I have a friend with a small black convertible. It’s not much use in New England from Thanksgiving through May, so it’s put into storage for the winter. One would think nothing could go wrong with it sitting safely through the snowy months. However, this week it started leaking hydraulic fluid from one of the rear shocks. It appears that one of the seals dried up during the winter because it wasn’t being used. And so goes the old saying, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.” Next winter my friend will bounce on the corners of the car every once in a while.
That adage is true for more than machinery. It is also true for our bodies. If we don’t exercise we lose strength, endurance and muscle tone. If we don’t challenge our minds we lose mental agility. If we don’t feed our souls with good nutritious inspiring material we cease being attuned to such and thus miss much. The more we miss the more we spiral down and become like the average Joe Blow, who is so spiritually blind he sees nothing uplifting.
Balanced usage, well thought out, well planned usage builds strength and agility. When we are tuned in we see God’s power everywhere. God actually expects us to do so. In Romans 1:20 we read, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.” Please note that last phrase. There is no excuse for not seeing. We are expected to be aware. Seeing should be believing. The more we do it the easier it becomes.
Written by Roger Bothwell on June 15, 2011
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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