Hey guys, I am so sorry to have kept you guys waiting for so long. The last 10 months have been hectic for me but I am back now and promise that I am not going anywhere. A lot of amazing things have been happening over the last months which I thank God for. I have finally graduated with a 2:1 in International tourism management which is so far one of my greatest achievements.
However, I am back now and try to post more regularly in order to help you guys with your health and fitness journey. This blog is going to be a considerably different than any other blog posts I have ever done. In this blog post I am going to focus on spiritual and physical well being through health and fitness.
How God was the reason I finally changed my lifestyle
I am aware that not everyone that will read this is a Christian and therefore might not relate but I just want to share why I started my fitness journey and what keeps me going everyday to never give up and keep me going. My faith in Jesus Christ is what keeps me going every single day as the Lord instructs me and reminds me how important it is to eat healthy and to maintain a healthy physical body.
Before and After picture 2013-2016 |
When I started my weight loss journey I knew that I had to be spiritually emotionally and physically ready. Therefore the question is how I got the strength to do it on my own with no help from anyone and no professional guidance. The answer is it is the Word of God is what motivated me and encouraged me that anything is possible. Philippians 4:13 indicates that we can do anything through him that strengthens us. We need to remember that nothing is impossible and that if we put our mind to something the Lord will give us strength to be successful. The most important thing is that we remember that the Lord has only blessed us with one physical body and that we only live once so why not treat our bodies with good health and exercise.
Why the Lord wants us to stay healthy
1 Corinthians 6:19 states that our physical bodies belong to the holy spirit and not just us. This demonstrates that our physical bodies are very significant to the Lord and we should honor the Lord with our bodies. I strongly believe that the lord wants us to be able to live a happy long life but we can only do that if our bodies maintain strong and healthy.
Before my fitness journey I would
just eat anything that I like without thinking about the long term results and consequences, I did not honor and respect my body the way I should have. A
significant amount of people including me in the past did not understand how
physical health can relate to emotional mental and spiritual well being. Let me
illustrate an example on how powerful our mind can be and what it can do to
our physical bodies. If a person is not in a right state of mind because they
feel depressed, unloved, or sad, it reflects on our physical bodies without us realizing
it. We will either begin to binge eat or do not eat anything at all which is
the worst thing we can do to our precious bodies. However I believe that when
you know the word of God we can help ourselves to overcome anything that will affect
our physical health.
Getting fit was the best decision I have ever made :) |
The word of God can help us to realise
how much the Lord loves us and wants us to be happy. So why wouldn’t we honor
our bodies with perfect health ?? People just do not
see the importance of it but the Lord does as it is mentioned in the book of
1 Corinthians 6: 19.
The Lord loves every single one of us and he wants to use us as we all have a purpose on this earth. “ Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul “ 3 John 1:2. I love this bible verse as it shows that good health relates to an individual soul. Having a beautiful soul defines your heart and our heart should always be protected as it keeps us a life.
The Lord loves every single one of us and he wants to use us as we all have a purpose on this earth. “ Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul “ 3 John 1:2. I love this bible verse as it shows that good health relates to an individual soul. Having a beautiful soul defines your heart and our heart should always be protected as it keeps us a life.
Until next time
XoXo Kelly