Growing up I loved to jump, run, skip, hop, and walk. But walking was my last choice. I was always moving. I played hard until I went to bed. I never had to wonder if I had moved enough to be healthy.
Today, I know that in order to be healthy I have move. When I searched the internet I found that it was recommended to walk at least 10,000 steps a day. 10,000 steps! That seemed a lot to me.
In order to know you are accomplishing a goal, you must establish a beginning and an end. On my phone I have a pedometer. The first day I walked 3375 steps. Pitiful. So I determined that every day I would walk at least one step more than the day before.
To get physically healthy I had to know where I was, where I wanted to go, how I would get there, and know when I got there. To get spiritually healthy I have to know and do the same thing. One of the best tools to spiritual health is the Bible. The Bible says in Proverbs 6:21-23 “Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life”.
Today I know if I only sit on the couch I won’t be getting healthier and I won’t be increasing the steps I take. Staying at my sad amount of 3375 steps can’t do for me what 10,000 can do. To pretend that they would is a lie to myself. In the same way, it is a lie if we tell ourselves that we can be spiritually healthy without growing in the time spent in the Word of God.
So as I put my donut down to take a walk (1 mile=2000 steps) and take more steps than yesterday, I let the Word I read earlier soak into my heart. So I challenge myself and you to get Healthy. Walk more today than yesterday and read your Bible every day. Let God speak to you and then do what He says. By doing that you will grow spiritually. I wonder, is it o.k. to eat my donut while I'm walking?
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