Get Moving

Theme: Get Moving

Verse:  Matthew 9: 18-19

In our verse, a man came to Jesus seeking his intervention to heal his daughter.  While Jesus could have healed her from his current position, it is notable that He got up and followed the man to where the daughter was.  The disciples also got up and MOVED with Jesus.  In so doing, He got IN THE GAME and healed the young girl.

GETTING IN THE GAME is important!  It is better to be an active rather than a passive participant in most things in life. So how can we GET IN THE GAME?  In Running (Exercise) that is an easy thing to conceptualize (not necessarily easy to actually do, though).  But what about in our mental life? What about in our spiritual life?

What if those are all connected?  Runners often describe the endorphins built in the process of running as a “runner’s high”.  Often that high is transferred into other activities.  But it works both ways.  Getting in the game in one of those other aspects of life; PHYSICAL, MENTAL or SPIRITUAL can lead to reaching greater heights in the others.

Try it this week!  Find something that is easy for you to GET INTO THE GAME and see if that does not cause improvement elsewhere.

Physical Exercise challenge:  Core!  Your core is the key to success in any athletic endeavor.  Here’s the challenge.  20 repetitions of each of these exercises daily.  1) Basic Crunches, 2) Bicycle Crunches, 3) Double Leg Raises, and 4) Knee to Elbow Plank, plus one static Plank for your “100 minus your age” seconds.   

Have a great week!

Adapted from They Will Run and Not Grow Weary by David Alan Black