To Your Success part 7 "Inspiration"

Inspirational quote for today is: “The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.” ~ Stephanie Perkins 5.) Keep everything in perspective- One of the most important things I had to remember was in order to succeed at being myself, I had to keep everything in perspective. Also, I had to learn not to focus on imperfections. “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal”. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) in order for any of us to ever feeling insecure about ourselves, we must learn to keep everything into perspective. This was my biggest challenge for me on this journey because I was never satisfied with how I use to look. “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, Why did make me like this?” ~ Romans 9:20 (NIV) One mistake I use to make and that is allow the enemy to put foolish thoughts into my mind. Once I started to understand what was going on I use to ask myself who decides what a perfect body should look like. I understand now that Christ created all of us. In the book of Ephesians it states “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do”. ~ Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) Therefore, to please Christ we don’t have to look like a supermodel or bodybuilder. You see we all need to come to a place in our lives where we are satisfied with how we look. I don’t mean to stop exercising or perhaps lose some weight. I’m not also talking about failing to make an effort to be fit and healthy. I’m talking about not making the same mistake I did by allowing yourself to get caught up in all those foolish things, so often we can’t change about ourselves. I was able to overcome insecurity in my life by keeping everything into perspective. Conclusion- By following these steps it helped weight loss journey become successful. As a result, I’ve lost 205 lbs so far in the past 2 and ½ years. I also help people all time with weight loss goals, as well as, have a few people that I’m their accountability partner. I’m also now a big health and wellness advocate. It’s been a true blessing to see how many people I helped with their weight loss problem. I want to close this chapter out by saying this. When you begin your success in life it’s so important to have a positive sense of self-esteem, self-value, and self worth. Also, you need to be securing with who you are in Christ, to truly like yourself. We learn how to do these things by understanding how much Christ loves us. Furthermore, once we become grounded in Christ’s love, we can come to terms of peace with ourselves. I trust you enjoy reading this blog, and I pray that it helps you as you begin to change your life and achieve great success. This is the beginning of a journey that never ends. Stay tuned! I will be starting a series about affirmation. Talk to you soon, Gary R. Johnson.