Intensity
Aug/090
I've been on Tony Horton's Power 90 program for about a month. The workout regimen comes with two DVDs. One to get you started, and one to use when you're ready to get more intense.
I just moved up to the second DVD this week. Honestly, I probably stuck with the beginner circuit for about a week longer than I should have.
It's all about intensity. For the workout to be successful, it needs to be intense. And, while I was still stretching myself on the beginning circuit, it was losing its intensity. I had mastered quite a bit of it. It was time to go the next level.
What I found was a much more intense workout experience. I sweat a lot more. The workouts are longer. The exercises are more difficult. But that intensity will bring the greater results I'm looking for.
Instensity isn't always fun, but it's how we grow in every part of our lives. You want a successful physical workout? You need intensity.
You want to become more proficient in a certain discipline? You need intensity.
You want to grow in your walk with Christ? You need intensity.
So often we pray for God to make our lives easy, when what we should pray is for God to infuse our lives with intensity. We should pray for Him to place us in situations that stretch us…maybe even situations that scare us.
Instead of asking our church to make us comfortable, we should be praying for an intense level of discomfort.
Instead of approaching the Bible as a package of nice stories about good Christian boys and girls, we should approach it as the living and active Word of God (Hebrews 4:12). "Living" and "active" are pictures of intensity.
So often we want our faith to be comfortable, convenient, and safe. That's the gateway into lukewarm Christianity. And if you want to know what Jesus thinks about that, all you need to do is check out this passage.
It's time to ratchet things up. It's time for us to live with a godly intensity.
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