Where there is doubt, faith
“So
do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” Hebrews 10:35
Joel Osteen once said, “You may have
to go through a thousand no’s to get to that one yes. The key is, keep
dreaming. Keep hoping. Keep taking steps of faith.”
It can be so hard to have to wait
for a yes to come. When I wanted a new job, I kept sending out resumes,
answering want ads, going for interviews. I began to doubt my worth and
ability. Can’t they see how doggone good I am?
When I started my SparkPeople journey, it
seemed I was starving myself, and the scale would barely move. People were
posting these success stories and there I was – one stinkin’ pound lost. What
difference would it make if I stopped at McDonald’s on my way to work? I
doubted that it would matter.
When I started my fitness regimen, I
could barely walk fifteen minutes at 2 mph without huffing and puffing and
sweating, while the thin young thing in the hot pink Nike exercise outfit was
effortlessly running on the treadmill next to me. It seemed pointless, and I
began to doubt if I could ever be thin again after 30 years of eating and
stressing myself into obesity.
Wait for it... Wait for it… Could I
wait for it? Did I have enough faith and confidence in myself to reach a goal
of 65 pounds weight loss AND a satisfying new job? Every time I began to have
doubts, I “received” a message of hope and confidence. The scale would show two
pounds loss. I would visit my rheumatologist and he would congratulate me on
the terrific blood work. A co-worker would send me an email saying, “You look
fabulous!” Finally, I had to admit that
the Spark had worked – I had to buy another two pairs of jeans that were six
sizes smaller than when I began 15 months ago, and I added my old big jeans to
the growing Goodwill pile.
Then I got a phone call from one of
my customers asking if I would consider the writer-editor job he had available.
Are you kidding me – of course! Hello confidence, hello future.
Yes! The Yes had come.
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