In Training

This is a revelation God gave me through the book 'Wild at Heart' - I am just repeating it, but with more depth.

When an athlete trains, if he wants to become a great athlete, he trains his body to withstand all sorts of trials; cold, heat, pain, wounds, hunger, lack of sleep and other hardships. So must we, as warriors for God, train ourselves. I thought about this and I thought, what do each of them mean? Individually. What is an example for each that we train ourselves to withstand throughout life?
Cold - emotional distance, when someone is 'punishing' you by being distant and unforgiving. This is the point where you turn to God and get your needs met in him.
Heat - embarrassment, passion, temptation, love in the wrong time, or person. Don't ignore this, don't try to make it go away, give it to God and redirect it.
Pain - betrayal, rejection, personal failure, heartache when it's most fresh.
Wounds - this meaning old pain stored up, unforgiveness (which actually hurts you more than you are wanting to hurt the other person for what they have supposedly done to you)
Hunger - of the spiritual nature. God seems distant, so you turn to other things to satisfy. Don't. Press into him, and continue to ask him - he will satisfy you.
Lack of sleep - physical, but also spiritual. Sometimes all you need is to rest in God, be patient, and just wait. Maybe 'quiet time' or maybe just shut up and listen. Asking God 'What do you want me to do? What are you trying to say? Why won't you talk to me?' Kind of drowns him out, don't you think?
And Hardship - trials, things that come along to knock your legs out from under you, the blows that Satan stores up for when you are weakened, or to try and weaken you. Survive these only by knowing who you are in God, and who God is. If you are confident of your relationship with him, things like these only make you stronger. Still hurts, but you are through.