Athletes train hard for the...
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Athletes train hard for the chance to stand on the podium with a medal around their necks. And the methods they employ are beneficial for those of us who will never make the podium or even the meet. Some of the principles of training are:
* Train every day. Those who wait for the weekend and then do a "killer" regimen are setting themselves up for injury.
* Have a goal. Olympic hopefuls train for a chance to make the Olympic team. We might train to improve endurance, lose ten pounds, or fit into a size four. With no goal or prize in mind, training often stalls.
* Make sure your training fits your goals. If your goal is to enter a 10K run, spending all your time doing wind sprints might not be ideal.
* Know your body, when it is time to push it, when it is time to rest, when it needs replenishment.
* Diet and sleep are a needful part of any training plan.
Paul instructs Titus that the grace of God trains us to renounce impiety and worldly passion, and to be self-controlled, upright, and godly. I suspect that the disciplines of prayer, scripture reading, and gathering with the communion of saints is part of this training regimen.
* Train every day. Those who wait for the weekend and then do a "killer" regimen are setting themselves up for injury.
* Have a goal. Olympic hopefuls train for a chance to make the Olympic team. We might train to improve endurance, lose ten pounds, or fit into a size four. With no goal or prize in mind, training often stalls.
* Make sure your training fits your goals. If your goal is to enter a 10K run, spending all your time doing wind sprints might not be ideal.
* Know your body, when it is time to push it, when it is time to rest, when it needs replenishment.
* Diet and sleep are a needful part of any training plan.
Paul instructs Titus that the grace of God trains us to renounce impiety and worldly passion, and to be self-controlled, upright, and godly. I suspect that the disciplines of prayer, scripture reading, and gathering with the communion of saints is part of this training regimen.
