Day 11

Day 11– February, 24, 2010

It has been many days since yesterday for me.  An inability to express myself appeared and remained close beside me for quite a while.  But, today, I have new found liberty.  Have you ever found yourself in a dream-like state while fully awake?  That was how it felt until one morning a co-worker started talking to me about the gym.  God had been speaking to me about the exercise and my food intake throughout my silence.  “A little does a lot Lando.” Even now the words echo through my mind.  His promptings came often, and yet I forgot a second later.  Not true.  I chose to block His voice out of my head so that I may indulge in that ever tempting excess of “Must haves” and lay prostrate on my Bedded altar – a self made prisoner to the growing flesh once called my abdomen. But that morning, I listened with interest and made a decision – I am joining the gym.  I put into action that same afternoon what I had decided in my mind.  My Mind was made up and it told my body what we would do.  Isn’t that just something, a new mind set has pushed me to do what God wanted all along (He would have me do it at a much cheaper cost, but that’s another days writing).  Armed with determination and a renewed mind I began my journey into sweat and self-control.  One month later, my mind is still set to loose weight and gain a healthy body.  Daily, the bible says we re-new our minds and I have learnt that this is no different. Every day I have to push myself to do what I am doing – go to the gym.  I force myself to do what I don’t want to do, because it takes discipline and sweat and sometimes a few tears.  But my mind is made up.  I will not turn back.

Romans 12

Living Sacrifices

 1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Prayer:

Lord, your word tells me to re-new my mind daily.  I never fully understood the depth of this verse until recently.  Father I know it takes more than words to do something, and action is required. Faith without work is dead indeed. So I thank you for the action that matches to my passion.  I thank you for a renewed and sound mind from you.  I thank you that you will strengthen when I grow weary.  I thank you that my mind is finally aligning with the truth.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.