February 19, 2024 - Meal P.R.E.P. | Let's E.A.T.!

I was reading in Nehemiah as Nehemiah decided to make some changes… he had heard that some of his brethren “are there in great distress" and that “the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and it’s gates are burned with fire.” (Nehemiah 1:3) So Nehemiah purposes to make a change!

Chapter 2 records how he went about making and executing a plan… and a couple little words appeared a couple of times… “I viewed…” Nehemiah took an honest look at the work ahead of them to rebuild the walls… in doing so he was taking inventory of what they would need… and stirring up his brethren to action… he simply pointed out to them to acknowledge the need… he “viewed” and then said to them “you see…” (Nehemiah 2:17) And then in verse 19 there is a consensus… “Let us rise up and build...” (Nehemiah 2:19)

I realize that is a very fast synopsis of that passage, but it hits well with this week’s Game Plan for Life!

I’ve been working on my notes and plans for an upcoming outreach I will be leading at a Christian school. It will involve a basketball/life camp with the theme of being Game Ready. One of the analogies I am using is that of doing meal prep… when one prepares meals ahead of time to be able to quickly/easily access when needed. This is most common when folks see a need for weight loss or muscle gain or… in other words… something that needs to change!

In short, I will be sharing with the students the need to: 

Plan the

Recipe

-and-

Execute the

Plan!

I want them to see that doing this will result in being Game Ready where we can simply say: Let’s EAT!

        Earnings / Enjoyment

      After

      Training!

The meal is product of mixing together the right ingredients… putting them to some heat… etc.

View what is needed for change… and then get busy!

Nehemiah 2:19 ends this way: After stating they would rise up… “Then they set their hands to this good work.”

Proverbs 13:4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; BUT the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.”

It’s time for us to do a little “Meal P.R.E.P.” and then “Let’s E.A.T!”