Oh my goodness...Can I say 'hellur' to muscles that I didn't know existed...What? I was planning to do the treadmill at the gym. My son says, "hey mom, you should take the fusion class." I had been on the treadmill for 15 minutes by then and goodness, time was going slower than watching grass grow.
I agreed and went into the class. Meanwhile, when my son turned on the treadmill for me, I was like...um, wait? What does this do and that do? It was moving slowly and I was like hey, I like this speed. I kept picturing myself flying off the back and landing flat on my face. I'm a dancer. I love to dance. Dancing burns lots of calories and raises my heartrate quickly...Treadmill; new world for me! I slowly increased my speed and incline. I think I was at 5.5 for incline and 2.2 for a while at speed. I looked over at my son and he was like, "work out." haha...o yeah...
So here I am in this class...Meanwhile, I don't know how to lift weights. I have never held a bar with weights on each side of it. The instructor is grabbing this thing and that thing... and I'm like what is happening...What in the world is that? I'm staring at the other people in the class and they are looking at me like, 'psssh newbie!' I don't think I've voluntarily done pushups on purpose for decades...We worked every muscle; thus FUSION...When you're sore before class is over, you know that you're in for visitation from some long lost muscles that you never even realized were a part of your body...
My son told me he was proud of me for taking the class and then I suddenly realized I had walked thru day 2 of my 21 day Daniel fast doing things I had never planned on doing and yet, so glad I, at least, tried. It's such an exciting time...I'm feeling invigorated and revived.
I went to intercessory prayer and we began praying and I heard the Lord speak SteadFAST into my spirit. I knew immediately the meaning of that word had several meanings. It is a compound word. The things the Lord is about to do will be FAST...Suddenly, expediently...Let's look at the two definitions.
STEAD
1. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another.
2. Advantage; service; purpose: To be of advantage or service to; benefit.
FAST
1. Acting, moving, or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift.
2. a. Accomplished in relatively little time:
If you look at the COMPOUND meaning of the word steadFAST, I hear the Lord saying, you will be taking your place and position that has been occupied by another SWIFTLY!
It's time to begin doing things we've never done before! It's time to make change happen by changing the way we do things.
STEADFAST
2. Fixed or unchanging:
3. Fixed or unmovable:
It's time to BE and LIVE out being STEADFAST! Our identities are in Christ! HE is unswerving, unchanging, and unmovable! He is GREATER in us than he that is in this world!
What does the word of God say about being steadfast?
Psalm 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 57:7 - My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises
Psalm 112:17 - He will not fear bad news; His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:58 -Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Even though I was so out of my comfort zone yesterday at the gym. I remained steadfast. Even though I had NO idea what I was doing, I continued. By faith, I exercised. By faith, I listened to the trainer tell me what to do. By faith, I proceeded, even though I had not done a lot of what I experienced for the first time. I labored and it was NOT in vain. How do I know? My everything hurts today. My body is alive and well. Physically, I feel a change occurring. As I press into the Lord, I know Spiritually, change is occurring as well!
Hebrews 6:19-20 -We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
What does being STEADFAST look like? I'll leave you with a picture that will speak a thousand words!
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