Working Out, an analogy from my quiet time
thoughts this morning 
Something
I learned years ago when our son was in physical therapy as a child, is just “how-to”
engage muscles. We can work out, stretch that leg or arm, reach for the skies
and never engage. All of that may be accomplished by gravity on the skeletal
system and tendon moving, having never engaged muscles. So, after years of
working out there may be no muscle strength, no excess weight loss, no building
up of the body!
So
it is with our spiritual “workouts”. We can go to church, hear sermons, be
involved in ministries…ALL with no spiritual muscle engagement. We may have all the "right" movements, all the outward signs of "being spiritual", we
may have the intellectual answer, the Sunday school answer, but no inside/soul changing attitude of
grace.
Spiritual
growth is about engagement, not ministry for the sake of ministering…growth is
in the application. Being smart and intelligent are not really verbs, they are empty without
action. So, I am so very happy to be ENGAGED in this book study with you, my friends!
May the God of hop fill you with all joy and peace as
you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy
Spirit.
Romans 15:13
I read Jeanie's blog again and it got me thinking (as I felt very brain dead on Tueseday) that I need to put more into my time with God and understand what He is telling me. I know that I have grown closer, but still yearn to be even closer to Him and His grace. This means not just "checking" the box or knowing the correct answer, but to question? Thank you ladies for your support, encouragement, and prayers. I look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday... Kathie G
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