Is it Making us Stronger or Weaker

The problem is I stopped doing my normal routine

September 22

Last week God had shown me that my time of prayer and devotions needed balance. I love my time of Centering Prayer, but I can’t sacrifice reading, studying, and other prayers for Centering Prayer. Since God pointed that out to me, I have been doing better.

Today when I went to Revelation Wellness, I noticed that I had a harder time than normal, especially in my legs. I should be getting stronger, not weaker right? I got through to the end of the workout and was so grateful to have made it through. We did our cool down and laid on our mats for a few moments reconnecting with God. As I lay there in worship, God made the connection. Before taking this exercise class I would take every opportunity to run up and down the stairs in my home. This was a form of exercise for me. I want to stay in shape and simply staying active and using my stairs helped to keep me in shape, at least somewhat. A day or so after my first exercise class my legs were really sore. So I didn’t move like I normally do. It hurt going up and down the stairs, so I rested my legs until they felt better. In a sense, I traded my way of fitting exercise into my life for a class. The class is really good. It is definitely better than what I had been doing. The problem is I stopped doing my normal routine of exercise. One really good exercise class added to my normal routine would have been an improvement. One really good exercise class replacing my normal everyday routine was a mistake.

God showed me that that is was I had done with Centering Prayer. At first, I added it to my routine. Then as life got hectic and busy, I couldn’t keep up with all I wanted to do. Since centering prayer had been so wonderful I didn’t want to miss it. So slowly, I let other practices slip away. Adding Centering Prayer to my routine is powerful. Letting Centering Prayer replace my quiet time routine was a bad idea. I’m still really busy, with everyone home, and the home renovation. But over the last week or so I have just made better decisions. I may not be able to do everything, every day, but throughout the week I have been able to have my time of Centering Prayer, I have read my Bible, I have done my Bible study, I have prayed for my family and anything else the Lord puts on my heart, have journaled and spent quiet time listening to God. Life feels much more balanced and I am feeling closer to God. Now I just need to do the same thing in my fitness routines. I will work through the pain and get stronger.