He Knows What I Cannot See Yet

I’ll be honest....GLP-1 injections like Ozempic and Wegovy were calling my name for a while. The promise of quick progress, steady weight loss, and the feeling of having “help” sounds so tempting. I want to lose 30-40# and it's a challenge.....ESPECIALLY since I'm getting closer to menopause and my hormones are slowly going out of whack.  

In fact, I even have a prescription sitting at the pharmacy with my name on it. Every time I pass by, I feel that tug....the whisper of “maybe this time.”

But then I remember the “No” that came directly from God.

Not a harsh no. Not a fearful no.
Just a firm, loving “No.”

And that checkmark in my spirit was enough.

I don’t know all of God’s reasons, (even though I have a pretty good idea) but I trust His heart and know that He is for me and not against me.  

Whatever the reason, I’ve learned that when God says “no,” it’s not rejection....it’s redirection.

So here I am....still learning, still experimenting, still showing up with my dumbbells, treadmill, and rebounder. Still logging my macros and praying for consistency. Still losing and gaining the same 7 pounds, yet somehow gaining so much more in spiritual endurance.

God never promised easy. But He did promise to guide, strengthen, and sustain those who trust Him.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. - Proverbs 3:5-6

Maybe His “no” today is saving me from something I can’t see tomorrow. Maybe the fight I’m in now is producing a strength that a shortcut could never give me.

So I’ll keep pressing on....one rep, one mile, and one prayer at a time while trusting that obedience, not Ozempic, will be the key to getting ME back.