So, lesson #1. I am a terrible blogger. I go months (and almost years) without blogging. Well it’s going to stick this time. I am going to exchange my more verbose rants with with shorter things to hopefully keep this more regular (like fiber for my blog).
As of 11.9.11 my amazing wife and I officially own a legit business (in the state of Georgia’s eyes). We own East Metro FIT (LLC). We are very excited about it and will be pushing hard to make this thing work.
But that’s not why I came here…I came here because Romans 1 rocked my world (specifically the following verse).
“They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.” Romans 1.25
That’s me. I do that. I worship at the altar of sports, running, lifting, the internet, etc. all the time. I am so glad that God always accepts me when I come back to my senses and worship the only thing worthy of praise.
Prod and poke yourself and see where you might be worshiping at the foot of. If we are honest, it oftentimes isn’t the cross.
How can you examine that? I think this is a good way to check. Read Matthew 6.21 or Luke 12.34. Jesus says where your treasure is [meaning money] that is where your heart is [meaning that's what you value and ultimately worship].
The good news is that all you have to do is redirect your $ to things God values and your heart can’t help but to follow. It’s funny how I’ll struggle to write down an extra $25 on a tithe to the church I love but that I will consider spending more than that on a dinner or 4x that much on a new pair of shoes. Where’s your heart?
Your brother in Christ,
Ryan
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