
It's funny because I normally don't eat junk food like that when I go out because I would normally over eat in private, but when I couldn't have it, I thought about it over and over again.
I prayed quietly that God would help me and all of sudden everything around me just seemed NASTY!!
It's funny it was almost like God revealed to me how poisonous it is for me.
Suddenly having my prepared snacks was the most amazing experience ever, knowing that I was taking care of me for once and not letting the GIANTS WIN!.

So here is your daily challenge:

What are the Giants in your life you have to face? What will it finally take to conquer them?

1 comment:

Reg said...

Good for you Rach. Good question!