If He says “go,” we must be ready, just as an athlete trains speed and agility to be ready to turn on a dime. This verse refers to giving our whole selves to the Lord, including our bodies. “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” Romans 12:1 Let us be trained by the standards of love. As I have loved you, so you must love one another” (John 13:34). We also can relate, and we know that the “rules” Jesus has given us are these: “A new command I give you: Love one another. Paul enjoys using athletic imagery to connect with his Greek and Roman audiences, who could relate to this kind of training. “An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.” 2 Timothy 2:5 Read more in “Is Not Exercising a Sin?” May your exercise habits be meaningful and intentional. ![]() “So I do not run aimlessly I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” 1 Corinthians 9:26-27ĭisciplining our body like Paul is talking about here is an effort to keep our whole selves restrained from sin for the prize of knowing Christ and Him crucified. May all your movements be in view of the Lord coming at any time! 3. The aim is not to reach our own body goals, but to do all by grace, with eager anticipation of Jesus coming again. The Bible does not focus only on our spiritual growth, but includes our bodies as integral to our self as loved and called by God. “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23 That is something you will discover as you go. Note that this verse does not have parameters about how to love God with all your strength. ![]() Loving God with all of our everything includes our bodies. “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 May you read each of the following in a way that takes you out of the bonds of any one fitness ideal and brings you into the freedom of grace, for joy. We will start with a narrow view and handpick a few Scriptures we typically use with physical activity, then continue to zoom out and broaden our focus of how we think of fitness and how movement is described in the Bible.
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