Training Takes Effort

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Mark Shields

In reflecting on yesterday’s reading of Zechariah 5-6, there is a choice we make in order to become more like Christ. Training for anything be it in sports or in life takes effort. I mentioned yesterday about going out for the football team when in the 10th grade. The hot summer days with two a day practices was grueling and towards the end of our summer work outs, my football coach took the team to see Rocky. Here’s a video of the grueling training: Rocky.

Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. – Colossians 1:24

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2 Responses to Training Takes Effort

Tom Bolton says:

November 3, 2012 at 10:44 am

A great reminder that training takes effort and decision.

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- Mark Shields says:
  
  November 3, 2012 at 12:57 pm
  
  Thanks Tom. Sometimes I think we forget just how important the basics of hard work and good decisions are.
  
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