Since you all live in the United States and I’m assuming most of you don’t live under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “practice makes perfect”. This phrase holds true for a lot of areas in life such as math and… well, I can’t think of many other things that this phrase would be true for, because the truth of the matter is that practice does not make perfect. Let’s be honest life is hard and no matter how much you practice being perfect you never will be. No one is perfect and no one ever has been (except for Jesus, of course) and no one ever will be. The important thing we need to get a hold of is that we don’t have to be perfect. Maybe I should say that again, and really hear me this time we DO NOT have to be perfect. End of story. The only person who expects perfection from you is YOU. And guess what? Your expectations are too high and you will end up disappointed, disillusioned and angry with yourself.
So why am I writing all this and how does it correspond to
my journey to health? Well, as you very know by now, I believe health is a
combination of body, mind, and spirit. If our mind doesn’t acknowledge the
value we have as beautiful creations of our awesome God and our spirit is
broken from the failures we’ve experienced over and over again, we are not
healthy. We are broken. Broken to our very core.
So how do we get “fixed”? How do we transform the things we’ve
believed about ourselves for so very long?
The answer is simple. It’s just one little word. But sometimes it’s so incredibly difficult to
accept. Ready for this?
TRUTH. That’s it. That simple, five letter word is our
answer, it is the only answer. But
how is truth our answer? Here’s why and listen closely… the things you believe
about yourself, the “I’m not good enough” “I’m a failure” “I’m not worth it” “I’ll
never be able to accomplish that” “No one really cares or loves me anyway” “There
must be something wrong with me, I’m different from everyone else” THESE ARE
LIES!!! These are lies from Satan, himself. He is trying to steal your joy,
kill your hope, and destroy your dreams. And if you are anything like me, I’m
guessing he’s done a pretty good job at it too.
The good news is that Jesus says in John 14:6 “I am the way,
the TRUTH, and the life…”. If you are broken and you need to be made whole,
turn to your creator, turn to the God who infinitely loves you and wants you to
see yourself from His loving eyes. God doesn’t make mistakes. Ever. You were
made in His glorious image and it's time you started believing it, because THAT IS TRUTH.
It’s time to combat the doubt, the fears, and the lies. Fight with the truth
that is the word of God. Without that weapon, you have no chance of winning.
None.
Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice creates patience.
The destination and goal are of utmost importance, don’t lose sight of them.
But remember, the destination isn’t everything. The journey is important too.
Without the journey, without the practice, you can’t be the person you need to
be to obtain those goals. Don’t give up, keep trudging on. Fight the lies. “I
have fought the good fight, I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.” 2
Timothy 4:7
