The watchman called out to the king and reported it. The king said, "If he is alone, he must have good news." And the runner came closer and closer. 2 Samuel 18:25 NIV Bible
Well, this post doesn't really have so much to do with this verse, exactly, but it has more to do with the closer and closer. I've mentioned periodically over the last few months that I am getting closer to my goal weight. I know that I was blessed that the Lord God allowed a weight loss of 80+ pounds, and that the vast majority of it to stay off for over 30 years. I did gain back about 20 pounds of that weight, and other than that, it stayed somewhat stable over the years.
I figured that weight was just the "Middle Age Spread" as they used to call it. It would go up a little and down a little, but I mainly tried to keep my eating balanced, except for occasional splurges, like having peanuts in the shell, as mentioned in my previous post. But this last year has been different. It seems I keep getting closer and closer to my goal weight without even trying to lose weight. At first, I wondered if I possibly had some type of terrible illness that would cause me to loose weight without even trying. After getting a physical, about nine months ago, and passing with flying colors, I found out that wasn't the case. That was good news, but I wasn't sure why I was still losing the weight.
I rarely get on the scale, because the Lord showed me many years ago, that I let the scale tell me, who I am! If my weight was lower, I was good, but if it was higher, I was bad. These are counterproductive self-induced labels I put upon myself, so I had to stop weighing so frequently. So, about a week and a half ago, I got on the scale again, previously to that, I was about 2 1/2 pounds from my goal weight. Well, when I got on the scale this time, I was something like 1 1/4 pounds from my goal weight. You would think I would be elated to be so close to my goal weight, but there's a part of me that is apprehensive. In fact, I may be at my goal weight now, but I'm reluctant to get on the scales again. All of this leaves me lots to prayerfully contemplate, and I feel certain that the Lord God will show me what I need to know!
