Am trying my size 36 trousers on, getting ready for church and immediately they obey the laws of gravity. Am lucky this is happening in the confines of my house. So, I tighten my belt; I drill a new hole on it, all in an attempt to hold on to my precious old pair of trousers. To think that I was closing in on size 38 a year and a half ago, and now probably near 33 is phenomenal. Habits create results, even ones not intended for.
Now, many times we purpose to change. Even declare it publicly and create blogs about it, LOL. We declare and start living a sober life. We abhor and strictly keep away from sexual perversion. We decide to do what's noble, just and right. And we succeed for a while. We're happy, and think we're past the old selves, and gradually start associating with old company that controlled our past habits. The power of association cannot be taken lightly. The Holy book states that 'bad company spoils good morals'.In the couple of weeks I have been in my new house there is a line of thought I have associated with; that am too busy with work to maintain the workout routine. Coupled with fast and unhealthy food choices, I could find myself spiralling back to the plus sizes. God forbid.
Now that I have shed off extra baggage I ought to look for new pants that fit. Keeping the old ways/ clothes certainly gives room for negative expansion. New wine will just pour out of old wineskin, and old baggy pants will just make me look awkward. Similarly, the new you cannot coexist with the old friends. Watching and listening to the same stuff will backpeddle the progress. Visiting old social places will revive passions and desires that ought to have been dead and buried . Maintaining the same old eating habits will fast track the onset of health related complications.
He who is in Christ, has become a new creation; the old is gone. And as 2 Pac said, 'lets change the way we eat, change the way we live and let's change the way we treat each other'.
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