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“You are what you eat” applies in the spiritual context as well.  It reminds me of the “garbage in, garbage out” post from two weeks ago.  But, today, my encouragement is to consider that what you eat, spiritually and physically, affects your performance in the race we are called to run with perseverance.

We all have a favorite verse – one we can lean on and go back to when times get tough.  But Scripture is filled with encouragement and challenges that apply in ways we may have never seen before.  Children’s stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, and Moses are not the only stories with application for today, but even if they were, they have powerful reminders for how to live the Christian life.

What are you eating spiritually today?  Is it nourishing you and preparing you for the race?

Here is some spiritual food for Food and Family on Fridays:

“28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.”

Isaiah 40:28-31

I have had the blessing and opportunity to travel the world, meet many people, observe other cultures, and learn from the experiences.  One of the things I most appreciate about travel is seeing how big our God is.  He is not limited by culture, language, borders, or backgrounds.  The truths in Scripture transcend those differences and God’s Word powerfully communicates in all languages and cultural contexts.

I encourage you to allow God to conduct some of your spiritual training in multiple contexts.  Step out of your comfort zone and worship with a different cultural group here in the United States.  Travel to another country and allow God to use you in a new place in new ways.  Walk across the street and talk to your neighbor that you don’t think you have anything in common with.  Smile and say “God bless you” to the person that checks you out at the grocery store.  Allow God to stretch you that you may grow spiritual muscles you haven’t used before.  You will be blessed by the endeavor.  I promise!

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600.0"] Michelle and Fabiola[/caption]

For Throwback Thursday, I will include a picture of one of my spiritual training partners in Caracas, Venezuela, Fabiola de Gómez.  We have been texting a lot this week, praying over each other and the ways in which God continues to train and shape us into His image for His glory and the work in His kingdom.