Healing

Hey friends! This post is one that has been on my heart for quiet some time. I want to start by saying that I do not have this topic figured out AT ALL, the goal is to eventually have it figured out little by little.

Fitness, body image, clean living has always been something I valued extremely high. I was a gymnast from age 3-16 and I don't think there was ever a time in my life I wasn't aware of the food I put into my body, what my body looked like, how "fit" was I. I won't lie I have spent many hours in a gym trying to achieve a body that has absolutely no flaws. I have spent many years counting calories and left feeling like a failure. That isn't to say I haven't completed the task because I always did. I still walked away unfulfilled.

I recently was listening to a podcast that asked a question that has stirred up something inside of me. "Why do you believe your body isn't a spiritual matter". I have connected everything in my life to the Lord, but when it comes to fitness and body image I have always kept it "separate". If you are reading this and relate, I would urge you to ask yourself that question.

John 5:30 tells us that we can do nothing on our own. Yet here I am trying to strive and strive for something apart from Christ. Instead of thinking about what I want my body to look like, why don't I ask the Lord what he wants for my body? Is it 6 pack abs? Most likely NOT.

Health and Fitness is so idolized in our society that it honestly took me some time to realize it was a problem. The Lord is truly stirring up a new thing in me. To be whole. Anytime I struggle with something I am realizing that the Lord wants to heal it. His heart for me and YOU, is to be whole. I pray for a heart of wholeness over perfection. I want to listen to the Lord over the worlds fitness advice. I want to be at rest with my body and the Lord. I want to invite other women in to this. Ladies, Your body is a GOOD body.

Some of my favorite resources that I have been listening to and reading are two of my favorite ladies, Jess Connolly and Alisa Keeton the wisdom and knowledge that comes from them is amazing! If you want to learn more about healing your belief about your body check out there pages!