Middle age found me unemployed, in debt, out of shape, overweight………
I had to get to the point where I would call out, “There has to be a better way!”
In fact there is; it is “THE NEW AND LIVING WAY.”
Hebrews 10:19-25
Therefore, ….since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
I’m ready for THE NEW AND LIVING WAY!!
How about you?
Now let me go back to my opening line, “Middle age found me unemployed, in debt, out of shape, overweight………” I realize that sounds like the opening to a Dickens’ novel. No, my life is not that bleak. I’m 46, had a great job for 25 years, no credit card debt, I the obligatory house and car notes, I’m in good health, and I weigh 211 pounds on a 5 foot 10 inch frame. I have lived “The Good Life” as the world would say with my beautiful loving wife of 27 years and 2 perfect daughters. BUT Christ promised us, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” The more I added to my “Good Life” the more stress that came with it. That is not the Abundant Life God wants for us.
Are you ready to gift yourself with “LessStrifeMoreLife?”
On our own we get a grade of “F” for our efforts.
But that “F” is the wake up call and serves as a reminder that “F”ailure is not the only word that starts with “F.”
Over the next “F”ive hundred days we will drill in on a New and Living Way to improve our grade in how we handle:
“F”aith
“F”ood
“F”itness
“F”inanaces
“F”riends
“F”amily
I am not an expert in any of these but I will gather advice from those that are: John Maxwell, Dave Ramsey, Rick Warren, John Acuff, Tolstoy, Thoreau, etc.
Who will join me on this journey?
I look forward to hearing from you and learning what truths you discover along the way “encouraging one another.”
Billy