January 8,2010
I have always suffered from shin splints and if you have ever had them you know they can be very painful. I always thought it was because I wasn’t stretching right or something but nope. I have learned that I have them because I spend so much time on my toes. Like for example when I run I go toe to heal instead of heal to toe and when I sit in a chair I never sit with my feet flat on the ground.
So last night I got to thinking could this also be a metaphor for my life that I spend just way to much time on my toes?! That I’m always trying to see what is on the other side of the wall, around the corner or reaching too high! And when I say these I mean like I really think I need to learn to stop and wait for what’s on the other side of the wall, be patient for what’s around the corner or quit reaching for what God has given to me that is right in front of me and not a too high out of reach.
I’m so happy that I won the chance to become a contestant in the Fit for a Change challenge. I feel that it was a gift given to me however I was told now don’t open it for 6 months! It has been a challenge for me just to trust that I am in the right place I need to learn to keep my feet on the ground. Not worry about what is going to happen or when. I have doubts and fears about where I am but I have to know that God is in control and that I won this adventure because he let me. I have to believe that I am where he wants me and trust in him. I also need to let that fear and doubt go.
My Trainer isn’t like the others but I will put my trust in him that God has lead me to him so he can show me the way to a fitter self. He has explained to me I will get you to the end without all the pain that the others are going through, that your shin splint will not hurt, and has reassured me I am in the right place for me. He has showed me there is no need for doubt or fear that he will be there at an arms reach at all times but that if I truly want to win this competition and remain health and fit that I have to do it on my own. That I am going to have to find the strength in me to get myself to the finish line fit. And that he is going to show my the way. He has told me no worries they will not help you get there either. He has also reassured me that he is working not just on my new fit body but he is going to change my frame of mind and the way I look at food. So when I think about it I have to think well isn’t this what my Father in Heaven wants for me too?! Ok Dave…Ok God…..No more standing on my toes my feet are going to be firmly on the ground from now on no more fears and no more doubts. I’m in your hands Lord and you have lead me here.
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