So...this month has been tough. I have had a lot of things going on... honestly it has felt like a constant up hill battle! As of Monday, 2 days ago I had not lost any weight for the month of October (which is very discouraging), but I am not done! I watched the biggest loser last night and I was reminded of the fact that this is a 1 day at a time thing. They work out for 5-6 hours per day on the show, they cut there calories as low as possible (w/ doctor supervision) and one of the biggest dudes on the show only lost 2 pounds for the week! So...I am not done! I am not giving up and I have a bunch of people that are watching me go through this process. I am trying to grow in the discipline of counting calories and kicking my tail in the gym as much as I can! I lost 12.2 lbs in the month of September which brings my total loss for the year to 53.3 lbs! But I am not done!
I am not sure yet if my weigh in is going to be this Sunday or the following, but whenever it is, I will stand up and show what I have done...whether I have lost or not (I will keep you posted). Don't give up!
You hear me??? Don't give up on your dreams, on the things God has called you to do! A wise man told me in recent weeks, that people think walking in God's WILL is easy! It isn't! It was not easy for Jesus to say: Father, your will be done and than to follow through and go to the cross for US! It was not easy for the early church to undergo persecution, a lot of them facing death because they wanted to live out their FAITH! Life is not easy and following CHRIST is not easy and pursuing the things he has called us to do is not going to be EASY! But...as the Rita Springer song so appropriately says...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT ALL!
Be encouraged! Keep Chasing the GOOSE! Please keep praying for me and amber as we continue on this journey! And whatever you do...don't give up! IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT ALL!
October 22, 2008
updates as of right now 11:23 am on october 22nd!
-# of pledges that I have received thus far: 23-
-of those 23 pledges 14 people have turned in their donation-
-so far each pound that I lose is worth: $36.50-
-so far the amount of money that has been raised (turned in): $596.55-
-I also have a friend (Sean Miller) that is going to use this donation per pound idea to raise money for his youth group...which I thought was pretty cool that someone is using our idea!-
So...this month has been tough. I have had a lot of things going on... honestly it has felt like a constant up hill battle! As of Monday, 2 days ago I had not lost any weight for the month of October (which is very discouraging), but I am not done! I watched the biggest loser last night and I was reminded of the fact that this is a 1 day at a time thing. They work out for 5-6 hours per day on the show, they cut there calories as low as possible (w/ doctor supervision) and one of the biggest dudes on the show only lost 2 pounds for the week! So...I am not done! I am not giving up and I have a bunch of people that are watching me go through this process. I am trying to grow in the discipline of counting calories and kicking my tail in the gym as much as I can! I lost 12.2 lbs in the month of September which brings my total loss for the year to 53.3 lbs! But I am not done!
I am not sure yet if my weigh in is going to be this Sunday or the following, but whenever it is, I will stand up and show what I have done...whether I have lost or not (I will keep you posted). Don't give up!
You hear me??? Don't give up on your dreams, on the things God has called you to do! A wise man told me in recent weeks, that people think walking in God's WILL is easy! It isn't! It was not easy for Jesus to say: Father, your will be done and than to follow through and go to the cross for US! It was not easy for the early church to undergo persecution, a lot of them facing death because they wanted to live out their FAITH! Life is not easy and following CHRIST is not easy and pursuing the things he has called us to do is not going to be EASY! But...as the Rita Springer song so appropriately says...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT ALL!
Be encouraged! Keep Chasing the GOOSE! Please keep praying for me and amber as we continue on this journey! And whatever you do...don't give up! IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT ALL!
So...this month has been tough. I have had a lot of things going on... honestly it has felt like a constant up hill battle! As of Monday, 2 days ago I had not lost any weight for the month of October (which is very discouraging), but I am not done! I watched the biggest loser last night and I was reminded of the fact that this is a 1 day at a time thing. They work out for 5-6 hours per day on the show, they cut there calories as low as possible (w/ doctor supervision) and one of the biggest dudes on the show only lost 2 pounds for the week! So...I am not done! I am not giving up and I have a bunch of people that are watching me go through this process. I am trying to grow in the discipline of counting calories and kicking my tail in the gym as much as I can! I lost 12.2 lbs in the month of September which brings my total loss for the year to 53.3 lbs! But I am not done!
