Fit for the Kingdom

1 John 4:4 "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world"

You are of God. In fact, your body is a temple created by and occupied by God. The struggles that the world has placed on our backs are not there for us to carry alone nor are they placed upon us to become a part of us. In fact, they are placed on our backs merely to display our strength and dependence on He who dwells within us rather than to be the face of who we are when we enter a room. God can only be as big as you allow Him to be in your life and He can only utilize the amount of space that you give Him. Sometimes we can unknowingly have the mindset that we are bigger than God expecting Him to do big things in our lives while we only give Him a small part of us. Understand and believe that God is bigger than your problems and stronger than your struggles so then your faith becomes bigger than your fear. This understanding will turn your stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

As I write I'm reminded of instances in my childhood when I tried to do something on my own, repeatedly failing, while my mother (unbeknownst to me) watched and waited until I asked for help. While she would never allow me to cause harm to myself she also would not intervene without me acknowledging that I needed her help. So, it's not that God doesn't see you struggling it's the fact that you haven't acknowledged that you need Him during your struggle. Or perhaps you've asked for His helped, but instead of allowing Him to do it His way you're trying to show Him how to fix it your way (as if it hasn't repeated failed).

God has a unique method of communication with us in that He operates in the spirit. Therefore, when we invite Christ into our lives He intertwines His spirit with our spirit (which is housed in our physical body) giving us the ability to feel and sense His presence. Contrarily, by inviting God into our lives we give Him permission to live through us, speak through us, and act through us.In accordance with our June challenge my focus is being faithful to my health (my physical body). Whether we realize it or accept it as true our physical health plays a role in how fit we are for the kingdom. If we allow our bodies to be become dysfunctional (meaning we can't actively work for the Kingdom) we then become unfit feeling fatigue, sluggish, and unenthused day in and day out. Health living starts from within encompassing the mind, body and spirit; therefore, if we're inviting God to live within us we have to make sure the living conditions are appropriate for Him to complete His work. Are you fit for the Kingdom?

P.S. My personal challenge this month is to be faithful to my health and fitness. In this challenge it is my goal to engage in clean eating 85% of the time and beginner exercise multiple times a week.

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