I started the day with a mile walk / jog to warm up before my weekly Monday morning workout with Stephen, my trainer. We (I) worked hard and by the end of the hour my muscles were trembling. We visited for awhile afterwards and agreed that a health and fitness program must really be all encompassing. It doesn’t do much good to start a physical activity plan if one is still eating hamburgers and french-fries regularly. To be truly healthy comes from a broader commitment to a healthier lifestyle. Don’t smoke, eat healthy but delicious food, control portions, work on stress management, plan good physical activity each day and avoid lack of sleep. Spiritual fitness also requires a well-rounded program. Coming to church once a week is great but it would be even better when accompanied by daily prayer, devotion, Bible reading and Christian companionship. Like my diet / fitness program doing all the right stuff doesn’t happen all at once. Yet when it does all come together we will reap the benefits and so will those around us.
Lord, as we start this new week help us to find time to consciously plan ways in which to keep or get ourselves fit in mind, body and spirit. Help us to seek the power promised – that we can do all things through Christ who gives strength. We ask in his name, Amen.
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