Today is my first entry on the Galatians 5:1 Life. Why Galatians 5:1? This scripture has become a life verse for me.
Galatians 5:1 “Standfast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
My Student Pastor, Kevin hooked me up with his blog and I loved it. I certainly don’t have the flair as he does but feel this is a great way to communicate. This is a forum for my friends and extended family to keep appraised of lessons in my life, updates in ministry and simply stuff. It is for those friends that are believers my brothers and sisters in Christ, and for my cherished non-believer friends too.
About four months ago I decided it was time to take my faith to another level. I was seeking consistency in my life, discipline in my spiritual walk, and a desire to grow closer to my Savior, Jesus. To those of my friends that are non-believers, it is a deep desire to experience ALL that God is, not just who we make Him out to be. But for this to happen, there needed to be a strong foundation. I compare it to my River Run experience last year. Mt son Steven and I trained for 12 weeks to complete the run before "the bus" came around to pick up those behind the cut-off time. That was our goal, completing the race. The fellowship along the journey in those 12 weeks was awesome; Steven and I had a blast.
Well it is now 7 months later and I am training EARLY this year because my GOAL is different for the race. I want to run more, walk less. I want a better time than 2 hrs and 40 minutes. (Hey, we still WAY beat the bus!!) So, in order to meet my goals, my training has to be different. I need more endurance, this isn’t a sprint. I need to run farther in my training. See what I mean? Same run, same streets, same distance of 9.23 miles. But I want a different outcome. What will it take? Training and effort and consistency. Slowly challenging myself to push a bit more each week. Add 5 more steps here. Run to the green roof house next time. Swim one more lap.
The same applies to my spiritual walk. I am secure in my salvation in Jesus. I have had a personal relationship with Him for four years. My desire to deepen my relationship causes me to consider...what am I doing to deepen my faith? Have I matured in Him? Am I more disciplined and consistent than when I was first New in Him? Am I tripped up with the same temptations that tripped me up 5 years ago? The process to get the desired results in my faith is the same for the River Run. Consistency and discipline are areas I need to “train in” . The Bible says in
1 Timothy 4:7-8 (New International Version) 7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
1 Corinthians 9:24-25 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
Last year at the beginning of the training I could run for 1 minute before I had to stop. Then after 12 weeks I could actually run a mile without stopping. This year, that is my start point. One mile, 17 minutes. Hey, it’s a start!! I have consistently worked out 3 days a week and two of those times being jogging. My goal is to run for 30 minutes without stopping. I’ve reached 22 minutes before. But I want a consistent pace. Building upon an already established work..moving forward, same with my faith..moving forward going deeper.
Galatians 5:1 “Standfast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
My Student Pastor, Kevin hooked me up with his blog and I loved it. I certainly don’t have the flair as he does but feel this is a great way to communicate. This is a forum for my friends and extended family to keep appraised of lessons in my life, updates in ministry and simply stuff. It is for those friends that are believers my brothers and sisters in Christ, and for my cherished non-believer friends too.
About four months ago I decided it was time to take my faith to another level. I was seeking consistency in my life, discipline in my spiritual walk, and a desire to grow closer to my Savior, Jesus. To those of my friends that are non-believers, it is a deep desire to experience ALL that God is, not just who we make Him out to be. But for this to happen, there needed to be a strong foundation. I compare it to my River Run experience last year. Mt son Steven and I trained for 12 weeks to complete the run before "the bus" came around to pick up those behind the cut-off time. That was our goal, completing the race. The fellowship along the journey in those 12 weeks was awesome; Steven and I had a blast.
Well it is now 7 months later and I am training EARLY this year because my GOAL is different for the race. I want to run more, walk less. I want a better time than 2 hrs and 40 minutes. (Hey, we still WAY beat the bus!!) So, in order to meet my goals, my training has to be different. I need more endurance, this isn’t a sprint. I need to run farther in my training. See what I mean? Same run, same streets, same distance of 9.23 miles. But I want a different outcome. What will it take? Training and effort and consistency. Slowly challenging myself to push a bit more each week. Add 5 more steps here. Run to the green roof house next time. Swim one more lap.
The same applies to my spiritual walk. I am secure in my salvation in Jesus. I have had a personal relationship with Him for four years. My desire to deepen my relationship causes me to consider...what am I doing to deepen my faith? Have I matured in Him? Am I more disciplined and consistent than when I was first New in Him? Am I tripped up with the same temptations that tripped me up 5 years ago? The process to get the desired results in my faith is the same for the River Run. Consistency and discipline are areas I need to “train in” . The Bible says in
1 Timothy 4:7-8 (New International Version) 7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
1 Corinthians 9:24-25 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
Last year at the beginning of the training I could run for 1 minute before I had to stop. Then after 12 weeks I could actually run a mile without stopping. This year, that is my start point. One mile, 17 minutes. Hey, it’s a start!! I have consistently worked out 3 days a week and two of those times being jogging. My goal is to run for 30 minutes without stopping. I’ve reached 22 minutes before. But I want a consistent pace. Building upon an already established work..moving forward, same with my faith..moving forward going deeper.
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Karen, I like it! - Revkev www.pluth.org
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