The Holy Barre community loves gathering together in this fresh air, and we savored a truly beautiful evening together this past Sunday! Our mission is to gather women for worship, workout, and wellness! But what do we mean by that?
I spent the majority of my life keeping those things separate. Worship in one bucket. Workout in another bucket. And wellness in another bucket.
But when we look at John 4 when Jesus reveals He’s the Messiah to the Samaritan woman at the well, He shares how we can now worship in Spirit and in Truth. Wherever and whenever! And that He’s the Living Water that can completely fill all those buckets up til they overflow! His Spirit dwells within us completely, abundantly, and freely. The Spirit is here – it’s so sweet and simple.
And as we worship in Spirit, we will overflow. As we allow the Lord to fill us as a Consuming Fire and ignite a fire in our souls that can’t be put out, we will burn bright and overflow with love, joy, and peace beyond understanding.
As we worship in Truth, we will believe and know that our bodies are holy temples. That the Spirit of the Lord lives within us. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom! So we can move our bodies in love and take care of our temples in such a way that brings Him glory and us joy!
The truth is our Heavenly Father designed us for worship. He designed our bodies to release natural endorphins when we work and exercise. He designed a beautiful creation for us to enjoy. Our response is doing so in love for Him and each other. He designed food and clothing and accessories as a way to honor and love Him as well as each other.
The truth is we are fearfully and wonderfully made, image bearers of our God. As we live as living sacrifices, not confirming to the patterns of this world but being transformed by the renewing of our mind, we experience how there is nothing better than the love of Christ. No relationship, appearance, status, or performance compares to the love of Christ.
The truth is the love of Christ fills us completely, all the buckets, all the desires, all the goals and expectations.
Let’s invite the Spirit and Truth into all aspects of our lives. Reflecting His love in our posture. We are here for worship, workout and wellness for His glory and our joy! We are here to burn bright, better together. We are here to dig deep roots in His love. We are here to be consumed and filled and overflow through deeper wells of Living Water.
What if working out was just a way to get God’s breath in our lungs?
What if wellness was a posture of radiance as we keep our eyes on Him?
What if we truly worshiped in Spirit and in Truth in ALL that we do?
We are better together! We’re going to gather for worship, workout, and wellness, encouraging and supporting our unique and God-given passions, giftings, and experiences. Join us on the journey toward deeper wells for His glory and our joy!
In a couple of days we’ll specifically talk about love as the first characteristic of the Fruit of the Spirit. But I love how this recent event was such an example of our love for the King and His Kingdom. May He continue to stir our hearts for Him and His beautiful people! Join us for our next event!
Burning Bright! 