Faith Centered Fitness

09/23/2025

Galatians 6:7 “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 The one who sows to please his sinful nature, will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” Seek first to be holy. Then act accordingly! Never give up!! We are all sinful, we each struggle with different sins at different times in our lives. Let’s help each other. I have found when my friends encourage me in scripture it puts my focus back on The Spirit and off my flesh. When I’m pleasing my flesh, I can feel myself spinning in a downhill pattern when I seek to please The Spirit, I feel peace. This is a constant battle. Let us not weary in doing good. Let us keep doing good every opportunity we have. Be good to others, be good to ourselves. One of the best ways I can snap out of a bad attitude is to intentionally change my mind and focus on the good. Never give up!!

09/22/2025

Yesterday, at church I ran into a dear friend. Her son is in the midst of his alcoholism. He is like many of us, thinking he can beat it on his own. Personally, I fought that battle for 29 years. When we a “ functioning alcoholics”. It’s hard to be humble enough to listen and take other people advice. I have been sober for 20+ years. It’s still hard for me, to listen and take other peoples advice. Ephesians 1:17 is a powerful prayer! If you are having concerns for someone you love, remember; Jesus loves them more than you do!! He will answer your prayers. Not usually in your timing but He will answer. So, pray for your beloved. TRUST God. Pray He will give your beloved, the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation to know Him better. When we truly put on our faith and TRUST God in all things, we are truly, fit for anything!! 😇🙏❤️

09/19/2025

1 Peter 2:24 “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepard and Overseer of your souls.”
When I first truly trusted that I was forgiven, and my sins were forgotten I felt beautiful. I was no longer deadened by the stain of my sin. I became truly alive in my heart and soul. I put head up and my shoulders back, because I was washed clean by the blood. Then, I sinned again. I was tempted to pick back up the shame and guilt. Every time I sin, I am tempted to pick up the shame and the guilt of it. Jesus suffered and died to free us from the bo***ge of our sins. Unfortunately we do still sin. Fortunately we can shake it off and try try try again. Don’t let yourself be defined by your sin!! Shake it off, try again and follow the Shepherd. He is the Overseer of our souls. We are healed. Even if we just sinned 1second ago. He paid for all sins; yesterday, today and tomorrow. Today, live free!! Maybe you just messed up. You are not a mess up. You are His sheep and He has you. James 4:7. “Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

09/18/2025

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09/18/2025

Psalm 127:1-3. “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stand gaurd in vain. 2. In vain you rise up early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat- for He grants sleep to those He loves.”
“Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain!!” Wow! does this speak to me today. Many, many times I try to build things, just to have them all end in a pile of rubbish. Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon you, my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” We are to take His yoke and go to work! His yoke is where our peace is. We can enjoy, His peace, even in our most difficult jobs. What ever we do, we are do it unto the Lord. Working longer hours won’t produce the fruit that working for the Lord will. Actually, if we skip sleep, to work more, it has a negative effect on our health and therefore our job performance. Honestly poor sleep health is responsible for many problems in our lives. Getting regular good quality sleep is one of my most difficult disciplines. It is one of the most beneficial disciplines we can have. Today, for our commitment to Christ centered health and wellness let’s have Our Lord build the house, protect our cities and grant us good sleep.

09/17/2025

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Seek first to understand

09/17/2025

Proverbs 18:2 “A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinion.” I like this quote, “Seek first to understand and then to be understood.” Many times we will not get the validation of being understood. When I seek first to understand, my anxiety about an other persons behavior diminishes. Hurting people, hurt others. I am not giving people an excuse to hurt each other by acknowledging this. I’m practicing understanding. It’s easy to get judgy and air my opinion and find people that will agree with me. What good is that? It only increases anxiety and hate in my heart. When I was married, I found lots of things wrong with my husband’s behaviors. I would air my opinion to my “so called friends“, they would agree with me and I’d feel justified in my anger. My problems would grow!! I never sought to understand. I just complained about him to my friends. I call those friends, “So Called” because true friends help us be better people, not commiserate with us in the darkness. True friends would have turned me to Biblical teaching not joined me in the darkness. If I could do that relationship over, I would talk directly to him and seek to understand not run to people to understand me. Today, if you are frustrated with someone behaviors, be inspired to speak directly to that person if possible. Seek to understand, even if you cant talk with them directly. It also really helps me to “own” my part in what is wrong. “A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his tongue.” Don’t be a fool today, you may end up like me….. divorced and that is a really tuff road.

