Spiritual Posture . . . Yes, It Is Important Too!

Posture.

Dr. Travis Stork recently talked about how bad our posture is these days since some of us lean over a computer throughout the day and most of us spend hours each day leaning over phones reading and texting.

It's causing major neck and back issues for a lot of people.

Yes, posture is important.


So is our posture as a daughter of the King.

How is your spiritual posture? Do you hang your head down due to shame, unconfessed sin, unforgiveness, illness, bitterness, or sadness?

Or, do you hold your head high with shoulders back and walk in the fullness of forgiveness, joy, kindness, gratitude and peace?

Our physical walk can tell a lot about a person if you take the time to notice. And it's the same with our spiritual posture.

If I'm happy and loving life, my head is up and I'm ready to face the world but if I'm having a bad day --maybe down in the dumps--I have a tendency to slump and kind of slide through the day.

Am I the only one? I don't think so. But . . . if we, and I'm including myself, can remember who we are and who we belong to I think there would be a noticeable difference. A difference that others will see in us, both physically and spiritually.

Today, let's take time to not only count our blessings, but remember the One who has:

• blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 
• chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
• predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 
• redeemed us through his blood, 
• forgive us of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,  
• lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, (Eph. 1:3-10 ESV).

. . . just to name a few!!!

Yes, these few wonderful reminders are found in only nine verses of the Bible. There are so many more reminders if we will take the time to read them and store them in our hearts.

Hey, we won't leave home without our phones that are causing neck and back issues, why don't we make sure we don't leave home without the Word of God. I'm sure what He has to say to us is a lot more important than anything we will read on our phones!

Until next time, may the Lord bless you richly and give you His peace and His joy!
Beth

Scriptures found in English Standard Version Bible (ESV)
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