Waxing on Mortal Muscles

So yesterday it reached 71 degrees here in "Weirdweatherville USA," otherwise known as Central Virginia. And of course, Jordyn and I took some time to head to the Tennis Court..."Hello old man!"

I tell you what, my entire body is now out to prove to my mind that I am, in fact, 44 years old. Everything from my neck to my feet hurt! We played one stinkin' set! I could blame it on the Winter and lack of opportunity to exercise. I could blame it on the demands of the ministry schedule. I could find an excuse for feeling this way but the plain truth is, I will be 45 years old this year and in some ways my mind still believes I am 25.

After warming up and playing one whole set my feet refused to cooperate with my mind and won the battle...I relegated myself to standing in a stationary position and "feeding" Jordyn so she could work on her forehand and backhand...and as I watched her fifteen year-old feet so nimbly covering the court, I just peacefully succombed to the fact that I was a middle-aged man with middle-aged muscles and very tired, heavy feet.
And as depressing as that may sound, it really is not. It is quite the contrary! While I may wistfully long for the bygone days of fleetfootedness, I have a greater longing for the eternal days where no cinder blocks will keep me down and no earthly weights will burden me ever again!

For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.2 Corinthians 5


Oh do I ever feel mortal today! And how I long for the life that will swallow up this mortality! Praise God for His great Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord! Feeling mortal? Need to get in shape? Me too, but I will not devote much time on this old tent! I am going to train for real life!
Bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 1 Timothy 4