Emphasis Preaching Journal

"No pain, no gain" was a byword for the Apostle Paul -- and he was right. Someone once said, "Faith is like a muscle. It grows stronger the more we use it." The late Mother Teresa weighed under 100 pounds and stood less than five feet tall. She wasn't much of a runner. As a boxer, she would have had trouble competing in the strawweight division. Still, Mother Teresa was no lightweight when it came to her charity. Instead, she was a worldwide power for good because of her faith. Both sports and faith require commitment.