Becoming the Bible You Are Called to Be
There is my exercise routine each morning; stretches, crunches, leg lifts, planks, pushups and such. In the midst of the workout, right after the pushups, I have a prayer time right there on the floor. Most the time I realize I should have scheduled the prayer before the pushups. But my reasoning is that it is better to have faith I can do it and offer thanks when it's done. So, I go with gratitude. It is amazing what comes up to pray about, lying there on face to the floor. I try to be grateful first, offering thanks for so much God has done for me, to include the pushups. But today I felt lead to ask forgiveness for who I haven't been for God. As I prayed for my wife, I confessed that I have not been the Bible for her to read. I haven't been the Bible that I want my son and granddaughters to read. I haven't been the Bible I would like unbelievers all around me to read. Can they read me, my words, my behaviors, my faithfulness? Can I be a Bible they c