It all comes back around...

So this past Wednesday I joined Weight Watchers. I had been thinking about this for a long time - that being the decision of what "plan" to start. I've done the liquid diets - loose weight only to gain it back. I've tried the pill diets and got a little scared off of those. So after thinking long and hard about what was my main struggle (food) I decided that WW was the 'weigh' to go (hahaha).

Brian being the supportive guy he has always been was all on board for whatever he could do to make this easier on me and we both love finding the 0 calorie items I can eat as much as I want of (my fav. yogurt - key lime pie - AMEN!).

In initially talking to him about this though the topic of "go to meetings/join the group" vs "don't go to meetings/do it online & alone" came up. I of course went with the "do it alone" route (big shocker for those that know me) and he said that at some point or many points it might get more difficult to stick with it, and at that point I am going to need others that are along this same path as well to motivate and encourage me. Valid point I said, but my experience with more than one individual trying to loose weight has been that the larger of the two or of the group generally look down on the smaller of the group with disdain as to "why would YOU need to loose weight!?" My take on this has been while I may be smaller than you, there is someone else who is smaller than me (and so on and so forth). I also feel that we each do it for our own reasons...loose weight, eat better/healthier, form better eating habits, etc. Choose one, choose them all...

So anyway, we let that conversation drop...until after church last night...

Now I have never considered us poor. I have also never considered us rich. We are very blessed and while at times we have been stretched thin (2 mortgage pmts for 15mos after moving here - arghh!) we have never been down and out and for that I am extremely thankful.

So last night our pastor starts off his sermon directing it towards those who are rich and makes the comment that those who feel they are not rich are not invited to take a nap as this is towards all of us. He made the comment that approx. 8% of the worlds population owns a car...WOW! So as he pointed out, the fact that some of us are able to drive one or even two cars does in fact make us rich! Kind of makes you think... bigger, smaller, rich, poor ...kind, generous.

Makes you think...makes me want to do better, be better...

It all comes back around.

1Timothy 6:17-18 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.