Who’s your spotter?
Before I get into the reason for the question, I must confess that my comparison I make will be simply an illustration, and not a 100% full-proof truth…
My comparison involves “toning” vs “body-building”… a google search yielded the following, very simplistic approach: “To tone means to reduce the appearance of body fat by tightening up the muscles and giving them shape.” (Found on a nasm.org blog) And then the general idea of body-building (or bulking) is one of increase in muscle mass and strength… this is done by increasing resistance in order to grow.
Here is my simplistic observation, spiritually speaking, I believe the church is far too often satisfied with just toning… trimming the fat of sin for appearance’s sake, and forgetting that the battle intensifies when serving the Lord; while the Scripture warns that we need to keep getting stronger and be able to increase resistance.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, BE STRONG in the Lord
and in the POWER of His might. (NKJV)
Ephesians 6:13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to RESIST in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. (NASB)
Increasing in strength and resistance… So that very simplistic observation to lead back to my opening question: Who’s your spotter?
“Spotting in weight or resistance training is the act of supporting another person during a particular exercise with an emphasis on allowing the participant to lift or push more than they could normally do safely. Correct spotting involves knowing when to intervene and assist with a lift, and encouraging a training partner to push beyond the point in which they would normally ‘rack’ the weight (return to its stationary position).” (Wikipedia)
I love that a spotter is required to help with weight
that is to much BUT also to encourage to go beyond the norm… Who is your
spotter? Who are you spotting?
LET’S STOP SETTLING FOR THE NORM! OUR LIVES CAN AND
SHOULD BE MORE THAN JUST TRIMMING THE FAT…
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Thanks for spotting me today and all that you do for those around you.
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