Stepping Out in Faith

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This is the quote on the bottom of my food diary page from yesterday. And it's so relevant, for so many reasons. First of all, my faith has been a major part of my life since an October night in 1997. Stepping out in faith is something I practice on a regular basis.

Ironically, I'm currently participating in a bible study, with an awesome group of women, called "If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat." We often talk about "stepping out of the boat." And for me, that's exactly what I do each morning when I wake up - I step out of my boat of safety, having faith that I'll be able to follow a healthy eating plan, and have the energy to workout, and that by doing those things, I will bring happiness and health into my life. If I didn't have faith in that, what would be the purpose?

The second part of the quote says that you just have to take the first step, even if you don't see the whole staircase. Which is interesting, since looking at a major weight loss seems like an eternal staircase with no end in sight. But if I choose to look at it in steps, the first is easy. All I have to do is follow a healthy eating plan and workout. Should be a no-brainer. And if I look at the next step as just losing 10 pounds, how hard can that be? And if each time I lose 10 pounds, I look to the next 10 pounds, pretty soon it will add up, and eventually spell out a major weight loss.

So I'm going to continue to step out in faith, and continue to look forward to the success that I will enjoy along the way.