It's Sunday morning. My toddler woke me up bright and early, despite my late night in going to sleep. I'm pooped! Even my steaming hot cup of coffee can't jolt me out of my walking slumber yet.
I had plans to attend church this morning...not sure which church...but I wanted to wake up the family, cook a large breakfast, and go to church.
But truly, I am exhausted. So I'm not certain that I will go. We'll see.
My scripture today is found in 1 Corinthians 9, starting at verse 24.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever."
You know from reading my other journal entries that I have a membership to an athletic club. I go two or three times a week to exercise and keep my body physically fit. My routine has been to run on the treadmill for 20 minutes, getting my heart rate high enough to burn calories and make my heart physically stronger. Then I spend about 45 minutes lifting weights to strengthen and tone my muscles.
But what about my spirtual fitness? Do I have a spiritual fitness plan? For a long time, I did not. I've developed a morning routine of reading scripture, praying to God -- thanking Him for all of the blessings in my life and then asking for forgiveness of my sins, as well as praying for others in my life.
Maybe if I wrote out a spiritual fitness plan, it would look something like this:
- Read my Bible every day.
- Spend time in prayer every day.
- Pray for others.
- Do at least one loving thing for someone else each day.
- Try to please God in all I do.
Father, I pray that You will help me to train myself spiritually so that I might run the race to heaven...and win! Amen.
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