Rewired for the Journey

  We live in a culture that is heavy on physical fitness. Athletics is big business with all the training and proper gear to wear. You have people who are into certain diets to boost energy and others to gain muscle mass. There is a big market for personal trainers. But what about being spiritually fit? First, make sure you are getting proper sleep. Secondly, get a proper meal for yourself. Hard to hear God with a growling stomach.  I am a gym rat and I love to bodybuild and walk on the treadmill three or four times a week. I will start doing Pickleball soon. I used to run cross-country and play basketball in school many decades ago. Being physically fit I believe helps us be spiritually fit also. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NRSVue 19. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20. For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. When you physically feel good you have the energy to

  Sometimes stories about people who become Christians and then their lives completely changed for the better in big flashy ways can be discouraging to Christians who did not have that complete over the top change. It makes Christians who did not have a big miraculous change wonder if they really are saved. Secondly, they could wonder what they are doing wrong when they struggle with sin and the other Christians don't seem to struggle at all with sin. Let's first address the big parade of miraculous change stories. No doubt big changes happen with people who convert to Jesus Christ. But realize it does not happen with everyone. I would say it is the exception to the rule. The key here is that some people open themselves up to Jesus with a stronger drive of commitment than others. I would also say that in some cases God wants to use their big change to draw others to regeneration through the Holy Spirit. Their big change witness brings hope for others and gives God the glory. No