Back to the Basics
Sometimes it's good for us to go back to the basics.
I've just recently started going back to the gym to get this flabby body in shape! It would be nice to pick up where I left off several years ago when I was at the peak of being in shape – deadlifting 400lbs, squatting 375, and bench pressing 225 at a body weight of 185. In the early nineties, I had what is called a "14 inch drop" between my chest and my waist – 46" chest and a 32" waist (now I possess a "14 inch drop" as well – just the other way around)!
I would love to be able to pick up where I left off, but if I tried that, I would likely hurt myself pretty badly. In the past fifteen years, I've actually become unacquainted with the gym, and as a result I've lost much ground that I had previously gained.
I suspect that it's the same spiritually with many today.
Unfortunately, for many there was a point in time when they could point back at their life and define that as their "peak moment", spiritually-speaking. Looking at where they are today, it may well be that they are not as strong a Christian as they once were.
That's unfortunate.
Clearly throughout the Bible, we are expected to grow on a regular basis (Paul would say – "DAILY"!). If we have stagnated, or worse – lost ground over time, then the best thing we can do is get back to the basics: know that there IS a God. Know that He CREATED you. Believe that He LOVES you. Find out His PLAN for your life through His Son Jesus Christ. LIVE LIFE TO ITS "FULLEST", and GROW in His Grace every single day.
Maybe you need to get back to the basics and reacquaint yourself with the One Who died for you.
Maybe the time is now.
Pastor Howie
I've just recently started going back to the gym to get this flabby body in shape! It would be nice to pick up where I left off several years ago when I was at the peak of being in shape – deadlifting 400lbs, squatting 375, and bench pressing 225 at a body weight of 185. In the early nineties, I had what is called a "14 inch drop" between my chest and my waist – 46" chest and a 32" waist (now I possess a "14 inch drop" as well – just the other way around)!
I would love to be able to pick up where I left off, but if I tried that, I would likely hurt myself pretty badly. In the past fifteen years, I've actually become unacquainted with the gym, and as a result I've lost much ground that I had previously gained.
I suspect that it's the same spiritually with many today.
Unfortunately, for many there was a point in time when they could point back at their life and define that as their "peak moment", spiritually-speaking. Looking at where they are today, it may well be that they are not as strong a Christian as they once were.
That's unfortunate.
Clearly throughout the Bible, we are expected to grow on a regular basis (Paul would say – "DAILY"!). If we have stagnated, or worse – lost ground over time, then the best thing we can do is get back to the basics: know that there IS a God. Know that He CREATED you. Believe that He LOVES you. Find out His PLAN for your life through His Son Jesus Christ. LIVE LIFE TO ITS "FULLEST", and GROW in His Grace every single day.
Maybe you need to get back to the basics and reacquaint yourself with the One Who died for you.
Maybe the time is now.
"Father God,
Help me to remember that it all hinges upon Genesis 1:1 – 'In the beginning...GOD!'
If I can believe that, everything else in the Bible just logically follows.
Lord, I believe.
Help me in my unbelief.
In Jesus' Name – AMEN!"
Pastor Howie
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