The Joy of Fellowship

I've just come from a meeting of a group of really nice people from the Shakertown Baptist Church and they have truly been inspiring to be with. They have formed a group to get together weekly to try to improve their health through better nutritional habits and exercise.

One of the ladies contacted me last week and asked if I would come and meet with them to give them some ideas about how to have an exercise program at their church. Whenever I am asked to talk about exercise programs I always pray that I can be an inspirational speaker and motivate people to move their bodies. I love doing this sort of thing and tonight, as happens many times, after being with them I feel like they inspired me much more than I did them.

It was so uplifting to see their excitement and Christian camaraderie/ fellowship. They had a great turnout and the first part of their meeting was about nutrition. The head dietitian at our local hospital was the speaker and she really had some good common sense advice for all of us. You know, common sense goes a long way both in our eating habits and in our exercising. Many times when we get too gung-ho and go to the extreme in dieting or exercising we get burned out and quit. The best ways to stick with either is to have friends who can motivate and support you in your effort and I saw a beautiful example of that tonight. I told them that I would be praying for their group to have success in their new venture and I pray they will enjoy it so much that they will soon realize that all of a sudden it's not exercise but a new lifestyle!

That is my prayer for you who read this as well. I pray that you are already exercising and if not, that the story of these dear people will inspire you to get started improving your health through exercise today. So many health issues can be prevented or improved through regular exercise. Find a friend or some group of friends to exercise with and motivate each other. It is so much easier and much more fun when you have people to exercise with.

Enjoy Fellowship along with your Fitness endeavors and healthy eating habits. Maybe you can involve your Family as well. I have Faith you can do it and I bet you'll even have Fun along the way!

"Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3

May God bless your efforts! My love and prayers go out to you!