Nine days later...
So here I am nine more days into this journey. It's rough to be hardcore dieting at this season, but so far I have persevered (I even ran around the annual youth Christmas party with celery and a salad so I wouldn't eat the plethora of goodies my students brought). But, as I see limited results recently (I'm down 14 pounds and seem stuck there right now), my resolve seems to weaken. I start thinking things like, "This diet is unrealistic, you can eat just one," or "No need to workout tonight (or wake up extra early to do so in the am), you're doing great." That voice seems awful appealing! But, the truth is throwing out the old god(s) in exchange for more closely following the true God has never been easy. I look at the ups & downs of Israel, even after seeing God's mighty hand at work in Egypt and beyond, "forcing" Aaron to create a god out of gold (gotta love Aaron's answer to Moses, "I put in the gold and out came...