Spiritual Muscle

2-17-2010
Spiritual Muscle

Our spiritual lives operate very similar to our physical lives. When we exercise we gain strength, but if we don’t we weaken. Obedience enables you to gain both physical and spiritual strength. It takes a lot of obedience to hit the gym each day, and it certainly takes a lot of obedience to open the Word of God every day. A couple of quotes referencing the Bible that brings this point home:

“Dusty Bibles lead to dirty lives!”
“This book will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from this book!”

The Bible is your instruction manual for life, so doesn’t it makes sense to read it? Just about every sound business and life principle originated in the Bible. The world bombards us with so many temporal thoughts; it can be easy to lose focus. When we lose focus, we allow the world to swallow us, and it can often be very difficult to get out. A friend of mine contacted me about some issues he was having with his family, and the only advice I could give him was, “Keep your eyes on the eternal prize, and everything else will be remain in perspective.”

When gain spiritual muscle, we are equipped to handle the curve balls life hands us in a Christ-like manner. If our spiritual muscles haven’t been used in a while, we often react, thus causing a lot of hurt and damage to ourselves and those around us. Make a point to workout daily. Get into the word of God and build spiritual muscles and life will make a lot more sense!