Spiritual Fitness

Spiritual Fitness
1Ti 4:7-8 NLT  Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives' tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.  (8)  "Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come."
 


1Ti 4:8 AMP  For physical training is of some value (useful for a little), but godliness (spiritual training) is useful and of value in everything and in every way, for it holds promise for the present life and also for the life which is to come.
Isa 40:31 AMP  But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. [Heb. 12:1-3.]

The Way to think


We have control over what were thinking

Satan can target our mind

We have to re direct our thoughts

The Way you choose

1st Corinthians 9:27
1Co 9:27 AMP  But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel and things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit].

As christians we have to be discplined in our minds, thoughts, emotions, and everything

Heb 12:11 ESV  For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

If we don't discpline our minds and our emotions we are going to live in ruin

We have to have a balanced spiritual diet

You can't exercise your way out of a bad diet

Being spiritual fit is a journey not a destination

God just wants us to spend time with him

1Ti 4:7-8 MSG  Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God--no spiritual flabbiness, please!  (8)  Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever.

We become healthy physically and spiritual the exact same way we have eliminate what is harmful and cultivate what is helpful

Bad food and friends can bring us down