5 Quotes From “Exercising Our Spiritual Muscles” By Juan Pablo Villar

Here is the link,

http:// https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/04/52villar?id=p1#p1

Just as reading and learning about muscles is not enough to build muscle, reading and learning about faith without adding action is insufficient to build faith.

Looking back, I realize that my faith grew that day because my brother gave me the opportunity to put it in action. I exercised it as we read from the scriptures, looked for people to teach, bore testimony, served others, and so on.

With faith it is similar: when doubts come to our minds, trusting in the Lord’s promises will be required to move forward. In this way, we are exercising spiritual muscles and developing them into sources of strength in our lives.

Let’s accept the invitation of President Russell M. Nelson and intently come unto the Savior by identifying those muscles that need more spiritual activity and starting to exercise them.

This is a long-distance race, a marathon, rather than a sprint, so do not forget those small but constant spiritual activities that will strengthen those important spiritual muscles. If we want to increase our faith, then let’s do things that require faith.

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—- Debbie

I personally loved the story he told in this talk. He told us of his visit to his brother who was serving a mission. He thought his visit would be a vacation and he would spend the day on the beach but instead he spent the day serving others and preaching the gospel. At the time he was not a member but this experience opened the door to his faith.

For me this talk helps me to see that strengthening my faith is going to take work. I need to identify the spiritual muscles that are weak and exercise them.