11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.
Amen! I should keep this passage in mind. While powerlifting is an honorable pursuit, and it is good to seek to be healthy, fit and strong, nevertheless the bodybuilding which is of greater importance is the building up of the Body of Christ. I pray that God will use me for the equipping of the saints, that He will use me for the building up of His body. If powerlifting is one vehicle for doing that, awesome. But either way, I need to keep my eyes on what's of greater importance.
Powerlifters typically are required to wear a wrestling-style singlet in competition; I may just buy mine from here.
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