A PERSONAL RECORD (PR)

They don't come easily.

I am sure weather, shoes, weight, diet, music, and rest contribute to a personal record, but it is impossible without commitment and consistency.

Usually, a PR comes when you are faster than a previous run by a few seconds. You pat yourself on the back and keep working. However, when you compare your PR to a previous run (3, 6, or 12 months earlier), there is a HUGE difference!

How did I achieve a PR this morning?

• Getting up when I did not feel like it.
• Going when it was freezing, windy, humid, or wet.
• Setting a goal and keeping it.
• Being consistent.
• Recording along the way.

Surprisingly (or not), my Christian walk is the same way.

It requires more than attending church once or twice weekly 

and hoping for transformation.

How will it happen?

• Studying the Bible daily when you do not feel. like it (and doing what it says).
• Setting spiritual goals of giving, serving, and sharing (and keeping them).
• Being more consistent in spiritual pursuits than worldly ones.
• Recording and telling what God is doing in my life TODAY!
• Being accountable to other followers of Christ.

"I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you were called." (Ephesians 4:1)

I pray that through commitment and consistency, 

in cooperation with the Holy Spirit abiding in me, 

I will be more like Jesus today than I was before, 

walking in a manner worthy of my calling.

What about you?

What are you going to do about it?

IF My People...

You know the verse.

THE verse for revival.

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)

To avoid conflict or pain, it is advisable to skip to the part about forgiveness and healing. But that is not how it works. 😁

God said IF MY PEOPLE...

Humble themselves,

pray,

seek,

and repent

THEN, there will be forgiveness and healing.

Humility: it is all about You, Lord.

Prayer: it is all about Your heart and mind, Lord.

Seeking: I want to know You more, Lord.

Repentance: I want to be more like You, Lord.

Therefore (in humility), confess your sins to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (James 5:16)

Genuine change must begin IN you (and me).

If you are serious about the change you are praying for,

• deal with your sin appropriately and quickly.
• seek the Lord with all you heart.
• and pray with GREAT POWER!

Side note: The great power of prayer is in accomplishing God's will, not yours. 😉