The tape measure and I have been getting to know each other
very well these past few months. I feel
like every time I turn around somebody has the tape measure pulled around me
somewhere. Between wedding dress fittings, bridesmaid dress fittings for my best
friend’s wedding, and my weekly measurements at the gym, I think every part of
me has been measured.
At my gym, I am taking part in the Summer Slimdown
Challenge. I have a competitive nature, so naturally, when I was offered to
join the challenge, I accepted… and of course it wouldn’t hurt to look and feel
amazing when my fiancé sees me in my wedding dress in a couple of months. To be
successful in the challenge, I have to fuel myself by eating well, and shape up
by taking classes at the gym. The challenge also requires me to measure and
weigh in every Monday through the summer. I walk into the gym and greet my
friend, the measuring tape. It hugs me around my neck, chest, waist, and thighs
as I stand wondering if I measure up to my goals and my coach’s expectations.
My coach marks my progress and I can see my changes on paper. Then I join a
class (or two) and feel my growth physically. I am a work in progress.
All this measuring of my ever changing body made me pause
and wonder if God does the same with our faith. “Do I measure up in God’s
eyes?” Faith grows, changes, and shapes just like our bodies do. As the Holy
Spirit fuels us, we continue to grow up spiritually. We are a work in progress.
One day, I will reach my physical goals and I’ll measure up to
my coach’s expectations. However, we do not need to fear if we will ever
measure up to God’s expectations of us. Because of what Jesus did for us on the
cross, we measure up fully. No measuring tape could mark down our progress; we
are loved beyond measure.
“Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge
of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the
fullness of Christ.” Ephesians 4:13
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