I\u2019ve noticed something about myself. I don\u2019t forget to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If there\u2019s banana bread in the kitchen, I know it. Well that’s because I made banana bread Saturday night. If there\u2019s fresh coffee brewing, I can smell it from two rooms away. My body gets fed regularly \u2014 sometimes enthusiastically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But my soul? That takes intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God doesn\u2019t want us walking around with spiritual noodle arms \u2014 a faith that collapses at the first hint of trouble. He wants roots that go deep and muscles that hold steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet your roots grow down into Him\u2026 Then your faith will grow strong\u2026\u201d (Colossians 2:7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strong faith doesn\u2019t happen by accident. It happens by feeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God\u2019s Word is soul food. Daily bread. Not dessert. Not a snack we nibble on once a week. Real nourishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFaith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.\u201d (Romans 10:17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If my faith feels weak, it\u2019s rarely because God moved. It\u2019s usually because I\u2019ve skipped a few meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But here\u2019s the other part \u2014 the part we don\u2019t always like.
Faith is also built in the gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Circumstances are resistance training. Delays. Disappointments. Unexpected detours. Those are spiritual dumbbells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We don\u2019t grow muscle without weight. And we don\u2019t grow faith without pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would be nice if we could simply pray, \u201cLord, increase my faith,\u201d and wake up spiritually ripped. But God, in His wisdom, allows just enough resistance to strengthen us without breaking us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And somehow, when Word and weight work together \u2014 nourishment and resistance \u2014 we grow.
Stronger.
Steadier.
More grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So today, Lord, bring on the soul food — Your Word.
And if a little spiritual weight training comes with it\u2026 help us lift.
Because we don\u2019t want wimpy faith.
We want the kind that stands firm when life shakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Word and workout. Bread and dumbbell. It preaches without saying a word. Let’s feed our soul — strengthen our faith……AND, grow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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