Fear of the Journey - Week 1

So do not throw away your confidence, it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.  - Hebrews 10:35-36

Fear of the Journey
I've written before on my other blog Paisley Rain Boots about my fear of stairs. This year I am facing a fear much bigger than a few stairs. Instead, I am facing the fear of the Journey. Fear of failure, fear of putting too much of myself out there, fear of body betrayal. So many fears associated with this Journey. As I sat in church this morning listening to the sermon, a sermon I had considered blowing off if the weather had been nice in favor of a hike at Saugatuck Dunes State Park. God obviously had other plans for me, since the weather was a mixture of snow and rain. The sermon "fear~less", which is our January sermon theme, hit me right between the eyes. The scripture reading was Hebrews 10:32-39, with the key verse being Hebrews 13:5b-6. God has said "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" So we say with confidence. "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid". Pastor Keith made a key point that really stuck with me through out the day today. He said "Fear happens when life is out of control". So this year I am choosing to take control of my body, my health, my relationships, and my faith. Goodbye Fear.

Self-Portrait of the Week

Listed below are some summaries for the week of areas involved in my Journey this year.

Weight
My goal for January for weight lose is 5 lbs. This week I lost 3 lbs. This is mainly due to the fact that all the Christmas goodies are finally gone :)

Exercise

I didn't mix it up too much yet this week. I have committed to walking/hiking at least 60 minutes a day in January. Walking/Hiking minutes for the week = 563 minutes

Food

This week's food exploration was Greek Yogurt, after finding out that the one I have been eating for the last two year has none of the health benefits it should. I am enjoying trying some new varieties and will have the taste results next week.

One of my favorite healthy food blogs is Skinnytaste.com. I have quite a few recipes from that site that I will be making this week. I will share my favorites next week.

Have a great week. I look forward to sharing my Journey :)