subject: Motivational Principle For Spiritual Fitness [print this page] Ed Young says, We talked about dietEd Young says, We talked about diet. We talked about exercise. Now, lets talk about some benefits of this whole thing. You see these infomercials and they always give you these motivations. If you start doing this ab workout, if you start buying this product and eating this pill, you will look like this and have this endurance.
The Cardio Principle
Well, I want to give you some motivations of living the Christian life. Here is the first motivational principle for spiritual fitness, the Cardio Principle. That is a desire to please God. Remember, I am not going to be the Fat Albert believer. I am to push away and to obey the commands of Christ as I live the life. I have to do the stuff, to apply the word.
The Evian Principle
The second one is the Evian Principle, or the bottled water principle. That is a desire to keep a clear conscience. 2 Corinthians, Chapter 1:12, says, Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. I must keep short accounts with God. When I have sinned, I must confess it. Nutritionists tell us to drink six to eight glasses of water a day to cleanse the system. Its good for you.
The Endurance Principle
The third motivational principle for spiritual fitness is the Endurance Principle. I talked about endurance a second ago. It is the desire to be effective. 2 Timothy 2:10 (NLT) says, I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those whom God has chosen.
Endurance is a collapsible commodity. Most of the time, though, we stop before the breakthrough. Did you hear that? Most of the time, we say, Okay, I am going to start dieting and working out, meeting with my trainer and start this and that.
Then we say, Im kind of tired. Ill go ahead and just stop and press the pause button. We stop right before we see great results.
The Observation Principle
The Observation Principle is another one, the fourth motivation. Thats a desire to motivate. Matthew 5:16, In the same way, let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds.
