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I have to remember that my strength to do things comes from two sources.  One is the physical and the other is the spiritual.  I am a body, but also a spirit or soul.  At times I try to do everything from physical strength.  I forget or ignore my spiritual strength.  I do this by ignoring prayer, meditation, quiet time to refuel myself.  Inevitably, I run out of strength to do things because the body cannot do it all or fails to do it well.  I need the extra of my spirit to go to work.  If I exercise my body on a regular basis to keep it fit, I need to do the same for my soul.  Prayer is the gym for my soul.  A good resolution for the new year is to exercise both on a regular basis.