Walking has been a part of my life since 1998 when I was first diagnosed with Diabetes2. I was overweight and did not move around a lot. My first A1C came back above 14. For reference, the normal range is 4-6.

My doctor wanted to put me on medication immediately, I asked her for a little time to see if I could do something apart from being medicated. I researched Diabetes, I went on a strict diet, and I started to walk. My next A1C was 8.6. She allowed me to continue that plan and before too long I was in a normal range.

When I first began walking, I could do about a block or two. But I worked on it almost every day until I could do three miles without any problems. I lost about 110 pounds and kept my diabetes under control until I was diagnosed with two auto-immune diseases. Then I was back to barely being able to walk more than a couple blocks. It was disheartening.

Now with the auto-immune diseases somewhat under control, but with lingering fatigue, I work to walk between ¾ and 1 mile. And it is work. It does not come easily. I have to choose to do it, even on the days I do not want to leave my recliner.

Choose. Yesterday I wrote that one of the 3 C’s of walking worthy of our calling it to choose. Pastor Laura highlighted that in her Sunday message. “I, therefore, the prisoner of the LORD, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.” [NKJV]

We get to choose the quality of our spiritual walk. That is a glorious choice. We get to choose to be fully pleasing to the One who died to save us. We get to choose to be fruitful.

God will provide everything we need for a worthy walk, just as He provided everything for our salvation. But we alone can choose to get up from our spiritual recliner and head out with Him on a gloriously worthy walk.

Tomorrow: I am so thankful, LORD, that I can still walk in the natural each day, and that you give me all I need to walk my spiritual walk with you.