Faith and Fitness Sunday

Keep fitness in perspective, check out the scripture down below:

1 Timothy 4:7-9 (NIV)
7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 9This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance

I for one don't beleive that this is all there is and we need to keep that in perspective.  The verses above talk about that too, physical training is of "some value" but there's something more important.  Don't go throwing out your ab lounges and beans just yet.  Keeping healthy allows us to carry out the mission God has called us to do  it's just that fitness is something that too many people forget.  In fact some Christians think it's a waste of time--just ask the 75% of pastors who are overweight.  They miss the balancing act we need to play and look only to the second part of verse 8.

In the end, we'll have new bodies in heaven and any squats you did won't count for squat.  Remember that, there are important things to consider regarding fitness but this is not all there is.