His Instructions

Apply your heart to instruction
    and your ear to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12

I’m two weeks into a coaching program to help me live healthier. This program has a God focus, which is the piece up to this point I have been missing in my failed attempts to be healthy and treat my body as the temple of God. I don’t know why I’m easily able to apply God’s instruction and knowledge into my life in most every other area, except my health.

I have seen God transform my life. I have seen Him transform my marriage. I have seen Him transform me as a parent, in my career, my attitude and my finances. Yet I don’t apply His wisdom and knowledge to my health. I mean the smoking, drugs, drinking excessively, He has removed that for my life, which do address health; but weight loss, physical activity and nutrition has been one area that has been a stronghold for me.

I know that it has a stronghold in my life. I use food as a comforter. Exercise is not comfortable and takes discipline and effort. He’s revealed that to me, but I haven’t applied His instruction to my heart. I haven’t made changes despite the knowledge that I have.

I have felt like this coaching is going slow, but there is knowledge being shared that resonates with the battles that I face. I have a stronghold that has to be broken. This is another area where I have to say “God, I can’t; but You can. And I’m going to let You.” work in my health, the nutrition and the physical activity. He is a big God. His instructions were so clear in regards to the temple and the Old Testament from the way it was build but also who and how it was cared for. He has instructions on this temple too. I am His temple and it is time to start taking care of it.

Lord, forgive me for making comfort idol. Thank You for the instructions and knowledge that You have given me. Help me to apply it to my life and break these strongholds. I surrender this to You completely. What I eat, what I drink, and what I do let me hear Your voice above all others and place You first in those areas. Help me to make a new healthy lifestyle as much a part of my life as the other changes You have brought in my life. Lord I praise You and I glorify You in advance, in Jesus name amen.