Exercising for Christ
I have been praying about my schedule and how I can better manage my time for Christ.I have a full schedule yet I feel I would like to accomplish more without taking away from the ministries I now have. God has let me understand that all I need to do is lean on Him and organize my time better. As I have asked Him for victory over this I have been amazed to see the improvements. One of the areas of concern is exercise. I feel the need for exercise yet I have no time in my schedule. So I asked God for help in this area.
One day as I was walking from the parking lot at work to my work area, I spotted an exercise machine. It was a rowing machine that some one was throwing away. I stopped and looked at it and found that it was broken in areas that could not be easily repaired. Fortunately God has blessed me with a talent to create ways of repairs. After looking over the problem, I found a solution and manufactured parts which are much stronger than originally manufactured.
So now I am able to work out at work by going to work a little earlier than before. Praise the Lord!!!
God always answers prayers.
Often it seems that God waits until the very last moment to answer our prayers. Why do you suppose that He works in this way? I have spoken to many people about this and they all agree that He does seem to work in this way.
We know that God has a purpose behind every detail, so what could the purpose of this approach be? Could it be He is exercising our faith?
Yes we are in training for the greatest battle ever fought. Praise the Lord for the opportunity He is blessing you with, He is exercising your faith. Unwavering Faith in God is the only weapon that is always effective in this war that we as God’s people are involved in.
The Apostle Paul says it well:
Eph 3:17 So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,
Eph 3:18 May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,
Eph 3:19 And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.
Only God can win this battle our part in this cosmic conflict is to allow God to live in us fully. This is how Christ was able to be victorious.
Blessings
Tony