My uncle Bob dropped in on us the other day. He called to see of he could leave his truck at our house while he took some time to ride his bike through the mountains; three weeks! There's no way I could ask my body to meet that challenge. what it must take for a body to endure all of the up and down, the altitude changes, the cold nights on the ground and the sitting on that little seat for so long. But, Bob has done it for so long that his body responds.
I believe the Christian walk is the same with the mind. We have to train ourselves to act and react the way Christ would ask us to. We also have to learn when to give ourselves a break. It's not all about how we behave, sometimes it's about how we allow God to give us grace. Grace, remember, is not just about forgiveness. Grace helps us live the life God called us to. When we can't answer the call to all those mountains and pressure on the mind, that's when we call on God to give us the grace and strength we need. But that takes training too.
This life we are called to is all about endurance. But we cannot built up endurance over night! Give yourself time to get used to answering the right way. Cut yourself a break when you don't. Get back on the bike and go again. Eventually it will come more naturally and you will learn to call on God quicker. Learn the life of a long distance racer and learn to endure.
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