Prayers Are Answered.

I failed to mention that I prayed before that workout. And then I strived to apply my faith, without doubting. Did my leg hurt? Yes! It was difficult to walk, and I had to put it up for awhile. But I hoped! I hoped that the Lord would provide a way for me to accomplish my goal. I hoped that tomorrow would be better, and it was. I woke up to a knee that was functional! I was able to complete my workout. Today I was able to complete 10 miles on the exercise bike, keeping my rpms above 70 for 40 minutes. It felt so exhilarating! I know that this was an answer to prayer!

Stumbling Block #2: The dreaded time of the month. This may be the only time I talk about this. As difficult as it is for a man to understand, this is a difficult time. Hormones take over rationale. Hormones usually dictate my eating regime. Hormones suck the life out of any energy that I would have. But I am determined! I see myself where I want to be and that means more to me than what I am craving. I want to meet my weekly and long term goals. And that requires all the effort I can make. And any woman would agree that to do this takes a lot of work. :)

So my message today is, Don't give up!

It seems whenever you get the courage to get going you hit a road block. You see the blockade and wonder, "What's the point of going on?" I have heard myself many times say, "It seems like whenever I start trying, something always keeps me from finishing." "Maybe this isn't what I am supposed to be doing." The truth is, it most likely is. Sometimes we will find more road blocks when we are on the right road, than on the wrong. Because there is always opposition, and that opposition is fighting for us to fail, fighting for us to give up, fighting for us to ignore our true potential. So how much more important is it for us to fight for ourselves, our potential, our strength, and our abilities. You see opposition fights because they already know what we can achieve, and it doesn't want us to achieve it. Why? Because then we beat mediocrity, we prove that we are capable to achieve our potential even with the most difficult, heart wrenching, frustrating road blocks that come and we win!

So have faith, hope, and believe that your dreams are something worth achieving, that you are worth more than what the world will tell you. Pray and trust the process. Seek guidance and support in the best of the best, those who have your best interest at heart. Seek spiritual help from the scriptures, prayer and church. And get to work.