Toughen up for Christ

I've been on a bit of a Spurgeon binge recently and am quite happy to continue binging away. Here is a quote from his book 'How to have real joy'...

'To grow is not only to be noble; it is to be happy. The man who stops growing refuses to be blessed. With businessmen, if they do not win, they lose. With the warrior, if he does not gain in the battle, his enemy is getting an advantage. The wise man who grows no wiser grows foolish. The Christian who does not learn more about his Lord and become more like Him, knows less aout his Lord and becomes less like him. If our armour is unused it will tarnish. If our arms are not strengthened by effort, they will be weakened by laziness. Our happiness declines as our spirituality fades.'

Indeed, it is a great spiritual truth that there is no standing still in the Kingdom of God. If you fail to advance forward you not remain stood still, you are pushed backwards, defeated and cast down. We must strive to grow and learn in the knowledge of God, to win and overcome the temptation of our fleshy desires, to strengthen and harden our faith by the testing and endurance of our will. Let's toughen up for Christ.