The purpose of the series is to help us to establish a good pattern for consistent growth in our spiritual lives and our relationships, primarily with God, but also the church, family, friends, and our community. Progressive Overload applies the principle of small successive steps, as opposed to big and quick changes that are unmaintable.
The key passage of meditation that encompasses the series is found in 2 Corinthians 3:18:
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
In context, the passage contrasts the old covenants and the new covenant, and assures the reader that the new covenant is truly glorious, and 2 Corinthians 3:18 details that our full transformation is not immediate, but rather staged and successive.
In light of a new year, we remind ourselves of the New Covenant, doing away with the ways of old, and looking towards what is new for this year. Also in light of the new year, where new years resolutions are often instantiated, the series is bedded in a gym-going analogy, because joining a gym is a popular way to start the new year.
