In The Beginning...

I have finally entered the zone of no return...posting a blog about my exciting spiritual and physical transformation. I have established a number of goals that I am being very transparent in by sharing them on this blog. Here are my goals:

1) To be spiritually transformed into the image of Jesus Christ by spending more time with Him. I will accomplish this by spending more time with Him through daily prayer and daily devotion in His word, along with continued involvement in ministry. My life's witness will answer this question raised by Oswald Chambers: "Am I willing for God to make sanctification as real in me as it is in His word?"

2) To be physically transformed into the image and purpose that God created me. The Bible says:

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body," (1 Cor. 6:19-20).

Thus, in order to best serve Him for all eternity, I want to give as much concern to my health and well-being as God did when He created me for His Kingdom's purposes. I will accomplish this by committing to a 90-day extreme workout program called P90X that will transition into a repetitive exercise routine for life.

As you can see, these are very large goals...and as I think about the difficulty of each task, I am reminded just how much I have to rely on God for help. I will update the blog each day to post a short, very brief summary of my day's events to keep me going!

Feel free to ask me how I am doing when you see me!