Change Change Change

Published Friday, April 13, 2007 by Joshua | E-mail this post

I am constantly changing and this time for the better. On the outside it may seem like a subtle change....maybe even not at all but it is happening slowly. My reasons for beginning a workout routine originally were physical just like anyone else. I noticed that my desk job seemed to be a trap for those extra pounds and I was not very happy about the way I was always sick and always had no energy. But then something happened. Somewhere in the middle of the first week or two of working out God spoke to me and He is still speaking to me this constant message. I'm now changing more than just my outside appearance but my insides too. I go to the gym not only to burn calories but to spend time worshiping God and talking to God as I work out. I take better care of my health because God has a plan for me and I know I have been ignoring it for a long time and I cannot carry out His plan by sitting on the couch. I cannot continue to live without truly living, just going through the motions and not even pausing to wonder why I am doing the things that I am doing. I fall into my routines and forget why I am here.
I saw a animated kids movie last weekend called Meet the Robinsons. At the end of the movie there was a quote by Walt Disney that seemed to fit this message that God is giving me.

“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” - Walt Disney

So I am changing. This time for the better. And my goal is this: Wherever God may take me, whatever path He leads me on next, I will follow. I will train myself up and go out to serve Him in any way that is possible. And no matter what happens, I will keep moving forward.

I choose to not settle into a routine that gets me nowhere any longer. Each day I want to be a little bit closer to God than I was the day before and each day I want to make a little more progress in doing His will. It is Him that created me and Him that I serve. I serve an awesome God!! Full of love and grace more than words can describe!