Food for thought

"When thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee." John 1:48


"The private relationship of worshipping God is the great essential of fitness." Oswald Chambers

" I got the music in me" , what about the spirit?

In my life I know the way I have handled some situations and well, let's just say it wasn't pretty. If we are followers of Jesus we can all look back and have regrets and that's not a bad thing necessarily . We cannot regret if we have not grown. If we do not take care of our physical bodies when we look in the mirror our reflection will not lie. The rare times I set foot in a gym , I'm amazed at the effort put out by so many at all hours of the day and night. Now don't get me wrong I could definitely benefit from even a small part of their incentive physically, and I know our bodies are to be a holy temple. We should take the best care of them we can. What I don't see is spiritual evidence of why so many work so hard at being fit. Could it be that when the spiritual crises comes, the workouts that we are so diligent about will prove no help at all? There are many good reasons for exercising , I know I feel better and have more energy but I also find it easy to slack off and stop, why?...because I get lazy! We live in the spirit of busyness and our excuses for not doing the things we feel we should boil down to time. Everyone seems to be in agreement that there isn't enough time . Time my friends is not the issue or the problem. If your life is hectic try stepping outside the time table of your circumstances. Look at your life as if you were observing someone else. Don't let your mind start making excuses, take your thoughts captive. Make an inventory of your priorities and don't put in "because". Because I have children I must...or because I have bills to pay... I'm not saying throw all your responsibilities to the wind. What I am saying is " God's ways are not our ways, His thoughts are not our thoughts." "Teach me your ways oh Lord so I may walk in your truth." time is not the issue to God but our heart is. We will never be able to be fit spiritually if we do not spend our time with God.If we were to hold up a mirror to see our spiritual reflection would we like what we see? It's hard to imagine that if we determine to surrender all, God will take care of the rest. We will indeed still be responsible but to a whole new level. Our attitude and priorities will be adjusted in a major way. Determine to be obedient when you would rather... We all have mountain tops and valleys in our lives but Jesus is beside us every step of the way, "Lo I am with you always, even till the end of the age" We are the ones that get distracted and wander off and those are the very times we need Him most. " The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." Do we really believe this? When life gets or stays out of control try praying the 23 Psalm. refocus refocus refocus! love to all in Christ Jesus C:)