Spiritual Fitness: Training Not Trying - 1 Timothy 4:1-16 | Lilac City Church

"How many New Year's resolutions have you made—and broken? Maybe you've tried to read your Bible more, tried to stop a destructive habit, tried to change something in your life... only to fail so many times you've trained yourself to believe you're a failure.
But what if the problem isn't that you're a failure—it's that you've been trying when you should have been training?
In this message from 1 Timothy 4:1-16, Pastor Brolin unpacks the Apostle Paul's call to his young protégé Timothy: pursue spiritual fitness through training, not trying. Trying is hoping for change without the commitment. Training is pursuing transformation through total dedication.
Discover four essential aspects of spiritual training: Train on truth (not lies), train for what lasts (godliness over temporary pursuits), train with what you've been given (use your unique gifts), and train consistently (persevere for yourself and others).
Whether you're exhausted from trying or ready to stop performing and start growing, this message will show you how to pursue godliness rooted in the grace of Jesus—not to earn God's approval, but because you already have it in Christ."