The most important thing that I push when training my clients is consistency. I always let them know that water intake, food, and also exercises have to remain consistent in order to see results. I even make them sign a contact on this! Anyways, Consistency is everything. How consistent you are will literally separate you from achieving your goal to not achieving your goal.
Well, a few days ago I hit my goal weight. I have never had to push myself as hard as I did this time to lose the baby weight. I wanted to achieve this in way less than 9 months but, truth is I just wasn't consistent. I would start off eating right, working out, and then I would get bored with it and cave in.
Those moments where my clients are like "I can't do this!" "This is way too hard!" "I just want to eat a little piece of chocolate cake!" "Its a tiny piece!" "It won't hurt me!" In all reality it really will. That one set back can turn everything around. Personally, I finally get this!
Not only was I not consistent with my weight loss journey... my spiritual journey has also slacked at times. Some days I would get up and read and pray and, then the next day one interruption would eliminate me from getting up to read and pray. Then day after day you find yourself with more and more interruptions rather than making time to stay consistent.
Just as when you are on your fitness journey and not consistent our bodies tell us to start working out and eating right to get back on track. When we are not consistent on our spiritual journeys we start stressing and, doing things that are not of God.
I learned a lot about the word "consistency" over the past few months. I learned that it is definitely doing something again and again and again.. But, I have also come to realize that it is also a constant battle. A strong consistent battle that we as christians have to tackle every single day. It is taking the good and the bad times with a good heart because we know that God is a consistent God... and, also an ever - present God.
I had someone ask me the other day, "How do you overlook the bad things in your life?"
My response: After a long pause... "There was sooo much Good things that came from the bad that God has consistently done so I always tend to forget how bad the situation really was. When I find myself going through something that is considered bad I look to Him and the situations that He has already turned around and, by knowing Him I have developed a relationship that He will come around for my current situation too!"
It's crazy that 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 babies are born with some type of hearing loss in one or both ears. Yesterday, after another procedure for Gabe we found out that he is still having severe hearing loss in both ears. For a second, I was pretty upset because I had just started being consistent again with reading, praying, and setting aside some time to spend with God alone. I prayed my heart out yesterday and, Gabe's hearing stayed the same.
I feel that God is telling me that I need to be consistent with Love. "Will you love me even when Gabe is the 2 to 3 out of a 1,000? Will you love me and trust that I have a plan for you and your family even when things right now are all over the place? Yes, you may have to learn another language, there will be plenty of trials that you will face in the coming days, and sometimes your days will be so stressed out.. But, I have a plan for you, your family, and for Gabe. Running in circles will not help you be consistent with the Love that I am trying to show you. Everything will work out."
So with this being said... Are there things that you find that you need to be more consistent with?
How consistent is your consistency? Are you only consistent when things are going good?
- Kay
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