In sports there's nothing like getting a W to motivate you keep training for the next game. Well, your spiritual walk is the same. When you overcome in area that has in the past been a stronghold, it propels you to move forward and keep up the winning streak.
Today has been that kind of day for me. It started with not hitting snooze for an hour. I actually got up and got my day started as planned. I got in a great workout and got to hear a great message on tv while at the gym. I even had time to make breakfast and get to work on time. Most days I end up oversleeping and sometimes being as much as an hour late for work. And even though I slept late on those days, I would still sputter through the day feeling tired and making poor food choices because I didn't take the time to plan properly. Today, by contrast, I've had more energy than I've had in weeks. It was the win that I needed to motivate me to keep practicing and getting more wins in this area. Ironically, the message this morning on Kenneth Copeland's show was on nutrition and fitness and how as believers we have to be good stewards of our bodies. It's easy to think that the body is just superficial and believe that God is only concerned with our spirit. But we have to remember he put us here to work; actual real physical work. And we need to be in shape and fit to do all that He has called us to do. We're His tools, we've got to be in top working order.
This early morning victory over slothfulness, propelled me to more spiritual victories today. Because my mind was alert and had received the Word early this morning, it was ready for battle when the enemy came at me with a barrage of negative thoughts. I never realized how important being mentally alert is when it comes to battling these attacks. Imagine that you're half sleep or just woke up and someone comes up at punches you. Because of your drowsy state, you'd be totally caught off guard and knocked out. Well, that's how I've been spending so much time. In a drowsy stooper. And when satan would through negative thoughts my way, I'd get knocked out by them because I wasn't alert enough to fight back.
There are so many scriptures in the Bible that tells us to remain alert so that we don't fall into satan's traps, or miss God. In Matthew 13, Jesus talks about staying up and watchful because you don't know when He will return. I'm convinced that you can't be spiritually alert if your physically lethargic. You can be physically at rest and spiritually alert. But to be tired and drowsy your mind is no longer focused on anything spiritual your only thinking about meeting your need for rest. When we're alert we won't be caught off guard, we're ready to use the Word to fight satan rather than getting sucker punched.
Well, I've gotta get my rest, so I can rise, shine and WIN again tomorrow!
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