How many times have we heard that? We talk about the new diet craze… lose weight quick- NO EXERCISE… woop woop… DREAM come true! Right? C’mon… we’ve all been there. Wanting the quick fix.
Sometimes they work. The weight comes right off. But as soon as you quit drinking 2 shakes a day instead of a #5 at Whataburger… or you quit taking that magical pill that melts the pounds away… what happens? Yep… the weight comes.right.back.on… on many occasions it brings along some extra “friends”.
Yes, no exercise… that evil… ugly… horrible… no good word- EXERCISE!
If you think about it our relationship with God is the same. Often times we look for the “quick fix”… we go to confession, we go to Sunday service, we throw in a Wednesday night service, a weekend event and we think that is enough. That is all we need to do. And because we do those things we “allow” ourselves to continue living our life the way we always have… because- hey, we can’t be perfect… right?!
Just like that magic diet pill… we take it… but then we eat the burger & fries… it will NOT work in the long run {trust me}…
No, we can’t be perfect. But we do need to do our best to be obedient. We need to {yes, here is THAT word again} EXERCISE our faith. Exercise what we “learn” through scripture, church service… DAILY!
Obedience puts us on solid ground.
God is not asking us for a season of obedience but for a lifestyle of obedience.
Don’t depend on your own wisdom. Respect the LORD and refuse to do wrong.
Obedience is remembering and choosing God in everything we do, choosing to walk
in His steps and following the path He has set for us….
It is difficult to do… and honestly, probably impossible – unless you’ve truly given your heart over to the Lord… because that is when He is completely in control of YOU- and for Him- NOTHING is impossible!
Make the decision to make a lifestyle change…
That is truly the only way to go.
I am still a work in progress… I am slipping off the path way to much right now… gossip… judging… and I am truly trying to get a grasp on that. What are your struggles? How do you think you can work with yourself?
God wants ALL of you ALL the time… not just when it is the “cool” thing to do.
Dancing with Cinderella 
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