Faith and Fitness - Let’s Grow!

Yesterday, I went for a great run through an area I haven’t run through in a long time.  I’m on vacation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and this run was amazing!  Running is my “fringe sport.”  It’s what I love to do in addition to my regular workout routine.  I’ve found that I make larger gains in fitness if I keep a foundational fitness plan, and add what I really enjoy doing on top of it.  So, I hit my foundational program first, then add my “fringe sport” second.  Other fringe sports that people enjoy are basketball, racquetball, marathon running, etc.

As I ran down this road I was struck by the beauty of God’s Creation . . . a meadow, a thick forest of trees, mountains, and snow on the mountains in the distance.  Once I crossed the meadow the road turns up into the thick forest.  The fresh, clean smell was unbelievable!  Then, there was the stillness . . . it was so quiet it was loud!  I was reminded of verses that tell about God’s creation.

Psalm 19:1, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”

Psalm 8:3, “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?”

Have you spent time with the Creator today?  Here is a great list of books on Spiritual Formation.  He not only created the universe, but he also made you in His image (Genesis 1-2).  Are you taking care of His creation?  Which includes you?  Spiritually, physically, and emotionally?  If not, maybe today is the day to do something about it! 

Faith and Fitness - Let’s Grow!