HEALTH: Exercise

Exercise is important for optimal health, but if we are solely exercising to “look good” for others, then God would consider that to be vain. First Timothy 4:8 states that, “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.”

Timothy is not saying that we don’t need to exercise because we do. What he is saying is that godliness is more important than exercising and to be off balance is not God’s will. We ought to be putting forth effort in being fit physically and spiritually.

Spending time exercising as well as connecting with God are both beneficial to our overall well-being.

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