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Developing Spiritual Muscles 💪 - Part 1

be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. - Ephesians 6:10

Many years back as a kid, there is this funny thing we do, we raise our hands to show our tiny muscles to our friends. I just simply showed the other fellow and tell him 'Show Me Your Muscle'.

We exercise to improve our heart health and we lift weights to build and tone our muscles. But what about our spiritual walk? What do we do to stay hopeful, encouraged, and faithful when it seems as if God isn't listening or answering our prayers? We may feel despair, dejected, and plain old depressed. But it doesn't have to be this way. God assures us that He will never leave or forsake us, so then why do we feel forgotten? Why do we feel so alone? Because, in times like this, the gym may be a great place to exercise to help you get your body in shape, and a run along the lakefront may be a great place to get out and clear your mind. But for the believer who affirms there is a God, and yet in the same breath feels lonely, lost, and left behind--running and lifting won't do it. For these occasions, you need to exercise your faith by building spiritual muscles. It is the only workout that will get you through the sometimes dark and lonely hours.

So how do we build up our spiritual muscles? How do develop muscles to wrestle our way through the dark times?
Here are ways to build spiritual muscles:
1. Prayer
...Pray without ceasing -  1 Thessalonians 5:18
If you can't pray, you can't have a spiritual muscle. Prayer is a way of building up ourselves. The Bible admonish us to pray without ceasing. You don't just Pray when there is trouble. We are to live a praying life. Someone may ask 'why pray since Jesus has won the victory'? We don't pray to be victorious. We pray because we are victorious. The manifestation of our victory in Christ is through prayer. You want to develop your spiritual muscles, you have got to pray. 
Tomorrow we continue on other ways to develop our spiritual muscles. 
Good Morning and do have a great week...

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