Statistically 1 0ut of 3 US citizens are now classified as Obese! What does that mean for us men? God has a word for YOU! 50 % of all people according to the World Health Organization declared that "Obesity...is now so common that it is replacing the more traditional public health concerns, including under nutrition and infectious disease, as on of the most significant contributors to ill health" (1998, p. 1). Whets even worse is that a similar trend is infecting the children and the youth, which comprises a majority of the population. The prevalence of overweight children (6-17 years old)has increased from 5% in 1963-70 to 11% in 1988-94 (troiano and Flegal, 1998). What's is even more disastrous: 300,000 deaths per year are taking place because of pure ignorance to a simple warning sign called: GET MOVEN! When people are not healthy there not productive. The corporate level spends Millions per year on creating heath-based incentives to control the demand of sick days on the job. With epidemics like bird flu and other destructives illness prophesied to plague this world, it is time to take the stand in our lives to proclaim the true, anointed, healing message of the cross and Get FIT for the KINGDOM. My question to all of us is "Are we FIT" or in -Shape to live a life in the Kingdom of God? Is it 7 days per week or 2? What do you mean "FIT for the KINGDOM?" "Fit" is translated as "to make ready; prepare, and physically sound; healthy: keeps fit with diet and exercise To adapt or conform, as to new conditions." Some of you have thought all this time. I was speaking about an "a painful muscular or neural spasm: or a nervous shaking of the body:- Cant control you temper FIT." I'm not talking to you. That's another article. If you have not noticed the body gets ugly when we don't take care of it. Yet every day we make a quality decision to brush our hair and put on decent clothing. The ability is there, but the desire to cloth our minds and spirits must be even stronger than they are now. St. Paul said it like this. " Those who make there God there bellies are an enemy of the CROSS." That goes two ways; Control what you are feeding yourself, and start guarding what your flesh is telling you to do. He goes on to say to be a fleshly man is the hub of carnality, but to be a spirit led man is life in abundance. In addition, Paul stats there is a key to controlling your flesh here. Lets read Acts 24:16 In the Amplified bible, "Therefore I always exercise and discipline myself {Mortifying my body, Deadening my carnal affections, bodily appetites, and worldly desires, endeavoring in all respects} to have a clear {unshaken, blameless} conscience, void of offense toward God and toward men." In simple terms. Paul was saying,-- " Boys - when I eat right and workout, I'm putting my flesh in line." YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES! ARE you inspired or ON FIRE? Are you in, our out? I Cor 6:19-20, says: "your Body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who lives in you. You are not your own. Glorify God in Your body and your spirit which are Gods." Paul was saying hear. SHINE SOME LIGHT ON THE FACT YOUR BORN-AGAIN BLOOD-BOUGHT BELIEVER. Folks who put there cigarettes out before they come in the church think the church is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. This is partially true. Yet there is a Greater, more desirable dwelling place God is seeking after-- OUR BODIES! Say this now; 'MY BODY IS GODS TEMPLE.' - Am I living a life in a way that is pleasing to him?
- Are my words lining up with God Words?
- Am I endeavoring to walk upright in forgiveness and Love?
- Am I continually moving in a heart that is giving towards God, that we may continually receive and live in abundance?
- Am I eating to Glorify His temple.
When people see me do they see BUDDA or My Jesus? (LOL) Prv. 21: 5 Stats, " The Hand {plans}of the diligent leads surely to plenty." Diligence is a form of Excelling or going beyond previous efforts-- Giving God my Best. IF we are going to ask God for His Best , Its not unreasonable for God to ask us for our best. LETS GET IT STRAIGHT. A minister in a church told me, "Yea, we tried that confession stuff. We listened to all those Faith Preachers. We tried all that and it did not work." Staying fit does not constitute "trying" the word. BUT "LIVING" THE WORD! As athletes know, Your legs don't get you the GOLD METAL. Its the way they use them and train them that allots them the ability to obtain the prize. You must make them work. The same is true for the WORD of God. LEARN TO WORK THE WORD and LIVE IT! For example, If you were really sick and asked the doctor for a medication to get you well, Would you want him to say. "TRY THIS?" No way, MAN! I would not let this doctor practice Medicine on me. I'd tell him to practice on his own people,-- No me or mine. In my life, results count. What if Jesus said, "HEY SON, Try this to get to heaven." NOW's the time to shout when no one is around and declare: _ I'm getting my body back! _ My Fire is coming back! _ I refuse to give up! _ Greater is He that's in me, than The enemy that's in the world! _ I'm getting in Great shape for my LORD-- Fit and prepared for his Kingdom on this earth! Make the choice today to CHOOSE. Often people really don't make up there minds what the rest of there lives are going to be. God said it so plainly in Deut 30:19, "Today I set before you life and death. Blessings and Curses...But let me give you some help...CHOOSE LIFE, that you and yours shall live." { and BE FIT AND READY FOR THE MASTERS USE.} For more booking info contact Pastor Ron Kardashian on-line @ www.kingdomconditioning.org.  | 
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