When I began this blog, I inteded for it to be about my weight loss journey. Well, only 15 pounds to go and I feel like I haven't done much to lose it. I'm going to change in what I blog about a bit and the way I blog. It will still be about my thoughts on weight loss, healthy living, and exercise, but in a slightly different way.
Today I was reading in the Bible of the story of the workers in the vinyard who recieved a denarias for a days work. In Mathew 20:1-16, a man hires helpers to work in his vinyard. He hires them at different times through out the day, but at the end of the day pays them all the same. Naturally, the workers who worked all day complained that it was unfair that they recieve the same payment as those who worked only a few hours.
Weight loss and physical appearance is a lot like this. Today when I read this story it reminded me of humans and our physical appearance. Some people work hard, eat right, and still have an extra 10 pounds hanging around. While others pig out on burgers, pizza, and ice cream, and don't gain an ounce. Its all in the way God made our bodies. Is it 'fair'? Not necessarily, but is it the appearance that really matters or a healthy body. Who benifits more in the end? The person pigging out and not exercising, or the one who is doing what is best for their temple?
I have always felt like the person who 'worked all day'. I have always carried a little extra in my love handles even when I was 80 pounds soaking wet (this would have been in junior high mind you)! Until the last 3 months, I have always had to work hard for every pound I loss or muscle mass I gained. Its the way I am built. As I have enjoyed my ability to eat things like pizza and burgers and still see the scale go down, I must ask myself, is this really my goal, just a number on a scale? I have 15 to go to be where I was when I found out about my Claytie, and 20 to get to where I would really like to be. If and when I get there, will I be satisfied? Odds are probably not. My goal should be to have a healthy body, not a skinny one. Where at the end of the day when I recieve my denarius I can do so with pride knowing that I did my best to keep my temple healthy.
While I may work all day, and other girls I know only work from the 11th hour on for a healthy body, it is the end result that counts. We will both get paid for our work. Life isn't about being fair, and definately not when it comes to our bodies! If it was fair I would look like Hiedi Klum!
There are my random thoughts for the day, and a look into the way my mind works. (Scary!)
Please note: I realise in this parable Jesus is refering to the fact that when the Father call us home the ones who recieved the Lord at the eleventh hour will be first and recieve His grace, just the same as the ones who worked and sacraficed for Him. That is what I love about the Bible. It is the LIVING word. Its meanings can apply to many situations and mean different things to different people. This is what the Holy Spirit revealed to me today through this parable.
