Good Tuesday morning! I see a sneaky little winter storm watch has arrived this morning. Is it possible that more snow will arrive tonight? Will we have a winter this year? No matter what may come, God is with us always. Have you ever found yourself in the position of assuming that God is going to do everything for you? That is kind of a weasel-worded question in place of admitting that I have done this. God has gently responded that I may have to work at it a little bit.
God does much more than we will ever realize. That does not mean however that we sit down on the couch and wait by doing nothing. God gives me the inspiration, but the writing must come by typing on the keyboard and working my mind and imagination. Our spirit and mind are much like our bodies in that, at least in this world, we must exercise them to stay active and in good shape. Slack off on the exercising and the body gets flabby. A mind and spirit can get in the same condition. Paul warned us to work out our salvation. Our elders remind us often to continue working our minds to stay sharp, or at least the elders who haven't slacked off mentally will remind us of this.
This life requires us to work at it a little bit. Yes, many employers have found the high unemployment much to their liking and demanded fewer employees do more with less as the saying goes; that is a different matter. We are looking here at staying healthy by staying active. We stay active spiritually by prayer, bible study, worship, and service. We stay active mentally by reading, writing, playing challenging games, hobbies, and other methods. Physically...well, you know what that means by now. Sometimes we can combine these and gain extra benefit. And all work is not drudgery. Ask God to show you enjoyable exercise in these areas. Somewhere, there is a job or career for you that isn't just putting in time and collecting a paycheck. Ask God to show the way!
Bucky
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