A friend of mine is training for a couple of bodybuilding competitions. He has been diligent in his efforts, making sure he does the proper training and maintains the proper diet. The regimen, according to my friend, is strict. There are specific things to do on specific days. There are specific things to eat and specific times to eat them. It takes a lot of discipline.
I have never been into bodybuilding, and, if you saw me, you would attest to that. But, I do try to stay in pretty decent shape physically. Having little ones running around will do that for you, even if it is just a result of running after them. My thought, though, is I wonder if we put as much time into our spiritual training as we do into our physical?
Today's word is 1 Timothy 4:8, NIV, which reads, "For 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."
Paul tells Timothy in this passage that physical exercise is good, it has some value. It is important for us to maintain our health as best as possible. There is no doubt that whatever physical activity we do now will pay dividends in our years to come.
But, how about our spiritual? Are we working equally hard to maintain our spiritual health? Are we training just as hard to maintain our spiritual fitness? Paul tells us that while the physical fitness will aid us in this life, our spiritual fitness is preparing us for not only this life, but for the life to come.
Good luck to my bodybuilding friend, whom I know is training equally hard spiritually.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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