Last night I exercised for the first time in over 2 weeks. I had a rhythm going for about 8 weeks leading up to that. As I exercised last night it was obvious that I had regressed some in just those 2 short weeks. I noticed it when working out with weights and that made me especially concerned about the cardio portion. I do HIIT for that, and cardio kills me because of how out of shape I am.
I could only do 3 sets whereas I was doing 4 just 2 weeks ago. I clearly backslid. I was thinking about how that relates to spiritual growth. Unless you're perfect, you backslide from time to time. Maybe that's falling prey to a specific sin or maybe it's a lack of spiritual growth. Fortunately, recovery from backsliding starts with a single action. Exercising last night reminded me of how I actually do have time for it and how much I enjoy it. Hopefully one single step will completely reverse the backslide.
Oddly enough, I've backslid on some of my spiritual disciplines as well. Looking to have that resolved by the time you read this by taking one single step as well. The old Chinese proverb that says "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" applies to backsliding as well. It's amazing what one step in the right direction can do.
