Plateaus

Ever reach a plateau?  A plateau is defined as a state in which there is little to no change.  Often, this term is used with fitness and weight loss.  I'm at a plateau.  

So, I decided to go back to logging my day (in a journal) and then blogging about it.  It keeps me focused.  Want to know what I log?  Well, because I don't consider myself a "fitness" person, I log what is important to me.  So, not only do I log my food, workout, and water intake; I also log my scripture reading.  Remember, I'm trying to make a better me!

Woke up: 4:18 a.m.

Water intake: check (take your body weight, divide in half=how much water you should be drinking daily)

Workout: 45 minutes 

Scripture: Psalm 119:81-96; John 16; 2 Samuel 1:1-16

Breakfast-vitamins, pre-workout drink, oatmeal with berries, and Spark (energy drink)

Snack-carrots and bell peppers with dip

Lunch-chicken and kale on a wrap

Snack-pizza (at an after-school meeting-this one wasn't on the original plan)

Dinner-Magherita pizza (basil, tomato, mozzarella), vitamins

Bed time: 9:40 p.m.

Why scripture? Well, just as you can reach a plateau in fitness and weight loss, you can reach a plateau in your journey as a Christian.  I think this is why I like David of the Bible so much.  God saw David as a man after God's own heart.  But, David had highs and lows.  He had plateaus, mountain tops, and slopes.  Yet, he was constantly calling on God.

Dear reader, you can reach a plateau in your fitness journey.  But, you can also reach a plateau in your Christian walk if you are not reading your Bible and calling out to God (praying) like David did.

There is hope. You see, the word plateau has another definition too.  It is also defined as an "area of high level ground". We are privileged because we have hope in Christ Jesus.  Let's not let us get so wrapped up in our fitness or our lives that  we don't allow Him to take us to higher ground.