The Desert Places

No, I did not say dessert places! But, here is a word of caution. It is in those desert places that we head for the dessert! or carbs! or whatever munchie delight we can find...

All of us will have desert places throughout the process of our daily lives. This is natural. What we need to learn is how to handle life when we are in those desert places. One thing we don't do is lap up the king's delicacies or rich foods that we have learned to avoid when we're going strong and not in a desert place. Why blow it for that short span of life when we can choose other alternatives that see us through and with great success instead of failure or setbacks.

If you're going to go through it with pity, anger or lack of self-control, at least choose a healthy habit or some newly learned principle that will be of benefit to you! If you simply hate exercising, get mad enough to go out and beat the pavement with tennis shoes running! Go to the gym and beat the "bag" so to speak or get yourself a jump rope and start jumping! If you're wallowing in pity then spend the money on a massage and reap the benefit of "poor me" by getting the knots worked out of you!

Here's a tip: Stop over thinking the mess you're in whether you made it or someone else did and know that "He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land (or desert place) and He will strengthen your frame." That's from Isaiah 58. Know this, God is always there for you and He will hold you up! It's Christ in you the hope of glory that has given you His "living water" that makes you like a "well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." Hallelujah!

Here's to your health ~
with your best 4 health in mind!