July 6 - 60/60

Yesterday our Youth intern Eric Krause spoke on our Basic Training series and he did a great job. Here are some of the highlights I wrote down as he spoke (yes I take notes on every speaker I hear - I once heard someone say that wise people are constant learners and realize they can learn from anyone). Eric's talk was framed around three major ideas - Frequency, Intensity, and Mode.

He started out saying that most of the time when it comes to physical training people simply don't want to put in the work...so true in our spiritual lives too!

Frequency - the more you're into it, the more you want to be into it. This is true with prayer, reading scripture, serving, you name it.

Intensity - sometimes we can get spiritually sluggish. Hebrews 5:11-6:3 is a powerful passage we read yesterday. When we don't continue to pursue and up the intensity we become...comfortably numb.

Mode - sometimes we need to mix it up. This is a key point in spiritual disciplines because sometimes the passion we start them with fades and it turns into a meaningless going through the motions kind of thing. This can happen with the 60/60 too. Mix up the prayer you pray when your timer goes off - mix up who you're praying for - ask God for a fresh revelation of Himself or what He wants you to do.

Good stuff - Let's put it into practice (Matthew 7:24)!