Weight Loss Scripture Day 16: Renew your Youth

Day 16: Christian Weight Loss Scripture

Every day in the month of April, I will post an encouraging scripture on my website that I hope will instruct and inspire you on your weight loss journey.

Today’s focus scripture is taken from Psalm 103:2-5:

Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Yippee! As I mentioned in an earlier post, I participated in a two-week intensive exercise workshop called Crossfit. It was intense, but today was our “graduation” day. I feel really good that I was able to finish it. I thought I was in decent shape but this pushed me in ways I never imagined.

Our instructor said that the experience should change what fitness means to us and he was right. It convinced me even more that since I only have one life to live, I want to live it fit! I know this will be especially crucial as I get older, God willing. When I was home health nursing, I saw clear examples of aging gracefully vs. aging poorly.

One lady in particular stands out for me. Her doctor ordered a few home nursing visits after her surgery. So I was assigned to check her vital signs and wound to ensure that no signs of infection existed.

This lady was in her 70s at the time, yet she looked 20 years younger. She was moving freely around her home with an energy that was astonishing, especially given that she had had surgery just a couple of days before. When I commented on how great she looked, she told me that during the time of World War II, she was taught to eat one red vegetable, one orange vegetable, and one green vegetable every day. She had done this without fail. She also said that back then, she started a habit of exercising daily too, which she did consistently.

She was living proof that good, daily health habits add up – and they pay off. I wish I could say that most of the patients I saw were like her, but they weren’t. Most were barely able to get out of bed. They were full of physical complaints and the slightest physical activity left them breathless. They had to take expensive medications just to keep the symptoms of their sickness at bay.

In today’s scripture, one of the benefits listed that God provides is that he satisfies your mouth with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles. I believe that he provides two things that satisfy your mouth – good words via the bible and good food, which is the food he placed on this earth specifically for the human body to eat to function at its best.

I believe the more you fill your mouth with these good things, the more your youth will be renewed!

I can testify to this. Just a few years ago, I saw a woman who hadn’t seen me in 15 years. Back then, I was still obese. When she saw me, she said, “You look younger now than you did then!” Mind you, I was in my late 20s then so it was quite a complement.

I certainly feel better now than I did then. I am able to do a lot of things that I wasn’t able to do then. I can run, jump, skip, and play. I even challenged one of my teen-aged cousins to a foot race – and won! It feels great to be fit.

As part of your Christian weight loss goals, don’t just consider the difference healthy habits will make in your immediate future. If God should grant you long life, how do you want to live it as you age? Do you want to be strong, healthy, and vibrant? Or do you want to be weak, sick, and sad?

Your choices now determine which future you will be living in. So choose wisely!

Be blessed in health, healing, and wholeness,

Kimberly Taylor, C.W.C.
Certified Wellness Coach
Author of the ‘Take Back Your Temple’ ebook
http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/book

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