3-in-1

Training, Growing, AND Fighting

     For those who have waited so long for this post, you are finally able to catch up on what has been happening in my life for the past month or so. I guess the first place to start is where I left everyone hanging in the last blog. For those who haven’t seen me in person, I have been spending considerable time on my off hours exercising. The reason for this is that I have decided to train for an Olympic(-size) Triathlon. Not only does this give me a goal to work toward, but it will be something to show for my effort and be proud of later in life. After exercising as much as I do, it has become a habit, and I might even consider it more of a need now. Those days I don’t get to exercise, my body feels miserable. So perhaps I’ll end up blogging about the experience of a triathlon in the upcoming months when I attempt one.

     As for some other news about what’s been going on, my coworker and I are on a sort of a wager, I suppose you could call it. We agreed that if I grew a goatee for the month of May, he would buy me lunch anywhere I chose. Now why would I pass up an offer like that? I figured I’d take advantage of this opportunity to get some Indian food, which happens to be a very expensive restaurant. Let’s see if their curry measures up to the standards of authentic! And since you all are probably hoping for a picture, I might as well post one.

     And since I always tend to have some deep meaning to all my post titles, I cannot disappoint. There is significant point that seems to be constantly coming out in the messages at church recently. It’s what the pastor refers to as the “unholy trinity”: Satan, society, and the thread of flesh from my old self. We are meant to be constantly training ourselves for battle with other believers, feeding on God’s Word so we can grow, and fighting our way through the day, always prepared for battle. This comes to be so evident in our daily lives when we realize that it’s missing. Isn’t it true that we don’t realize what we have until it’s gone? I’m thankful for my best friends that have been spending so much time with me and valuing my friendship ever since their return to Arizona. It’s always wonderful to know I have such friends! As well as those who have waited so patiently with me while I am very behind in my emails and messages on Facebook. (Thank you, sister, for your loving blog! Of course I am happy that you posted it on your blog rather than FB. Hahaha. =D And I will finish the second one as soon as I can. I will also take your suggestion about me photobombing it. =P) And after being so busy, it reminds me how crucial it is to feed on God’s Word daily. I can’t go a day without it. It makes me wonder how any Christian can expect to survive in a secular workplace or atmosphere without spending time with Jesus, their best friend and Lord. As I have seen evident in my own life, without that time, the workplace can suck me dry until I come home feeling drained on the inside.

There you have it. Three small blogs into one.

     So now I’m headed off to do some more work. I’ll be posting again soon though. And it’ll be a short post, but oh well. Later peoples!