Isn't it funny how every spring people aim at getting their "summer figure"? During the fall and winter we tend to relax...relax our eating...relax our exercise(the weather isn't nice enough for walking outside)...relax our mindset. Don't get me wrong, I am ALL for relaxing...when I am given that cherished time.
As spring approaches, we pull out our bathing suits hold them up to ourselves or if we are brave, try them on. Not only do we notice a few added pounds...but we are winter white. Our perspective is off. We tell ourselves..."ok, it is time to start working out...eating right...."Well it is great that we want to get in shape and eat right. The thing is (and this is not a writing on health and nutrition), we SHOULD be eating right and exercising ALL YEAR LONG!
What would happen if we treated our spiritual bodies the way we treat our physical bodies? "Well, ok (sigh) time to dust off the Bible, pull out some praise and worship cd's, open my journal again (wow was it really 3 months ago that I last wrote?).....Our "God Place" (temple of the Holy Spirit) would deteriorate. The "muscle tone" would become "flabby"....we lose that countenance of Christian living (like winter white skin)...our "sparkle" in our eyes disappears. If we don't continually maintain our spiritual lives...it becomes very evident. Please, though, if you need to pick up and begin maintenance again, do it! There are no excuses...just begin again!
Whatever works for you to continue in your daily walk with Jesus do it. Find the time that works for you and the resources that you enjoy. I always encourage keeping a journal simply because it is good to write down our thoughts, prayers, and poems and at times go back to them simply to see what God has held our hand through or carried us through...and to keep track of spiritual growth. I encourage you; Shape Up in the Savior.
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