Fitness Academy

Of the many components to a race, the one that most often goes unexamined: the purpose. Or more specifically, your purpose for participating in it. For you, maybe it’s the challenge, or you like group events, or you’re the competitive type.

In my case, it was something a little more insidious.

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, ‘Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. – Matthew 8:10

Can we “amaze” God as well? And more specifically, can we amaze him with our fitness?

Isaiah 64:8 says, “Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.”

What does this mean, if anything, for our body stewardship?