Moving from Living to Vitality

I have shared recently about my 'Long Journey Home' moving back to a place of abundancy and joy in my personal relationship with God. Each day as I rise before the sun, do my rituals to get awake, and then "Park My Heart in Front of God" He continues to reveal Himself uniquely. I must confess, I am getting to the point where I can't wait to SIT before Him because I just don't know how He will choose to transport me from this depressing existence to His glorious activity.

While I am still heading back to where I have been and long to be with Christ, I began thinking today about the meaning of "Spiritual Vitality." Basically this just means to be Spiritually "Healthy" with a drive to gain even more while enjoying what you are experiencing. This drive for more is not fueled by what I am missing (or any other stimuli generated by a feeling of "missing" something). Instead this pursuit becomes fueled by how great the daily experiences are.

For example, I have heard people talk about getting a certain feeling when running long distances. This has been referred to as a "runner's high." I confess that I have never experienced this from running. For some reason I decided that I wanted to run a 5k race before I turned 50. So, I started my own training process that is not going to prove successful. I have run over 3 miles many times but I have not yet experienced this mysterious "runner's high." You must have to run further than I've been. But, I can honestly say that I feel so good that I can't wait until my next opportunity to go back to the gym. It feels good to sweat, get stronger, and I am also trying to eat right.

The point is this: I now want to get back to the gym as often as I can because I am enjoying the benefits immensely. This is my best attempt to define "Spiritual Vitality." I am enjoying the benefits of investing time with the Lord "EVERY DAY" and this makes me DESIRE to get back in my T.A.W.G. as soon as possible. (Time Alone With God)

You know the Bible has been compared to our FOOD for Spiritual Growth/Life. It is interesting when we realize the difference between Spiritual and physical food. The longer we go without physical food the more we crave it! Isn't it amazing when we try to "cut back" or eat more healthy that the foods we know should not enter our body consume our every thought! (WOW! I just thought about a Reece Cup!) On the contrary, the longer we stay away from Spiritual Food, the less we desire it! It is so easy to let it slide a few times and then, before we know it, several weeks or months have passed without any spiritual food.

Spiritual Vitality is a great place to live! I raise my glass of lemon water to you right now and toast your new journey into Vitality! Invest the time; do the drills until they become your DELIGHT! You will be glad you did! (of course it wouldn't hurt to eat less, eat better and exercise too!)