Section 9
speaks of two kinds of gymnastics: one is the exercise of the body, but what is the other exer cise? Is it the exercise of the mind, the psycho logical or soulish gymnastics? It is apparent that we have had enough of this kind of exercise in elementary school, junior high school, senior high school, and college. From early childhood we have learned to exercise our mind. We have learned too well to exercise this part of our being. Besides the exercise of the body and of the mind, what other kind of exercise do we really need? Spontaneously we must answer, the exercise of our spirit.
We must realize that as Christians, it is not a matter of what we are going to do, but how we are going to do it. Are we acting by the body, by the soul, or by the spirit? Many brothers and sis ters simply fail to use their spirit. They are con stantly using their mind, emotion, will, or their physical body, but not their spirit. We pray, talk, argue, read the Bible, reason, debate, and dis cuss—mostly by the exercise of our soul. We can even quote the Scriptures from our soul! Now it is time for us to return to our spirit. We must come back!
For example, when we approach the Lord in prayer or come to the Word of God to contact