Fit or fat?

I thought this was a great look at the Christian life and a telling sign of where I am and you may be in your journey:
From Lifechurch.tv

Fat or Fit?

Recently I’ve lost around 60 pounds. With a loss of this magnitude it’s inevitable that one gains a new way of thinking. Since dropping the weight, I’ve become less inwardly-focused, and less concerned about what others think, because I am no longer insecure with the way I look. It’s freed me to be who I am, freed me to focus on others, freed me to engage in activities I would never have considered before.
During this time of transformation, I realized a parallel to ministry. Before LifeChurch.tv came into my life, I had a consumerist mindset. I would have called myself a “fat” Christian. I thought the church was here for me, looked to ministries to fill my needs, complained if the worship didn’t move me, or if the message wasn’t deep enough. Since becoming a part of LifeChurch.tv, I’ve learned the difference between being a “fat” Christian and a “fit” Christian.

Fat Christians say…
“Why don’t you have this ministry at your church?”

Fit Christians say…
“Can I start a group that does this kind of ministry? Maybe there are other people who would like to join…”

Fat Christians…
…sit in the same pew each week, and rarely venture out of their circle of friends.

Fit Christians…
…find opportunities to change things up, and try to involve those on the outskirts.

Fat Christians focus…
…on how to better themselves.

Fit Christians focus…
…on those who don’t know Jesus.

Fat Christians do…
…what’s easy and safe.

Fit Christians do…
…what’s difficult and counterintuitive.

Fat Christians think…
…it’s all about them.

Fit Christians know…
…it’s all about HIM.

I’m working every day to be a fit Christian, and to inspire those around me to this way of thinking.

It’s good to step on the spiritual scale from time to time and really examine where we stand. I’m glad to see some of the fat Christianity of the past has fallen off. But I’m still hoping to see much more of it fall to the wayside as I continue my journey.
There’s always a lot more that can be improved.

From Amy Grant’s Age to Age album:

Fat Little Baby

I know a man,
Maybe you know him, too.
You never can tell,
He might even be you.
He knelt at the altar
And that was the end.
He’s saved and that’s all
That matters to him.
His spiritual tummy,
It can’t take too much.
One day a week,
He gets his spiritual lunch.
On Sunday he puts on
His spiritual best
And gives his language
A spiritual rest.

(He’s just a fat)
He’s just a fat little baby.
He wants his bottle
And he don’t mean maybe.
He’s sampled solid food
Once or twice.
But he says doctrine
Leaves him cold as ice.

He’s been baptized, sanctified,
Redeemed by the blood.
But his daily devotions
Are stuck in the mud.
He knows the books of the Bible,
And John 3:16
He’s got the biggest King James
you’ve ever seen.
I’ve always wondered
If he’ll grow up someday.
He’s mamma’s boy,
And he likes it that way.
if you happen to see him,
Tell him I said
He’ll never grow,
If he never gets fed.

He’s just a fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat
A fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat,
A fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, little baby.

Did I just quote Amy Grant on my blog? Boy I tell you what, you never know what you’re going to find here.