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Developing Spiritual Muscles 💪 - Part 3

“I’m beginning to think it’s impossible to live a successful Christian life!” Jennifer exclaimed after a long, stressful day. “I get so discouraged. When I worship with other believers, I feel joyful and right with God. Then a new week begins with work, kids, problems, and ‘poof!’ – I’m back to the old Jennifer. Why can’t I stay spiritually strong?”

Most Christians experience spiritual weakness at times

It creeps up on us. Our zest to obey and serve God fades, and suddenly we realize we are spiritually “flabby.” Although we long for daily victory, we lack the strength to maintain a faithful walk with God.
God’s Word says in Ephesians 6:10, “Be strong in the Lord” and encourages us not to lose heart. Spiritual muscles can be retrained. We can live a transformed, victorious Holy Spirit filled life day after day.
Like Jennifer, most folks, too, fell prey to the fitness problem. In the midst of hectic ministry, they lost enthusiasm for a daily, intimate walk with God. They are out of shape and gradually growing weaker. Then one morning they will wake up with a hopeless feeling of despair. It wasn’t their body, but their soul that needed restoring.

Began to search the Bible for answers

Weren’t there other people like Jenifer, once close to God, who became spiritually unfit? Look at Elijah, strong prophet of God, who under pressure began to doubt and complain. I found that David often felt spiritually bankrupt and cried out to God in distress. There was also Isaiah, Jonah, Joshua, Jeremiah, and Moses. Many of God’s most powerful servants suffered times of spiritual weakness. God told Joshua, “Do not be terrified; don’t be discouraged . . . for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go”(Joshua 1:9). God hadn’t left us alone and helpless. We had drifted away from Him into spiritual lethargy.
To be spiritual strong is to find our way back to God....
Tommorow, we conclude the series Developing Spiritual Muscles.
Good Morning and do have a wonderful day...

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