Broken Scale

 

“That number can’t be right.  It isn’t right.  I’m sure.”  “Something is wrong with the scale.”  These are thoughts that came to my mind each time the scale reported a number to me that sounded astronomically high. 

I remember once anticipating a doctor’s appointment.  I was thinking about how I knew the scale at home was wrong and I was looking forward to getting an ACCURATE weight.  I went to the doctor’s appointment and weighed even more.  I justified it by pointing to my breakfast, clothes, shoes, etc.  AND… I used the variation in the two different numbers to ascribe them both as unreliable.

I was in such complete denial about my health I was willing to dismiss data, numbers, and hard facts. 

Maybe that’s where you are today.  If you find yourself arguing with scale, weighing multiple times because you’re sure the first number was wrong, or throwing out the number altogether, please know, I’ve been there. 

Some readers are quickly concluding that this as a form of insanity, but the reality is- this is a common behavior.  I can point to multiple examples of people that I personally know and have watched them re-write their realities as a means of coping and justifying their actions or decisions.  We are all susceptible to this in different areas of life, and my weight is not the only place where I have done this in the past. 

Here are the two truths I wish someone would have told me….

1)      The scale doesn’t lie. 

 If you’re that convinced that there is something wrong with your scale at home, have the courage to buy a new one.  And when both are reporting a problem to you, don’t look for ways or reasons to discredit the report. Look for the solution to the problem. 

 Stop investing energy into denying your reality and start investing that energy into finding ways to change your reality. 

 The scale isn’t lying to you.  Don’t lie to yourself.

 

2)      Seek Truth. 

 It’s a lot easier to believe lies when we’re not grounded in truth. 

 This is compounded because we live in the age of misinformation.  Everywhere you turn there are conflicting news “reports” on events, there are conflicting “data” and “statistics” from studies and trends, and there is an overwhelming number of people knowingly and intentionally publishing false information about others. 

 Plus, personal interactions from dishonest friends and family members who re-frame to avoid conflict.  Co-workers who are looking out for themselves at the expense of others.  …Lies come at us from every direction in life. 

 For me, grounded in truth means that I’m spending time in God’s Word, the Bible, every day.  Prayer is good and God does accomplish things through prayer, but we can pray “wrong.”  We can spend time in prayer and still convince ourselves of “truths” that aren’t from God. 

 The Bible, the inerrant word of God, is the only 100% reliable source of truth in this world (Psalm 199:160).  The more time you spend in scripture, the better equipped you will be to discern the overwhelming volume of truths and lies that we navigate on a daily basis. 

 Scripture tells us that Satan is the Father of Lies (John 8:44) and Jesus describes himself as The Truth (John 14:6).  It seems vague and abstract, but you can also choose to keep it simple.  Everything dishonest comes from Satan, while Jesus is described as “the Word” and “the Truth.” 

 Scripture is the antidote to the plague
of dishonesty in which we live.  

 

There is it is again- truths and lies.  You’ll never win in your physical health while you’re still losing the head game- still believing lies.  That’s what this series is all about- disbanding the lies that are holding us back from becoming the person that God intended us to be. 

Healthy individuals made in His image.

Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to encourage you in pursuit of your health. <3