Day 7

One week down! I have been enjoying how I feel and looking forward to exercise.

Today I weighed in at 160.6 lbs.

Today's run was rough. I did 1o laps again. I thought I was in a groove, in that I would jog the first 6 laps, then run real hard laps 7 and 8, then walk the last two laps for cool down. That didn't work today. I was pushing hard just to keep moving on laps 7 and 8, but I did it, and it felt good.

As far as vegetables go for today, well, I'm on the fence on that one. I had 2 pickles with lunch, and another with dinner. They are cucumbers (which are a vegetable, right?) but my wife says all the nutrition is probably sucked out of them in the pickling process (I think she might be on to something). So, I'll eat a couple of carrots before bed, I promise.

This evening I was reading some stuff from 1 Corinthians.

"...those who buy something, (should live) as if it were not theirs to keep;
those who use the things of this world, (should live) as if not engrossed in them.
For this world in its present form is passing away."

Then from Isaiah 31,

"Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
who rely on horses,
who trust in the multitude of their chariots
and in the great strength of their horsemen,
but do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
or seek help from the Lord."

We too often rely on the things of this world, or depend on our own strength or the strength of those around us, when we need to lean into God. This will all pass away, our possessions that we engross ourselves in, our strength, will not matter in the end. Let's you and me commit together to look to the Holy One of Israel, to seek help from the Lord, to turn our eyes to him, rather than to this world and the things that are passing away.