6 words of my life

I was taught six words that would forever change my life. These words are not of great scientific insight. They are not even proverbial in and of themselves. Actually, they are quite simple.

They come from a biblical passage where Jesus says "freely you have received, freely give." If you are a regular reader of this blog you are wondering where the nutrition and exercise content is. Being healthy is more than having a body that is healthy. Being healthy is about all if you.

Here is my thought: we all have something to give away. I am not just talking money or even time. But we all have been given something. Personally as a follower of Jesus, I believe I have been given a lot. I have been given freedom, grace, love, truth, and honestly more than I ever deserved.

Here is why these 6 words make so much sense in ours lives (follower of God or not) by giving away we create space for more. The Dead Sea is dead because water has no place to flow out. It just gathers and stays stagnant, because of that no life can exist in it. I am working in my life to give away more. Honestly, of substance there is little margin to give, but of non tangible yet life-giving things I have an abundance.

2013 is a year I am going to try to give more. Yes, I hope to pass along the wisdom I am gaining on getting healthy, on nutrition, on exercise. But I am not limiting it to that. I hope to give more love, more grace, more kindness, more joy. I hope and plan on giving more of me to others. And as God blesses, I hope to give more away even financially.

Everything I have received, especially in the non-tangibles, I received freely. It cost me nothing to give it away. But limits me greatly to not give it away. If I hold back on giving I become like the Dead Sea a place nothing healthy can stay and live. If you and I give away what we have freely received we open up our lives to gain more to give away. "Freely you have received, freely give." Six life changing words. So what do you have to give?