Conditioning for Eternity

This year I was inspired to get working on  conditioning my body (temple) so I might be better fit for service in the kingdom of God. Thanks to my wife, as my accountability, I have managed to maintain a 3-4 day/week exercise routine for the past two months and the results are already starting to show! I genuinely feel better about myself and have developed a greater sense of awareness of things which may hurt the conditioning process of my body.

This week I came across the verse in 1 Timothy that says, "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" (1 Tim 4:8). 

Godliness is the most beneficial element for living, and just as the health benefits for the body come through endurance and strength conditioning, so do the benefits for the entire human being (body, mind and soul) through spiritual conditioning (i.e. godliness). 

Just as it takes work to reap the benefits of a healthy body, so the same principle applies to spiritual, mental and emotional health. We must seize the opportunity of our brief existence and bring our body, mind and soul under the conditioning of godliness. According to Paul the Apostle's counsel to Timothy - it will benefit this life as well as the life to come!

As we breathe, and move and have our being here in this life, may we not squander our precious time with things that do not play a conditioning role to the health of our mind, body and spirit. May godliness be our daily exercise while we have the time available to on this side of Heaven.