This week's blog is going to be about how strong we are and how we can become stronger and closer to Jesus in our every day lives. As some of you know me very well, you know that I LOVE to workout. I mean, I REALLY enjoy working up a sweat, ripping muscles and becoming fit. Some of you think that is probably slightly on the insane side, I say at the end of the day I'll feel 100% better about working hard and trying to be healthy. Working out, in the grand scheme of things, is a pretty simple concept, think about it, the more you exercise (and do them properly) and work on having a healthy eating habit, the stronger you'll become and the better your body will perform in all areas of your life, including immune system. On the other hand, if you never work out, don't really try to practice healthy eating habits, your body's muscles are more weak than they should be, you probably get some love handles and a belly on you, maybe some pudge right there around the triceps, and you're more opt to getting sick and to be injured as well when you do get physical. To me there is nothing more satisfying than seeing my body transform on a weekly basis (sometimes) to reach my goal; which is to have a lean cut body.
The same is also true for my spiritual muscles. If I'm not getting my daily dose of God's word and applying it to my life the best I know how, praying continuously, and even talking to other people about Jesus, whether they are believers or not, my spiritual muscles become weak. Let's unpack this a little bit. Personally for me, I love reading my bible, like, I freaking LOVE reading my bible. There is so much knowledge and wisdom to be taken from it, and Jesus has pretty good sense of humor, dude makes me laugh. I also love reading other books on growing in my faith. I thrive to learn and never want to be complacent in my walk with Christ. When I am CONSISTENTLY reading God's word, actually studying it and applying it to my life, my spiritual life will become stronger, and healthier. If I don't, it becomes weak and I become distant from God. The good news is, you can be as close to God as you want to be. But, there have been times in the past when I hadn't read my bible for a few days, and I noticed things; my attitude was more negative, taking my thoughts captive becomes nearly impossible, I'm almost a different person. I just simply struggled, some of the things that I fight the most, (like lust, along with every other man) became easier to give into. Now when I say fight, I'm saying I don't surrender to whatever sin is in my face at that time. A little hint, as I mentioned in an earlier blog, sexual impurity will harm your relationship with Christ more than you can possibly imagine, trust me.
It is very important to understand that if you want to have an amazing relationship with
Jesus, and other people, the amount of time you spend with Him, the stronger you'll become.
Like any other relationship, you can't get to know someone unless you spend time with them. You're
life will dramatically change the more time you spend pursuing Jesus. Another great way to grow
in your walk with Christ, attend church! The people around you that also love Jesus will have a
greater impact than you might think. If you're feeling distant from God, don't think that you're
supposed to be waiting on Him to blow your mind and life changes drastically. He might be
waiting on you. Know that He WANTS a relationship with YOU! And He is ALWAYS faithful! Allow
His love for you to draw you closer to Him.
Have a great week and I pray ths week's blog has helped! God Bless!
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