It is time to work-out!

Last night Ray and I went to the gym to do our regular work-out, and
we were so surprised to see the gym just about packed. We kinda
chuckled to ourselves because everyone is just realizing that summer
is just about here, and they can no longer hide under those big bulky
sweatshirts. Everyone is there to get results fast and easy. Those of
you that have worked out before know that it’s anything BUT easy. It
takes discipline, dedication and lots of hard work. I love the
different groups of people you see at the gym. There’s chatty Catie
who spends most of her time talking with her friends and lightly
tossing a 5lb. ball. There’s heavy weight Harry who tries to lift way
to much weight and makes enough noise to erupt a volcano. There’s lazy
Larry, this guy wants results but isn’t willing to work for them. Then
there’s newbie Nancy, she tries hard, but a lot of the time does
exercises incorrectly. And then finally…there’s precise Pete, this guy
has invested time and energy into learning everything he can about his
body, and how he can get the best results. He does his work out
smooth, correctly, and he pushes himself until it hurts, and did I
mention he’s pretty much jack’d? Okay, so you might be wondering what
my point is of this blog. Well…here it is…the Bible says the end is
drawing nigh, so that means now more than ever we need to be telling
our friends and family about the Lord. We need to be living the
Christian life. Don’t be like that person that joins the gym a month
before summer so they can get in shape for the beach. Let’s start
making a difference now. Don’t be like chatty Catie…The Christian that
has a weak relationship with the Lord and spends her time gossiping
about other people. Or heavy weight Harry…the Christian that does
little for the kingdom of Heaven but is full of pride and wants
everyone to know of the little he does do. Lazy Larry is a bad place
to be. You want to go to Heaven, but you don’t want to read your
Bible, pray or help out in Church. If your newbie Nancy…you’re okay.
You know why? Because you’ve joined the gym, you’ve started working
out. You might not be doing everything correctly, but that’s because
you don’t know any different. The awesome thing about you is you can
dig in. Get plugged into a discipleship program. Learn all you can
about the Lord, there’s books, internet, Church programs. You’re going
to grow in leaps and bounds; you’re going to build muscle. Precise
Pete is pretty much our goal…we need to aim to have our Christian life
with God solid. Rock hard. Un-movable. We need to be an example and
encouragement to others. We need to serve the Lord until it hurts.
Don’t be content just to toss that 5lb ball…go beyond that…step out of
that comfort zone. Make a difference.