Friday, July 27, 2012

OF SOME VALUE

Our apartment building fitness room opened shortly before Jan and I left for Canada and the USA in early June. I managed to use it six times during the two weeks before we departed. During the next six weeks, my most strenuous exercise was three games of golf and wrestling with our grandchildren on the floor and in the pool. (Try that sometime with very active 3 and 6 year olds. It is a fun way to exercise.)
We are now settled back into life in Hanoi and it feels good to be settled into a routine again. That routine so far for me has included workouts 3 or 4 times a week on the treadmill and weight machine.
"For physical exercise is of some value ---." In my case that value is to keep my heart strong and pumping and help keep my arteries clears. So I will do my best to keep up the exercise routine, though I don't think I'll ever graduate to a marathon like some of my friends.
"--- but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come." I Timothy 4:8
For your physical and mental health, I hope you are getting some exercise this summer. Much more important, join me in the pursuit of godliness. With discipline, the Scriptures and the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit, we will become more like Jesus. 

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