1 Corinthians 9:24 NLT
Don’t you realize that in a race, everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!
You have been trying for too long.
Spiritual Why: Real and lasting change… Isn’t behavior modification, but spiritual transformation.
Spiritual Who: You do what you do because of what you think of you.
Spiritual What: Based on who you want to become, what one habit do you need to start?
Spiritual What Not: Based on who you want to become, what is one habit you need to stop?
Spiritual How: Stop trying and start training.
1 Corinthians 9:24-25 NLT
Don’t you realize that in a race, everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
1 Corinthians 9:26-27a NLT
So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.
1 Timothy 4:7b-8 NLT
Instead, train yourself to be godly. “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”
We are not trying to be different people; we are training to be different people. -Dallas Willard
Trying is an attempt to change with minimal commitment.
Training is a wholehearted commitment to achieve a specific result.
You get the gear.
You create a game plan.
1 Corinthians 9:26-27a NLT
So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.
Based on who you want to become, how are you going to train?
You’re not winning when you hit some goal in the future; you are winning when you show up and train for righteousness today.