Pumping The Iron

Hey Guys!! I am back. I am so sore. I have been working out three days a week since August and I must say that although I feel better and stronger, it really hurts. Not to sound whiny or to complain, but the old saying, " If it hurts it means it is working" is true. My work out partner David rocks. He is very encouraging and helps me out with the last few reps if I can't go on. He won't let me give up. Everything in life should be like this. Too many times we want to quit when the going gets tough and we have pain and heartache. What we need to realize is that pain, change and discomfort are all a part of the learning process and the growing process. God has to allow some things to happen in our life and to not always let us have our way, so that we can learn to depend on Him more. He wants us to give all of our problems to Him, put them in His hands and He will take care of them.

I remember when I was a little girl, if I had a problem, my parents would always fix it for me. Now, as I have become an adult, I have had to learn how to handle my own problems and that my parents can't always fix things anymore. This is kinda the way my relationship with God is. When I was weaker in my faith, I expected God to fix all of my problems and I could just sit back, twiddle my thumbs and watch. But, as I have gotten stronger in my faith and am growing closer to God, He is showing me that I have to give a little too. Yes, God will reveal to me what to do and what steps to take in my life, but I must ask Him and seek His face. Sorry if I seem to be rambling, but God revealed all of this to me today as I was pumping the iron. He works in amazing ways, huh?