{"id":5107,"date":"2018-11-28T15:46:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/28\/put-in-your-reps\/"},"modified":"2018-11-28T15:46:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:46:05","slug":"put-in-your-reps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/28\/put-in-your-reps\/","title":{"rendered":"Put in your reps"},"content":{"rendered":"

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.<\/span> – Joshua 1:8<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

17 months ago, I had never read through the entire Bible from cover to cover.<\/p>\n

Today, I finished reading my Bible for the second time since June 2017.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I’ll write a “10 things I learned from simply reading through my Bible” post another time.<\/p>\n

But the big idea I’m left with is one shared byJames Clear on his blog and in his new book A<\/a>tomic Habits<\/a><\/i>: the importance of putting in your reps.<\/p>\n

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When I find myself falling into the trap of judging my work, here’s a strategy I use to pull myself back on track: I try to remember that each outcome is simply a point along the spectrum of repetitions.<\/span> – James Clear<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The punchline of his argument is that bigger goals require more repetitions.<\/p>\n

Swimming in the Olympics requires more repetitions than simply learning how to swim.<\/p>\n

Writing a novel requires more repetitions than simply writing a sentence.<\/p>\n

And exercising your full potential in Christ requires more repetitions than simply receiving salvation…because it requires you to be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:1-2).<\/p>\n

You’ve got to intentionally spend time in the Word.<\/p>\n

Over the last 17 months, I’ve seen huge changes in my life simply from reading through the Word from cover to cover.<\/p>\n

Decades of bondage, wrong thinking, religion and “complacent Christianity” were peeled away by the gentle act of just reading the Word.<\/p>\n

However, things like clarity of eyesight, walking in the fullness of Matthew 10:8 and the manifestation of financial prosperity in my family still haven’t been received.<\/p>\n

I think the key is in one word: repetitions.<\/p>\n

Deliberate repetitions.<\/p>\n

Deliberate, focused and intense repetitions.<\/p>\n

Meditating in the Word day and night.<\/p>\n

Structuring my entire schedule around being immersed in the Word and spending time in fellowship with the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

Setting up systems that enable me to consistently spend more time in the Word until the point that the Word has dominion over every area of my life.<\/p>\n

The point where the cocooned caterpillar finds himself transformed into a butterfly.<\/p>\n

Repetitions, repetitions, repetitions.<\/p>\n

If there’s an area of your life that feels sluggish…cocoon yourself in as many repetitions as you can…until you find yourself flying over the places you were struggling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. – Joshua 1:8 17 months ago, I … <\/p>\n

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