Stagnation is a miserable stage for one to be in, if he or she desires to have a continuing growth process in every aspect of his of her life. Some people become stagnated intellectually, while others become stagnated spiritually. Most, however, are stagnated physically. Stagnation, is  a process of one failing to develop, progress, or grow. When one fails to grow or develop physically, it can have a great deal of negative consequences, and, I am not talking about moving from an infant to a child, from a child to an adolescent, or from an adolescent to an adult. I am talking about people who do not workout, and keep their bodies’ fit and develop, so, that they can be productive beings within our society. When individuals are excessively overweight, they become not only a burden to themselves, but to society at large. Obesity, is a major health problem in our society today. People who are  overweight, have all type of health problems, such as high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, and lung and heart problems, just to name a few. What such individuals need to do, is to start a workout program, which should consist of exercising three times a week, for about a hour and a half a day. Their workout program must consist of four major elements, strength training, muscular endurance training, cardio, and, better eating habits. People who are overweight, usually are always complaining about how their bodies’ are aching from this and aching from that. Much of this is due to the fact that excessive fat, causes our bodies not to function properly. For, example, too much fat makes it difficult for our bodies’ to absorb insulin produced by the pancreas, thus, causing high levels of sugar to build up in our bloodstream. Being overweight causes one to feel fatigue most of the time. This was definitely the case with me, when I was overweight. The solution to this problem, is not to be stagnated with one’s health. Instead, one must work to develop a body that is healthy, so, that it can function properly, like it was designed to do so. Intellectual stagnation takes place when one stops doing things that would cause him or her to grow or develop cognitively. This is the person who use to keep up with the latest scholarly material in his or her respectable field of study. Not only this, but, this individual at one time was very well- rounded, because he or she would read materials outside of his or her discipline, such as newspapers, magazines, journals, and other popular materials within our culture. Now, this  individual, seldom reads anything, except maybe a text message on a cell phone. This  person’s  career, has now turned into a job, because he or she no longer sees growth in the current area from which they dwell. Most people think that white collar professions cannot become dead end jobs, but, they can if a person is constantly reaching for a higher level of intellectual and spiritual development. The individual who is experiencing intellectual stagnation, must begin to look for a higher calling in his or her career, change to a new career, or find something outside of his or her profession, that brings them a great deal of joy. Spiritual stagnation can take place, for a variety of reasons. One may feel that he or she is not growing spiritually, because their are not any major changes in his or her life. Going to church on a regular basis, singing in the choir, or being on the usher board, just does not cut it anymore. Running to this conference and running to that conference, to hear Joyce Myers, T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Tony Evans, Beth Moore, and, other great individuals of the Christian faith, seems to be a bore. Especially, since after doing all of this, an individual’s life is still similar to that of  the children of Israel, wondering around in the wilderness for forty years. Or, going around the same mountain over and over again. The solution to the stagnated Christian is that, an individual must know Jesus Christ for his or herself. One can buy this book and that book. Go purchase this DVD, and that DVD, but, until a person knows Jesus Christ for his or herself, he or she will always have to piggyback off of another person’s testimony. When an individual is experiencing stagnation, whether it be spiritual, intellectual, or physical, there needs to be some type of positive change. If a person is experiencing all three at the same time, then he or she may raise the question, ” why do I get up in the morning ” ?  Stagnation makes people alienated from their families, friends, church, and the workplace. It is like a dead person walking around, who is just merely existing within space, matter, and time.

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