So last night I attended an "It Works" Party. I saw some really amazing before and after photos of hair growth and body toning with the products. So, I wrapped my arms to see if maybe just possibly I'd end up looking like I had been toning them for years....unfortunately...my dream of instantaneous change did not come true. Although a small change was visibly noticeable in the before and after, it wasn't drastic. I was told one wrap was a treat and four were a treatment... SIGH.... I guess there is no overnight solution. Do the "It Works" wraps work...maybe... but the jury is still out on that one. It could take days and several more wraps before the change I would like to see would ever take place.
Change is hard, if you want your body to change...it definitely won't be an overnight thing, and you won't make it happen by doing the same you've always done. Change requires change...change in habits, lifestyle, and focus. I think if anyone really wants to see change in their body, they have to change the way they eat, drink, and how much they exercise, and it will require dedication and drive to accomplish that change. The same goes for our walk with God.
The apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:12, "I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need." He learned how to be steady in all things... it was not an overnight thing but rather a learned thing. To grow strong in our walk with God to the point where we are immovable when "life" happens...is something that will require hard work and dedication to accomplish. Trials and temptations will come...and that is a good thing because the more we exercise our spiritual body, the stronger it will grow.
Food, drink, and exercise shape our physical bodies, but learning how to handle trials and temptations with the Word, prayer, and a lifestyle of living for Him shapes our spiritual bodies. There is no miracle solution. Both require work! If you're feeling like you struggle through each and every day with your spiritual health waning ...and need to get it tone, the first thing to do is begin to renew your mind daily....feeding yourself with the truth of His Word. The more you do it, the toner and stronger your spiritual body will become. He will make your feet like hind's feet...strong and able to easily scale the biggest mountains.
Change is hard and sometimes long in coming...but it is not impossible. You just have to get out there and do it. Are you ready to make a change?
Change is hard, if you want your body to change...it definitely won't be an overnight thing, and you won't make it happen by doing the same you've always done. Change requires change...change in habits, lifestyle, and focus. I think if anyone really wants to see change in their body, they have to change the way they eat, drink, and how much they exercise, and it will require dedication and drive to accomplish that change. The same goes for our walk with God.
The apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:12, "I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need." He learned how to be steady in all things... it was not an overnight thing but rather a learned thing. To grow strong in our walk with God to the point where we are immovable when "life" happens...is something that will require hard work and dedication to accomplish. Trials and temptations will come...and that is a good thing because the more we exercise our spiritual body, the stronger it will grow.
Food, drink, and exercise shape our physical bodies, but learning how to handle trials and temptations with the Word, prayer, and a lifestyle of living for Him shapes our spiritual bodies. There is no miracle solution. Both require work! If you're feeling like you struggle through each and every day with your spiritual health waning ...and need to get it tone, the first thing to do is begin to renew your mind daily....feeding yourself with the truth of His Word. The more you do it, the toner and stronger your spiritual body will become. He will make your feet like hind's feet...strong and able to easily scale the biggest mountains.
Change is hard and sometimes long in coming...but it is not impossible. You just have to get out there and do it. Are you ready to make a change?