Weight Loss Scripture Day 27: Celebrate Small Victories
April 27, 2010 by Kim T
Filed under Weight Loss Scriptures
Day 26: 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 2 Corinthians 2:14:
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
I love this scripture because it is assurance that no matter what challenges we face, as long as God is leading us, we are destined to win! It is critical to recognize when working on your Christian weight loss goals that you are working from a position of victory as long as you don’t quit.
So many people wait until they reach their goal to celebrate. However, it is important to write down and recognize the small victories you have along the way. This is a great encouragement.
Did you eat a serving of vegetables whereas you weren’t eating any before? That is a victory. Drank 4 glasses of water today when you drank 3 yesterday? That is a victory. Took a walk around the block today when you weren’t doing any exercise previously? That is a victory too!
In fact, in my Take Back Your Temple Healthy Habits Journal, which the small group program uses, I have a section for each day’s entry called “What I Did Well Today”. It is a place for you to acknowledge your small victories. Too often we focus on the mistakes we make and completely ignore the things we are doing right. And that is not right.
When you acknowledge what you are doing right, that gives you confidence and the good feelings you get will make you want to accumulate more small victories. And those small victories add up to big results!
Here is one more reason to celebrate small victories today – tomorrow is not promised to you. Sure, I believe in setting goals for the future, but I also recognize that whether I live to see that future is up to God. So I make the most of each day, enjoying the body that I have today while enjoying the steps I am taking to change it for the better.
Now if I do in fact get to the future to enjoy my results, then so much the better. But in the meantime, I focus on doing my best every day – celebrating the process.
If you do the same, you will not only enjoy the weight loss process more but you will appreciate your results more when you get them!
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
