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My weight spiked upward after a nice dinner out with June, but the next day I started a better routine: a decent workout first thing in the morning and sensible eating all day. The first day went really well, and I really assumed my weight spike would go away,<\/g> but guess what? Same weight the next morning. \u201cIt\u201d doesn\u2019t work! NO! Diet and exercise work fine…if we stay with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, we resolve to be more faithful with our spiritual disciplines. \u201cTrain yourself for godliness.\u201d And the first day of memorizing and reviewing scripture and having a decent time with God is the worst day ever! Traffic causes us to be late for work; we lose our temper with a colleague; there\u2019s a blowup at home. \u201cIt\u201d doesn\u2019t work! Again, we need to stay the course.
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Spiritual growth (and weight loss!) take time…but they do occur over time if we stay with the process.
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And he said, \u201cThe kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. (Mark 4.26 – 28, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So no wonder we don\u2019t give up. For even though our outer person gradually wears out, our inner being is renewed every single day. (2 Corinthians 4.16, Passion Translation)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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