Walk with Jesus

     I just read that physical inactivity is the number 4 killer world-wide.  Moreover, the average person in Great Britain (and I'm betting it's no better in our country) walks less than 9 minutes a day--and that includes walking to your car, to and fro for work, and for shopping.  Good night--less than 9 minutes a day?   Unless you are physically disabled, how on earth is is possible to walk less than 9 minutes a day with even just your regular daily activities?!   I walk more than 9 minutes a day in my house going in and out of rooms, because I forget why I walked into the room in the first place... and then I later remember and get to walk back in there again... and again.  There's obviously something to be said for a crummy memory--it ups your physical activity.  See, God can bring good out of anything!
     As soon as I read this startling statistic, I immediately thought of a picture my sweet friend, Carson, sent me yesterday.  She saw this little country church somewhere on the backroads on the way back from Georgia this weekend and had to stop to take a picture--

(Boy, I hope you can read this!  It says, "Exercise Daily--Walk with Jesus")
     So in case you're suffering  from a bit of physical inactivity--take a walk with Jesus!  And if you're afflicted by spiritual inactivity--take a walk with Jesus!  And if you're distressed by the blahs or the blues.... or busted dreams or broken hearts--well, maybe it's time to take a walk with Jesus.  He's ready and waiting to bring healing and hope as He shines His light into those broken, hurting places in your life.
      And if things in your world right now seem to be chugging along merrily--and life is busy and happy and whole--don't neglect taking a walk with Jesus!  Now's the time to rejoice with your Gift-Giver, thanking Him for His goodness and grace.  He wants to walk with us through all the ups and downs... the hard and hurting places as well as the challenging, joyous, overwhelming, peaceful, and satisfying places.
     "Whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked." (I John2:6)
     "Follow Me." (Jesus' command over and over again!  For example in John 21:19, 22)
     Time for a walk... with Jesus.  I can hear His birds singing a welcome chorus.  The cool spring air beckons.  The lush green trees sway overhead.  He's given you a set of lungs to breathe deep and a pair of legs to carry you along and some eyes to witness the glories of spring all around you.  And the God of the universe is calling to you, saying, "Hey, are you ready for a little walk?  I'm waiting..."
     To God be the glory.