Grateful for His protection!

I thank God for giving me the courage to be truthful. I feel sorry for those who live their lives cloaked in secrets.

Lately, God has been pulling back the curtain and giving me a glimpse into a couple of situations that caused me to question myself and humanity as a whole.

I would ask Him, "why?" and "what did I do wrong?" and "how did I miss this?"

I guess He finally got tired of me questioning myself and revealed to me that it had nothing to do with me. The so-called obstacles that were placed in my way were not put there to prevent me from getting what I wanted. The "obstacles" were placed in order to protect me. Now that He has made me aware of just how wrong the path was that I was considering, it's like the first time I can actually feel just how deep His love is for me.

It's amazing to know that the "suffering" I thought I experiencing was actually His protection over my life and well-being.

As I posted earlier today on fb: Telling the truth doesn't make me perfect. I will never be perfect. Telling the truth makes me free. Being truthful allows me to live an authentic life. That's just about as good as it can get.

I feel so blessed to have been given the courage to be truthful. There are many who fear the truth to the point where their whole life becomes one big ole lie. I'm not saying I've always been this way but, I know for sure that the truth has always been in my heart and whether I've been guilty of suppressing it initially, at some point, the truth just bursts out of me because I can't live my life authentically and look for that in others if I go around and perpetuate lies.

Sometimes, it's best to stay home and just be with yourself versus going to a church where you can get lost in fellowship and forget about who you really are and what you're really doing in your life.

Sometimes, it's better to be with just YOU and God and no one else where He can see into your heart and guide you to where you can be free. FOR REAL.

What have you got in the palm of your hand

That was such a great question posed on facebook this morning, I decided to pose the question on my blog too.

So, during this year that has been trying at best for so many, now that we're rapidly approaching the end, what lessons do you take away from this year? Have you accomplished the goals you set for this year? Does 2010 mark the end of your five year plan? What are your plans for next year? The next five years? How will you go about accomplishing your goals? Who will you enlist to help you?

This year: As far as my health goes,

I've learned that the few moments of discomfort I experience while exercising is only a fraction of the extra years of joy and freedom I will experience because I took the time and made the effort to live a healthy lifestyle when I'm surrounded by an environment that encourages and accepts a lackadaisical attitude towards health and fitness.

I also believe it is my duty to go the extra mile to accomplish my fitness goals because then, the people I care about and some that I've yet to know will see that, whatever you want to do, it can be done. If I can do it, anyone can. I'm not superhuman, I'm not any different than the next human being, I simply refuse to let go of a dream that I have within me to accomplish. This is one thing that is truly up to me and me alone. The same is true for you. So, I figure, if I stop taking the long way around the bend, stop and just do what I know has to be done, then guess what, it will get done. Period.

Other goals may require additional help but this one...it's in my hands (as yours is in your hands) as long as God sees that I am healthy enough to make healthy lifestyle decisions for myself.

I'm on a mission and I'm taking all of you with me so...you better get ready! :)