Pastor John,
I just finished watching sister Willie on a video. I have had this same feeling and thought twice about it now in the last few weeks. We need to be in shape for whatever God wants to use us for.
We have been reading in Joshua in our Old Testament Class,* and as I read it, the thought I had was what if Joshua’s mighty men were sitting around eating Cheetos and out of shape when God sent them to conquer Canaan’s land? They would have been useless to God. They had to be in shape at all times for whatever God was going to send them to do! I really felt that thought, and I have been praying for Jesus to help me be in the best shape I can be in.
We never know when God may send a new or an old heart our way. I want to be in the best spiritual shape to give a testimony or say ” Amen”, or maybe even say “No way”! Whatever God may want me to do! How awful it is to be out of shape when Jesus calls your name!
As I watched sister Willie, I was loving how much I hold onto her testimony. I love holding onto her shirttail, following her “mouth full of thankfulness” home! So many times, I tell myself, “You can’t be thankful and grumble at the same time. They don’t go together.” That gold from sister Willie has saved me from a wrong attitude so many times, and it had me asking Jesus to make me thankful. It works! The right gets rid of the wrong!
Beth