This week I started a class called “Spiritual Disciplines” at our church’s Thursday night gathering. My husband, Bobby, is one of the teachers and he taught this first week. I really liked how he pointed out that people work so hard for physical training, they will give up sleep, comfort and pleasure in exchange for rigorous workout routines, strict diets and physical pain all for all well toned body shape or just overall better health.

It is rare for people to approach their spiritual health with the same discipline they would give to their physical health. We don’t feel as much pressure to get our spiritual walk toned because nobody around us can see our soul. Our body might be in great shape, but our soul might be fat and flabby. We may not think it matters much and that we can keep putting it off, but God sees it and He is the Judge of all. That alone should motivate us to some serious action!

1 Timothy 4:7-8 says—

I thought about how much time and effort I can spend for my appearance and disciplining my physical health, and I was convicted that I need to go after my spiritual health with much more fervor. Bobby gave everyone a really practical help to start making progress in a chart that would help us increase our Bible intake, Bible application, prayer, confession/confrontation and worship. I’m looking forward to filling mine out and having some set goals to be working toward for discipline and strength spiritually.

This week I gave Tyler a haircut. It had been getting so long that a lady at the grocery store asked me, “Is it a boy or girl?” You can see his before and after shots. In the after one he was still sick from our trip to Tahoe, but he’s better now. In fact today he took more steps than he ever has–fifteen in a row! Ah, the excitement!

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