I really love CrossFit. There's a verse in the Bible that says you reap what you sow (Galatians 6:7) and sometimes in life that's really hard to see. There's been times when I've sown lots of seeds of love and I haven't got that back. There's times I've given whether it's money or time and I don't see how it helps. But in CrossFit, the principle of sowing and reaping is true.
There's a sign on the computer that says you earn your body. Every time I go to the gym and give the workout 100%, I know my body is changing. It's becoming stronger. I was able to take a body scan and it showed that I deceased in body fat percentage by .3 which means that I'm headed in the right direction. All the work that I'm doing is paying off.
But what happens when in life I really can't see how all the hard work, everything I put in, all the good decisions I've made have helped others or made me a better person?
It's funny how my devotion answered this very question.
Hebrews 13:16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
This whole time I was wondering, "What's in it for me?" "What do I get back for being kind or loving or generous?" The real question is, "How devoted am I to God?" The question brought tears to my eyes when I realized I've allowed other things to distract me from my love for God. The devotion said: To be committed to someone is to be driven by a desire to please them. The verse in Hebrews says it all. I do all those things because it pleases God and that's all that matters. I'm not only earning my body but pleasing God:)
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