This is one of the hardest blog posts that I have written mainly because it is my truth and sometimes truths hurt. The last two months have been great physically. I started working out four to five times a week and I made sure it was a priority in my schedule. My job gives us fitness hours and I made sure that I took mine. On Monday as I was getting ready for the gym, I realized that I did not have a word from God for the blog. One of the great things about SOAR is that I only move and write if I am led by the Holy Spirit. So as I got ready to workout on Tuesday, I begin to think about all the hard work I put in and how I was seeing my body transform. The discipline and schedule got me to this place. I had become proficient and mastered the routines. As I continued to smile about the physical changes, the Holy Spirit said, “physically you are strong but spiritually you are weak.” Ouch! That hurt! The spirit reminded me that I planned and scheduled my gym workout and made it a top priority but how many days of the week did I plan to spend quite time with God. How proficient had I become of reading the word everyday? The answer to that question was that I did not schedule a time and my quiet time with God became a moment as I worked on other things. I was sad and ashamed because in all of my efforts to physical fit I forget about my spiritual well being. And after, the spirit told me that I had to write about it. Ouch! You mean I have to tell my blog readers that I don’t pray all the time, and read my bible everyday? Lord why? But then I realized that my mistakes and faults help the woman of SOAR to grow stronger.

How many times have you struggled with being spiritually fit? How many times have you let other things and people get in the way of spending quality time with God? The good news is God is so forgiving and loving that even when we feel like we have failed him, he still welcomes us back with open arms. So join me today sister in making my spiritual fitness a priority. Join me in making sure that everyday you fall on your knees and talk to God. Join me in reading the holy word everyday. For the bible says what does it profits a man to gain the whole world but lose their soul.

Getting back spiritually fit,

Felicia Smith