You Have to Exercise it

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

I'm going to take something you're so familiar with in regard to the physical realm and apply it to the spiritual realm, and it's going to be revolutionary. How do you stay in physical shape and grow physically strong? You exercise. Exercising is using your muscles so they grow stronger and stay strong. Stop exercising, and your muscles will grow weaker. How do you become spiritually strong? Exercise your spiritual muscles: your faith, love, forgiveness, worship. Something so simple, yet we rarely apply it. We'll grow stronger by simply exercising. Want to be strong in your faith? Exercise your faith, apply your faith, challenge your faith; stretch your faith. Want stronger love? Exercise that love. Challenge your love; apply that love, stretch that love; use that love. Want to get stronger in the Word? Apply the word, use the word, exercise the word in your life. Want to get stronger in perseverance? Then exercise perseverance, integrity, prayer, worship--especially when it's hard. That's when your muscles grow. Exercise mercy, compassion, forgiveness and your spiritual muscles will become strong. You'll become strong in the Lord. It can only improve when you start to exercise.

From Message #772 - Pumping Spiritual Iron