You Reign

Listen to "You Reign" by Mercy Me. Fantastic stuff.

I continue my steps to know Jesus. I'm so far out of anything I would normally do I feel like I am in a new life with some old left in it. I think if you put me today with me of 3 months ago, you could tell a huge difference in a number of ways.

For one, I'm down roughly 24 pounds which is huge. One of the main things I wanted to do for God and myself was to get fit and take care of this body He has given me. Although I've been having health problems, it is a blessing to catch it early and have a chance to redeem not only my body but my soul as well. I look forward to my next blood test even though my food consumption hasn't been exactly perfect, I hope to see a difference in my numbers. We'll see what God has in store for me. I don't expect a huge change or complete turnaround, but a move in the right direction would help. I still need some help in portion control and what I eat when I eat out with co-workers, but it is dramatically better than it used to be.

I'm trying to get down another 10 pounds or so. My body is beginning to resist. I can see it on the scale. I'm not longer making huge progress and I fail to see the little progression. So, I figure I am at a plateau which means I need to clean up my diet or do something else. I didn't focus so much on super cleaning up my diet even though I feel it is pretty good, I went with a step up in exercise and variation. I decided to lift weights before running today. This was a mistake. It hurt my run a lot. I was too ambitious in my assumption that I could work out and still run the same distances after my body is broken down. So idiot thinking on my part. I am going to sign up for a 5k with my coworkers for August 15, so I want to be ready for that. I don't want to win or do anything special, just finish. For a guy who barely exercised in college, I still feel that being able to run 3.1 miles is a big deal. I started a few months ago and could barely go a quarter of a mile before I had to stop. It's a blessing for sure I've come this far. As the weight comes off, I will only continue to get better.

Ever battle with sin? I know that is a question I know the answer to. I'm struggling with a few. Right now, I am winning the war I think. I'm on the path to conquer or so I believe. I catch myself on some of them and I'm more like HAHA stop it Blake or man I can't believe I almost said something. I am working to keep God on my mind all day and His concept of love and hopefully I can have full control over these sins. There will always be sin, but I have to show it I'm stronger with the Holy Spirit dominating my heart.

Speaking of the Holy Spirit. Ever feel Him surrounding you? He was all around me this weekend. I am fairly conscious of when He is because I can feel it in the depths of my soul. I think to anyone but a Christian this may sound completely insane, like I am fit for a mental institute, but I feel it like someone is hugging my heart. I felt this in college once and I ended up bawling. Again this will sound extreme to any non-Christians. If you are reading this and aren't a follower of Jesus, I'm fine with you thinking I am completely nuts. I won't be ashamed for the God that reigns. I can't describe the joy. It's almost so bad that I get distracted at work, because I just want to drop it all and go work for God. I don't know if I am being called, but I think it's a little drastic to quit a job, because I can work God in at work. I may be called to quit completely, but I won't unless I had some avenue to go down for Him. There's just a fine line here between following and being stupid. :-)

Wow, so I didn't really hit on everything, but my time flies after work with God and working out. I did make it on xbox for a bit, which was a nice breather.

I'll leave you with this comment "show love, show love, show love, love everyone and let Jesus have all the glory because it isn't ours to have anyway."

Love you guys.

--Me