Strong Core

In fitness, it is important to strengthen the core of your body, since it carries the weight of the body. Not only so, but a strong core helps a person avoid injuries. Extremities are attached to the core. It makes sense to give priority to a strong core as the foundation of a stronger body. It is no different with the core of human existence: the spirit.

A strong spiritual core holds together your mind, your thoughts, your mental health, your ideas and intentions. It is a strong spiritual core that keeps a delightful balance in your emotions to adorn the human experience. Do not undermine the importance of a strong spiritual core and how it keeps a healthy and enjoyable body. A strong spiritual core allows your physical activities to flow in sync instead of becoming a struggle and a constant battle.

You are mentally, emotionally, and physically stronger if you are spiritually strong. Moreover, beyond the individual interaction of the spirit with the other parts, a strong spiritual core allows for all the parts to work together, help each other and maintain a perfect balance. Think of this as a four-legged table. Each leg is one of these factors: mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. In the uneven reality of your daily life, you have the challenge to balance that table so it can hold the pressure of what you and others put on it. All the legs must play a role.

I give thanks to God for the grace in Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit He makes dwell in us when we believe in His only Son. His Spirit makes my spirit stronger so all the other parts can be healthy, balanced, and working together to stand firm and hold the pressure of life. Find your strength in Him. Let God strengthen your spiritual core and you will see that there is no luck or coincidence in everything else you will achieve and conquer mentally, emotionally and physically.

From ‘I used to’ to ‘Now I’

I have heard many stories about glory days and things people used to do years ago. One thing is always missing from these stories is visible proof or evidence today or that glory. I appreciate a good story, but I enjoy more what people are doing today. Old experiences are great. However, they don’t compare with the progress people are achieving today and the effort they are putting in for themselves now.

I do not have glory days. I had my moments, but not glory days. It is fun to remember those moments. Nevertheless, it is so much fun to talk about what is happening now… today! Yes, it is possible that “I used to”. Better yet, “Now I” …

Everyday is a new opportunity to reach new personal goals. Everyday is a new chance to push ourselves to achieve something that will motivate another step, and the next. What if we decide today to move towards a goal? What if we move forward? Keep the memory. Aim to a new goal.

The GPS of Life

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Time to shine!

REFLECTIVE POST:
How many times do we use the words MOTIVATION, PERSEVERANCE, EFFORT, DISCIPLINE, HARD WORK, PROCESS and/or PROGRESS in our daily conversations with others or with ourselves? How many times those words are only words but they don’t translate into action? For 20 years I ‘wished’ for results without taking action. I spoke those words many times but did nothing. I reached a point where I thought I had nothing new to learn or to look forward to and settled for the status quo. My mental, emotional, physical and spiritual growth was stagnant. Deep inside I was disappointed and dissatisfied with myself. I fought to keep it that way too. It was exhausting.

I had to decide if I was voluntarily falling on the rock to be broken, or wait until the rock fell on me to crush me. I few years ago I surrendered my life to Jesus. I was a ‘Christian’ and had been for many years, but I was not living accordingly in many ways. I was not living the joy of salvation, the peace, the rest and completeness that comes with trusting God. I realized that mind, emotions, body and spirit connect and communicate, and that one reflects the other in many ways. Then, under the grace of God (not because I was seeking grace, but because He gave it to me freely in Jesus) MOTIVATION, PERSEVERANCE, EFFORT, DISCIPLINE, HARD WORK, PROCESS and/or PROGRESS took new meaning and new life. I know there is so much more to conquer today. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. I am that city. He is the hill I am settle upon, in whom I am built on. No more hiding. It is time to shine!