Proverbs 24:10 “If you fail, fall apart, fall to pieces under pressure (in a crisis), your strength is too small, you weren’t very strong to begin with, there wasn’t much to you in the first place.” (NLT, MSG, &The Voice).
The first enemy of fitness is Disease, and the second enemy of fitness is Stress. The third enemy of fitness is Laziness. However, God’s heart for us is holistic fitness and strength—physical, spiritual, and mental fitness. Proverbs 31:17 “She girds herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task] and makes her arms strong and firm.” (AMPC, emphasis added). Because fitness impacts directly on your destiny, you and I need to build our strength such that we become unbreakable. And no matter what is thrown at us, nothing pushes us to the elastic limit and definitely not to the point of breaking mentally. Read the rest of this entry
Proverbs 24:10 “If you fail, fall apart, fall to pieces under pressure (in a crisis), your strength is too small, you weren’t very strong to begin with, there wasn’t much to you in the first place.” (NLT, MSG, & The Voice).
Fitness impacts directly on your destiny. Therefore, get up and work out. Get fit for yourself, your spouse, your children and for your destiny. You owe it to yourself, your life and to your God to be fit.
Proverbs 31:17 “She girds herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task] and makes her arms strong and firm.” (AMPC, emphasis added).
When you talk about fitness, we are talking about the holistic type of fitness. Not that the person has a pack of muscles, but is mentally deranged, or spiritually dead. Wholistic fitness means you are physically fit,
3 John 1:2 “dear friend, and I pray all goes well for you. I hope you are as strong in body, as I know you are in spirit.” (CEV)
In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, it will go well with you, and you will be strong in your body. We have been looking at the second enemy of fitness which is Stress. Some people claim that the reason
2 Kings 4:3-5 “And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbours… Pour oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.” So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another.”
Not only was this woman fit, but she could also deploy her fitness to secure a limitless financial future. Some people are energetic but not strong. Some are strong but not energetic. Not only was she energetic and strong, but she also had the necessary work ethic.
2 Kings 4:3-4 “Elisha: Borrow as many large empty containers as you can. Ask neighbours for anything they can give to you. Be sure to collect a lot of them. Then enclose yourself in a room with only you and your sons. Pour oil into as many of the containers as you can…” (The Voice)
Conspirators. Constituents. Comrades. Confidants. The fifth category of relationship you need in your life is the Commander. You need a commander in all the different areas of your life. Commanders are mostly called mentors.
2 Samuel 15:31 “When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, “O Lord, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!”
So far, we have looked at two of five of the types of relationships we need in our lives in order to be limitless and truly become all that God has called us to be. We need both Conspirators and Constituents.
Hebrews 4:12-13 “God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything… laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one can resist God’s Word. We can’t get away from it—no matter what.”
It is all about your faith. Do not lose your faith. Tied to your faith is your praise. If you do not lose your faith, you will not lose your praise. If you do not lose your praise, guess what? Your family will be restored. Your finances will be restored.
John 17:9,11 “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you… Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.”
We took a break to receive God’s gift for us at Christmas, the gift of His Son. It takes faith (believing) to receive God’s gift for us. It is all about faith, your faith. Luke 22:31-32 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you,
Isaiah 7:14 “All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).”
Jesus’ existence makes all the difference to humanity. God’s promise of the birth of Jesus became something that gave meaning to everyone. The challenge most times is that until you personalize and receive Him, your life continues to be meaningless.
