Keto Diets and Resisting Temptation

My husband,Kyle, has started a journey to become more disciplined and healthy.  Over the last twenty years, he has had success and failures.  Kyle found the Keto diet to be very effective in losing weight.  So far he has lost over fifteen pounds in two weeks, but not without struggle.  He loves potatoes and fried food.  Last week, I visited the doctor for sinus issues, and Kyle decided to walk to KFC to get a soda.  While there, he realized there was nothing on the menu he could eat if he continued to follow the low-carb diet.  He mentioned he would have to avoid that restaurant if he wanted to continue to succeed.  That's the same way with temptation in our lives.  There is nothing Satan has that we need in our lives.  In order to follow Christ, we have to approach our spiritual walk the same way we approach a diet.  Is the gains from giving in worth what I will forfeit for just a brief moment of pleasure?  Will that moment be worth having to pull myself up from failure and start all over again?  Instead, we have to acknowledge that in order to remain strong, it is better to just avoid the temptation all-together.  As my husband noted that to remain successful on his diet meant avoiding the restaurant that would hurt his diet, avoiding the temptations that will hurt our walk with Christ is equally important.  So does this mean that I can never watch television, go online, or use social media?  Ask yourself, "Can I use these things and still remain faithful to God?"  If the answer is no, then re-evaluate their importance in your life.  Find accountability partners that will help you remain faithful to God.  Use accountability software/apps to help you stay strong.  Remember, discipline isn't only important in our diet.  It's important in our walk with God!

 Have a great week high-heeled warriors!

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