Consistency

Consistency is the key.  What does it mean to be consistent?  For me it's just showing up.  I’ve had a lot going on in the past year and sometimes I feel like I’m failing.  I feel like I’m not accomplishing the things that I want and need to do spiritually, physically, and mentally.  I get down on myself. But then I realize consistency is the key.  Am I still pushing forward?  Am I still taking steps?  Am I still moving ahead?  And the answer (hopefully) is yes.

I look at this in regards to my weight loss journey.  I have been on the struggle bus with this because of the events and circumstances that have been surrounding me for the past year (maybe 2?).  I’ve had surgery.  This hindered me from strength training as often as I wanted.  It was and still is a slow process back.  Then living arrangements. When we moved back in the van, we did not have a stove to cook.  This made it very difficult in trying to eat the calories I needed with the protein I required. (Not to mention the financial aspect of it).  But through it all, I remained consistent.  I did what I could to eat and exercise as regularly as possible. Despite the struggle, I still put in the work. And because I did do the work, I am better for it today.

This is the same in our walk with God.  Sometimes we feel we have failed miserably and even unrecoverably.  But this is not true.  We do fail (we are sinful humans) but that does not mean we can not move forward.  Consistency is the key.  Are we returning back to prayer with the Father?  Are we returning back to scripture meditation?  Are we reengaging in community?  Are we opening up our eyes to opportunities for being a witness both in action and word?  This is what it is to follow Jesus. We all fall short.  We all miss the mark.  But the question is are we coming back.  Are we returning to our first love? 

I saw a picture on instagram and the title was consistency.  It wasn’t that a person was doing whatever it was they were supposed to do everyday perfectly.  It was just that even when they missed, they would eventually show back up.  So today, I pray that you show back up.  I pray that you move forward.  And if you haven’t started yet I pray you would get to know Jesus.  When you get to know him your life will forever be changed!