September Newsletter
In bodybuilding we are limited
by our genetics
as to how big we can get (drug-free
of course),
how narrow our hips or joints
are, if we
have a wide shoulder girdle or
not. Do we
have long arms or legs, a short
or long torso?
We don’t have a choice. The few
whose genetics
come up with all the right parts
compete
and rise to the top. However,
bodybuilding
is not just done to compete.
It is a lifestyle;
a way to live. Lifting weights
is just a
part of it. If you don’t compete,
do you
stop training? No! You do it
for the love
of it; the challenge. Dare I
say it? The
addiction of it? Aren’t we addicted.
Don’t
you get bummed out if you don’t
get your
day of lifting in? Bodybuilding
is a lifestyle
regardless of genetics. The ability
to compete
and win because of a superb physique
is God
given, but the choice to lift
is yours. Do
you want to live slovenly and
unhealthy,
or do you want to be fit and
in shape? Being
fit can add years to your life.
You’ll be
more active in those later years,
more productive
. An unhealthy lifestyle will
lead to health
problems galore. The choice is
yours.
With God, genetics plays no part.
He doesn’t
care what you look like. Tall,
short, fat,
skinny, bald or hairy. He created
you. He
knew you before you were born.
(Jeremiah
1:5). All He wants is for you
to come to
Him, live for Him. Become a disciple
of Jesus
and spread His Word. God has
"taken
a gamble" on us, so to speak.
He’s given
us free will - a dangerous thing
for we humans.
He didn’t want robots serving
Him. He wants
His creation, us, to come to
Him willingly.
This is the way to show our love
for Him,
our submittal to Him. "God,
I choose
to accept Jesus into my life."
Not,
(in a robotic voice), "I
hear and obey."
What do you choose? God or the
world? Remember
that you cannot serve two masters
(Matthew
6:24). You can accept Jesus as
your Lord
and Savior and have eternal life
or you don’t
have to and you’ll wonder where
you are going
and what you are doing in that
hand basket.
The choice is yours. Choose wisely.
We pray for those people that
are not aware
of your wonders, your sacrifice
and your
promise of salvation. Bring someone
who has
accepted You as Lord and Savior
into their
life. Let that person be an example
of what
it means to be saved and the
promise of eternal
life. That given a choice, realize
that there
really isn’t one. There is only
one way to
heaven; Through Jesus Christ.
In Jesus name
we pray, Amen.
Until next time all! Go with
God and Lift
that iron!
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