I am not sure yet if my weigh in is going to be this Sunday or the following, but whenever it is, I will stand up and show what I have done...whether I have lost or not (I will keep you posted). Don't give up!
You hear me??? Don't give up on your dreams, on the things God has called you to do! A wise man told me in recent weeks, that people think walking in God's WILL is easy! It isn't! It was not easy for Jesus to say: Father, your will be done and than to follow through and go to the cross for US! It was not easy for the early church to undergo persecution, a lot of them facing death because they wanted to live out their FAITH! Life is not easy and following CHRIST is not easy and pursuing the things he has called us to do is not going to be EASY! But...as the Rita Springer song so appropriately says...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT ALL!
Be encouraged! Keep Chasing the GOOSE! Please keep praying for me and amber as we continue on this journey! And whatever you do...don't give up! IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT ALL!
October 16, 2008
so...things have been crazy...
and I have not blogged or sent out an email in a while..sorry for that! Things have been crazy, God is still blowing my mind and I can not help but wake up with expectancy! For some reason I have this overwhelming sense of great anticipation and whether I have a good day or a bad day I still feel excited! My weight loss this month seems pretty much non-existent, but I still have hope and I am going to keep moving forward even if my numbers have not dropped yet! The election is coming up...political agenda's are all over the place, the economy is going crazy, and people are freaking out...but GOD is still GOD! Things do not always work out the way we expect/want...but the fact still remains...GOD is still GOD! I preached at youth group last night about..."Don't forget...TRUST!" And towards the end of my sermon God gave me this scripture!
Psalm 20:7-8 NKJV
-7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God. 8 They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright. Now...most of us do not have chariots or horses, but back in the day chariots and horses were signs of wealth, power, jobs, stuff, etc...and back in the day people put their trust in their to stuff, And we do the same thing today! God wants us to put our trust in him. Our stuff will let us down, our money will let us down, people will let us down...but GOD is still GOD! I know the statement "God is still God" does not mean very much to most people, but if we really believe that...if we really live our lives knowing and serving a God that is the real deal...if it is evident to everyone that this whole faith thing is more than just words for us and more than just a feeling of comfort...I really believe it will give hope! When things fall apart God is still God and he deserves the glory, when people hurt us or let us down God is still God and we can trust in the fact that even though things do not always make sense, GOD will not let us down! I am trying with all of my heart to remember that God is still God! And as I struggle and fight everyday and I try so desperately to live and walk by faith...I am once again reminded of my need for this God! Jesus...help us to trust you...help us to live for you...help us to allow you to live through us! Love you all, be encouraged, chase the goose! -pjimmy akers
October 8, 2008
junk...
you ever have a lot of junk going on? well we all experience it from time to time...some junk is "good" junk and some junk is "bad" junk! So let me throw some "good" junk (a top 10 if you will) out there...God knows we got enough of the other kind!
1-God has blessed us with another day!
2-My weight loss adventure has been tough so far this month...but GOD IS IN CONTROL!
3-There is a lot of bad/confusing junk happening in our lives and in our world...but GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL!
4-The Belt is Looser fund raiser so far has rocked...I will update you on how much we have raised so far as well as how much a pound is worth very, very soon!
5-We saw an incredible movie that you should go see called "Fireproof"!
6-I am reading an awesome book..that I highly recommend called "Wild Goose Chase" by Pastor Mark Batterson. It is a sequel to "In a pit with a Lion on a snowy day"!
7-God gave me a new song yesterday called "Daybreak is upon us"! If you want to check out the rough recording that I did today go to my myspace and click on the title of the song - Daybreak is upon us! www.myspace.com/jimmyakersmusic
8-Saturday Oct. 18 I am playing at the harford fall fest (a fund raiser festival - free to get in - to raise money for the homeless of harford county) at 11:30 am for 30 minutes and 1pm for 45 minutes! Adam Bright is also playing! Here is the link for info www.harfordfallfest.com
9-I love my WIFE! you should love your spouse too (if you got one)!
...and last but not least...
10-ignite youth group tonight is going to be off the charts!
thank you for praying...thank you for reading...be encouraged...try not to get caught up in the bad junk!
-jimmy akers
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