The Wellness Revelation 40-Day Journey Sample

Rest in His Strength and Sufficiency

THE TRUE COMFORTER

This week, we will learn how to rest in God’s strength and sufficiency, for this health journey is like no other. The weight loss we want to achieve here will not be found in endless striving and restricting but in rest and patience.

Are you familiar with the weight-loss game? I think it is fair to say almost all of us are. If you never struggled with your weight, consider yourself blessed and pray that you never have to. It is a frustrating exercise that usually starts the weekend before D-day Monday – the day we swear to ourselves that we will buckle down and drop the pounds.

We are strong in spirit – like prizefighters ready to take on the match. We know that the next day, week, or months will bring challenges and temptations that make us very uncomfortable.

With that attitude, we are overwhelmed a day or two into the process. There is fear of getting what we want and fear of not getting what we want. Now what? We’re stuck. No wonder we quickly surrender and go back to old habits.

Remember, food is not the enemy here. Food is a good thing. God created all good things, and food is one of His glorious creations. Our problem is when our good thing becomes our god thing. God wants Himself, not food, to be our source of comfort.

Reflect:

Have you treated food or exercise as your source of comfort? How has food or exercise failed at being your source of comfort?