Life Plan Devotion #10 [self-sabotage]

Life Plan Devotion #10 [self-sabotage]

Webster’s defines “sabotage" as “any undermining of a cause, plan, or effort." In “self-sabotage," the saboteur is one’s self, whether done consciously or subconsciously. It’s a fight against success, for success means no more excuses for not showing up, not engaging in LIFE. For the believer, self-sabotage guarantees that no one will expect you to finish God’s plan for your life. If there are no expectations, there will be no chance for failure.

Which one(s) of the following methods of self-sabotage do you identify with?

Now that you have identified the devious method(s) you tend to use, to sabotage your chance at success, what is the answer? No matter what the issue/problem/challenge, the answer is always Jesus. If you desire for there to be less of you (in whatever way), then there must be more of Jesus. Stop trying to be “right," for you can either be right or be healed.

Lamentations 3:40

“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD."

What this has to do with weight loss:  Instead of realizing that despite our best intentions to change, despite our resolve to lose weight, we end up doing the thing we say we want to avoid--overeat, and being discouraged or depressed about it, let's focus on what we are actually doing and the result. Figure out why you are sabotaging your chance at weight-loss success, and take it to the Lord, for He is the only one who can help you find true, lasting success, even in the are of weight loss.

“Heavenly Father, help me to examine my ways today and test them. I return to You, Lord, and I ask for Your protection, that I will not try to derail myself from accomplishing my best for You. I ask You specifically, Father, to keep me from my most ingenious, devious method of self-sabotage, which is ___________. Give me the wisdom to stop it, I pray. In the Name of Jesus. Amen."

Go forth today and allow success to show up in your life.

Blessings,
Mary