As a part of my last three months of not working, I’ve tried (with moderate success) to spend more time exercising.
During the same time, I’ve done very little to grow my spirit.
I contrast this with the first few months of the year, where I spent time exercising and growing my spirit—to th exclusion of much else.
Body and spirit must be grown together. I have given several talks in church this year, and I felt most inspired when preparing my first one. Less distracted by other things during the preparation and more spiritually empowered as a result of preparing and presenting.
My excuses for not spending time on my spirit are myopic at best. I didn’t understand why we left Kansas City and why I could still be so disoriented despite doing exactly what I should be doing spiritually.
I have been petulant and childish for several months. My given good was not my expected good. I expected to be there and be stable.
Which is not what I was given.
In the last 5 months, I have essentially been torn back to basics. Not in the same way or for the same reasons I experienced similar years ago. But I needed time to separate and calm.
So I need to grow my body and spirit together. They are necessary to treat similar. The sacrifices you make in the gym for max gains (whoever he is) are the similar to the work you must put in for spiritual growth.