“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23
It’s time for a restart…
Summer is great! We relax our schedules, our rigidity of the school-year calendar, and have a lot more family time. Relaxing is good when it comes to letting go of the busy-ness that can crowd daily life but relaxing can also be a bad thing. Really? How? Well, with all this relaxing comes a falling down on daily personal time with God, consistent reading of scripture by myself and with my children, allowing more unhealthy foods to creep back into our diets, and only doing the minimal requirements when it comes to physical activity.
So, with all this relaxing, I have come to the conclusion that I need to restart. Restart my spiritual journey, my healthy whole foods journey, and my physical journey – not just for me, but for my whole family. And, trust me when I say from experience that not one of these three things (faith, food, or fitness) can be done without the other!
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
And, so, I am beginning this new blog, one that focuses first on faith in Jesus, and second, how I want to live out my physical health and nutrition in a way that offers honor and glory to the One who created me. I am not an expert in fitness; nor am I a dietician or have a degree in nutrition and I will never claim to be an expert on any of this. I still consider myself an immature Christian; even though I was raised by loving Christian parents and in Christian schools, only in the last few years have I really begun to develop that true relationship with Christ that I have so longed for. I just hope to offer my experience and honesty.
Was there one major event in my life that triggered this? No, just that small still voice I hear when I am dedicated to spending my time with the Lord that says to me to live this way and share it with others. God has put this mission on my heart and I hope that you can benefit from it too.
Faith, Food, and Fitness 