Imagine if your refrigerator really stunk… for some of us that’s not that hard to imagine.

What would you do?  You could clean the outside until it shined, but most likely it would still stink.  You could open it up and scrub down the inside shelves and drawers.  That might help, but most likely the stink culprit is still inside.

While cleaning the inside and outside is important to making the fridge look nicer and possibly smell better too and to run more efficiently… if you don’t open it up, find and get rid of the rotting food that’s causing the smell, it will keep stinking.

I think of that with eating correctly and exercising.  These things are important to help us look and feel better, it helps our body to run more efficiently.  But if that’s all we focus on, then all of our training will leave us with bodies in good shape and spirits that are empty and possibly like the refrigerator stinking up the place!

The Apostle Paul agrees with this assessment in 1 Timothy 4:8,9: “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.  This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance.”

So while we are pressing on in exercise and healthful eating, let us not neglect what’s even more important – pressing on in our relationship with God through prayer, reading the Bible, and worship!

♥Becki, imperfect woman (both physically and spiritually!)