I was just thinking. Paul often compares an athlete training to the Christian life. I’ve always known that but lately, it just seems that while my physical training has been completely shot, my spiritual training has been brutal. I’ve had to use spiritual muscles I didn’t know I had. Growing pains, I guess.” “There’s definitely a parallel there. Just like you can’t expect to run four miles when you don’t go more than ten steps out your door, neither can you expect to have instant spiritual maturity when you need it.”
