Occasionally, I forget eating healthy is a slow race I will compete in for the rest of my life.  If I “sprint” by following a fad diet to lost 10 pounds, I will gain the weight back.  Sometimes I don’t see progress and am tempted to give up.  Galatians 6:9 is, “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.  At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”  (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996, 2004, 2007).  I must keep doing the right thing.  

I am a work in progress.  God is patiently continuing to show me all I need to do is to trust in Him.  There are times I felt I had finally reached the point where I would not slip again. Instead of not slipping, I got complacent and gradually drifted away from God.  I started eating food my body did not need.   When I am not drawing closer to God, I am falling away from Him.

I will never master the act of eating only what my body needs unless I continue to trust in God.  I need to continue running my race with the same intensity and continue depending on God.  Instead of “sprinting” by avoiding sweets, I enjoy small amounts of my favorite treats.  As long as I keep focused on Him, I will continue to lose weight and gain a deeper walk with God.