Daily Check-in
This was an awesome and glory-filled Saturday! I had such a delightful day that I am not even upset about the number on the scale this morning. I took a peek at the scale because I had a feeling that my weight was stuck. I was right. I am really in tune with my body and do not need a scale to tell me how much I weigh these days. I am holding steady at 214 pounds, which is where I was when I flipped my Cathe calendar on the first day of this month. I ate the last piece of Ezekiel bread tonight and hopefully did my last late workout. I am expecting to see a change as soon as I return to morning workouts and get all the soy out of my system.
After my Bible study lesson this morning, I went to a local church for the Beth Moore simulcast called “Straight Talk on God’s Deliverance.” I was hoping to get a morning workout in before I left, but I slept late and did not have time for anything other than a few minutes of rebounding. The worship was awesome and powerful even at the satellite location. I originally thought about driving to Tyler for the live event. I decided to stay here, and I am glad I did. It was good. Travis Cottrell led the worship. There is such a strong anointing on that man. The manifest presence of God filled that sanctuary.
I love Beth. I can identify with her. She likes words and words and words like I do. She has a Texas accent and great hair. She is a romantic too, and she speaks the language of my heart. She is a former pit dweller like me with a history of childhood abuse. She is a passionate and demonstrative worshiper. She has been redeemed for glory. She has a sanguine personality and a great sense of humor. Her hair does not do well in humidity either. Above all else, she is my sister in Christ.
One of the most powerful lessons I learned today is that it is not about my circumstances. I will never get to the point where I never again have the desire to return to comfort eating. I needed to hear Beth say this today. I thought something was wrong with me earlier this month when those old desires started rising up again. As Beth shared today, deliverance is about having God’s strength to make different choices when those temptations arise. Amen! She also pointed out that deliverance is not just from the pit. Deliverance is to Jesus. Otherwise, we will spend a lifetime cycling in and out of the pit.
I learned why I love to spin and twirl during my workouts. I adore pivot turns and spins. When I do one of Cathe’s dancy workouts like Rhythmic Step, I am so happy in Jesus. I view exercise as an act of worship, but it is more than that. I never understood it, but I always felt it in my spirit. As I have shared before, I am a word study lover. Beth is too. The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew. Beth shared this favorite verse:
“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24 NIV).
The original Hebrew word for rejoice means “to spin around and rejoice with great dancing.” Did you see that?! To spin around! I am literally rejoicing in the Lord when I am spinning around during my Cathe workouts!
I fasted and prayed today. I cried at the altar during the break and poured out my heart. This was another fresh start for me. I took a short nap late this afternoon and did Kickbox (cardio, planks, and abs) before the worship service tonight. I am ready to get busy with the Hardcore Series. I need to work on my flexibility and may do Stretch Max tomorrow on my rest day. I need to go to the grocery store as well.
It is time for me to start winding down for the night. Have a blessed Sunday!
Blessings,
Heather B.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1 NIV).
