DO YOU WANT BIG GAINS? Then follow a heavy weight. My son has gained 35 pounds of muscle over the past 6-8 months. How? He found the biggest guy in the gym and follows him, doing whatever he’s told. It started out only supposed to be a week of training, but Gabe asked if he could continually train with him in order to learn more. While training, Gabe asks him questions about nutrition and weight lifting. Wisdom. Want to be a spiritual heavyweight? Find someone whose faith you can follow, who has good fruit in their life, whose actions line up with their words, who does what they say they will do, who loves and obeys God’s Word; THEN do everything they tell you to do. “Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.” Hebrews 13:7 THIS is wisdom. A spiritual heavyweight didn’t get where they are by accident. They didn’t sit around watching television and eating bon-bons. They’ve put in years of praying, fasting, learning from others, reading and studying the Word of God, attending church, crucifying their flesh, and the list goes on. Find someone “whose faith you can follow”, a spiritual heavyweight. Everyone wants to be Paul, but refuse to put in the work that Paul put in to discipline himself. EXAMINE their fruit. Listen when you are reproved. Obey when given instructions in righteousness. Practice discipline and self-control and you will make big gains.
