Prayer for Teddy!

Happy Monday, I am excited to announce that I lost 6 pounds in my first week of trying to getting it right.. It was a week of peaks and valleys, there were some nights of tears and laughter. The truth is I didn't realize a big part of weight loss was to get rid of some of the baggage that triggers the unhealthy eating.

It felt so good to get rid of the baggage and talk with the hubby to make sure that we were on board as a family! I am excited because tonight I will be reacquainted with a long time friend, I haven't seen in awhile. He stands about 5 1/2 feet tall, is going to be a key factor in my fitness, He is flexible with my workouts and most of all there for me anytime of the day I need him.. His name is Teddy, and he is my treadmill.

Teddy and I have been through alot. Because he is such a special blessing to me, let me tell you about the day we met. Several years ago, I told sal I wanted a treadmill and you know what he said? He said “Ok, pray about it” I said what do you mean pray about it? He said pray to see if it is God’s will for you to have it. I said for a treadmill? He said yes!

So I prayed for like a month, and it was kinda weird to pray for a treadmill, but I did. I didn't know that my husband was also praying for it to. So one day I went to do my first study for a women's study and I was gone pretty much all evening. When I got home, there he was sitting in my living room!

But here is the special part of the story. My husband said that the Lord confirmed that it was now time to get the treadmill. So he had been pricing them and saw the one he wanted on sale. He went to the store and they didn't have anymore and they were no longer getting any in. The salesman tried selling him one a step up that also cost 200.00 more. Determined, he had the salesman call a few stores to find the one he originally went in for. He said that he also prayed while the guy called around. Feeling defeated he stopped at another store on the way home to see if by chance they had it.

When he went into the store the guy said they were also out of the one he wanted. He also took my husband to the one that was a step up and cost more. Before my husband could explain that it was out of our budget the guy said it was on sale. It had just been marked down. It was actually cheaper than the original one he went in for and it was nicer and was marked down because it was the last one! coincidence? No way it was there for me and my God provided.

Teddy is a blessing not because it was a great deal, but because I am reminded of this story every time I am running. I am reminded that nothing is to small to pray for. As funny as it may have seemed to pray for it, I thank God that we did. I am reminded that when we pray and consult God with what we should do with what he has given us, he will not only tells us what to do, but go above what we expected. I didn't expect a nice top of the line treadmill, however He did. God wants us to be faithful because like a loving father He wants us to have the best.

When we understand that God truly wants the best, and we pray and consult Him in everything we do, we will be within His will. I am exercising prayer throughout the day. Lord help me not to eat that cake, Lord help me to get on that treadmill, Lord help me...

Prayer it is the key to authentic faith! Include him on your Journey and trust me it will be easier!

Praying in everything from the smallest to the biggest,

Monica