Taken from the thread:
http://www.christianforums.com/t7738725/
Consistency
Dear Kingdomwalk:
There are cycles - ups and downs - in all of life, are there not? We breathe in and we breathe out, the earth has seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall, the sap in a tree withdraws to the roots and rises to the branches, dependent upon the time of year. This is the way of all life; in truth it is a necessity - a law or principle of growth - and the Kingdom of God follows that same principle as it grows within each of us.
For me, growing in Christ (Who is the Kingdom of God) is akin to climbing a slippery pole: there are times I am spiritually energized and can climb a fair ways, and there are times when I have less spiritual energy and slide down. What I find however is that overall progress is always made; even during those times I slide down, I am still farther up the pole than I was in the past (last year, last month, last week or yesterday).
Just as you have certain constants in your life regardless of the season, so maintain the constants in your spiritual life regardless of how you feel. Just as you feed your body whether it is winter or summer, so feed your spirit whether you "feel" particularly "spiritual" or not.
And you feed the spirit always and only by the Word and by the Spirit.
Remember, the Christian life is just that: a Life in you, and God thru Christ is the Author and Completion of that Life - in you. Christ Jesus has become a Life-giving Spirit Who lives in you, and He is performing His work through His Spirit in your life.
It is not through your self-effort - your "works" - that you grow; it is through your faith, your confident trust in Him, that He grows in you.
Never give up. Endure to the end. Walk - and live daily - in the Light that you have.
LeastOne
