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  1. Diane,
    You’ve encouraged me to continue in my quest to get a “Black Belt” in the Word. I love the Greek word for the word “resist” in this scriptural context. One of the ways I stand up against, or oppose the enemy is to have an “Emergency Kit” (much like the binder you described). It has all of my “Go-to” verses to refer to. Better yet, is to commit them to muscle memory so that they are at the ready when the enemy attacks. Great reminders this am!
    Blessings,
    Bev xx

  2. “The Bible is your training ground! It is your teacher! It is your help in times of trouble! God speaks to you through those pages and gives you help in times of need! You work out your faith in the Word!” Yes! Yes! Yes! I love this statement. We can not have faith and not be in God’s word. Our faith will dwindle and diminish with the first sign of struggles or trials. I love your writings and hope you are feeling better.

  3. Yes, if we want to be able to use our muscles when we most need them, we better be exercising them now. And that definitely includes our spiritual muscles. Love this analogy.

  4. You fascinate me, friend. Even more so, I find myself fascinated with the richness, power, and wisdom of God’s Word. Total head nod here of “yes!” with the importance of God’s Word in building our faith. Loved this post!

  5. I really loved the way you linked physical training with spiritual training. As believers, we are in a spiritual war every day and we need to be ready to combat the enemy! Thank you for help ways into implement this into our lives!

  6. I love this concept! The tie in with muscle memory, and working out our spiritual muscles is SO apt! It reminds me of Philippeans 2:12, when the Bible tells us to “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

  7. Wow, a martial artist…impressive! I wrote about faith today on my blog. I love all your tips here about exercising our faith muscles and especially how the Bible is our training ground! Amen!

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