09/16/2025

Proverbs 13:10 “Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.” I am a recovering alcoholic. I don’t like labeling myself like that, because it is me identifying with a negative part of my life. I prefer to identify as a redeemed, child of God. Yet, if I forget, that I have a serious allergy to alcohol and think I can have, “Just one” it could end very badly for me. Therefore, I accept my friends and fellow AA members advice and accept the label. It keeps me humble. I need to be humble and not prideful to actually hear advice. I dont always take intellegence offered to me. I am a better person, when I listen and hear what someone is tells me. I wouldn’t be sober today if I wouldn’t have learned to take advice. Today, if you are hearing some advice you might not want to take…..be inspired to at least truly hear it. “ Pride breeds quarrels ….wisdom is found in those who take advice.”

09/12/2025

Luke 18:42 “Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” James 1:6 “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.”
Faith that heals, is faith in Jesus!! Sometimes I fear certain things. When I do, I roll the tape forward and see my worst case scenario and see Jesus with me in that worst case scenario. This gives me strength to press on. Today, as I read these verses I am inspired to simply stop and ask for His healing now!! He can do it!! Be inspired to 100% give your plight to Him. 100% trust He will heal the problem. Envision what that healing will look like. Have faith that He will do it. He may give you what you envision, He may not. He will, 100% do what is best. Faith , without doubt helps us stand on a firm foundation. Doubt , we are like waves in a sea.

09/11/2025

Ephesians 4:31 “Get rid if all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you.”
Get rid of the anger and rage, forgive and love as Jesus loves us. I rarely get consumed with rage anymore but it used to plague me. I have learned not to take offense in the first place. But still when I have been treated unjustly, I can feel my blood start to boil. The person I get the most angry at is myself. When I feel rage building inside of me one of my best techniques to achieve calm, is to engage in a physical activity. Even a simple activity like tearing up Kleenex, has helped me. Physical release helps during immediate emotions. Peace that lasts, comes from intentionally giving the situation up to God and TRUSTING Him with it. I try to separate people behaviors from , how I feel about them. I try to see everyone as a beloved children of God. All of us are beloved children. We all come with “issues” (lol). Let’s try to intentionally let go of bitterness and anger and embrace Christs’ kindness and love. ❤️ 😇🙏. If everyone would do this we wouldn’t have the horrific, like we remember today 9/11.

09/10/2025

Ephesians 4:29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. “
Yesterday I had a follow up doctors appointment for my leg surgery. I had bad news. The infection is still prevalent and there’s only mild bone healing. I was really disappointed and very teary. I had a lot of negative self talk. When we think and speak unwholesome thoughts, it becomes toxic and steals the joy set before us. Yesterday, I was blessed with my first granddaughter.l!! She is so beautiful why I could think of anything aside from her beauty is beyond me, but that’s what happens. Sometimes we focus on what’s wrong and forget to enjoy everything that is right. My little granddaughter is so right and so beautiful, so perfect. I’m extremely thankful! Today let’s be healthy and well. Let’s speak life!!! We all have things that are hard. We all have things that are good. Be careful with your thoughts and your words. Proverb 23:7 “ As a man thinks in his
Heart, so shall he be. (Kimberly paraphrased) 😇🙏❤️ Think well, speak well, live well!!
Praise God!!

09/08/2025

1 John 3:9 “No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.”
Some sins are so acceptable and encouraged in our society, yet in our hearts we know when God is liberating us from a certain sin. We get convicted and we can no longer walk in that sin with comfort and ease. It is really difficult to leave societal acceptance in pursuit of Godly character. Be strong and courageous today!!! We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength!!! What sin is Our Lord, calling you out of? Trust His calling today!!! Repent and try, try again. Jesus offers forgiveness and restoration every moment of everyday!!