1 Timothy 4:7 says: train yourself for godliness. The word train is an athletic word — it implies effort, repetition, and discomfort before gain. Every builder you admire has disciplines underneath their output. The ones who last for decades share one thing: their disciplines are rooted in something deeper than results. Godliness is not a religious veneer on top of a productive life. It is the root system that holds the whole thing when pressure comes.