Progressive training

Progression is important in training. It takes years to build up physical tolerance to training, it takes years to gain the experience to defeat opponents in the mental aspects of a game. But one of the key things is to always improve progresively. Sure there will be setbacks and there will be challenges and there will be times when things seem to just stop... but if you keep at it, the breakthroughts will come.

Hey this progressive training is what I read about last night in

2 Peter 1:5-11

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins. Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Yup these qualitites will make us productive players on Jesus' team, rather than bench warmers. I noticed that the first few qualities are for ourself, to build ourself up. But the last 2 are tough... brotherly kindness and love... these involve building OTHER PEOPLE up. This is where we want to end up in the trainign progression. Lets work on it consciously each day!

God Bless,
Jonathan