Do You As a Single Person Feel More Pressure to Get (or Stay) In Shape?

My friend came to me once saying " we should exercise more. How about we start going to the gym? I really need to work on my cardio."

I politely declined saying no thank you.

He kept asking me for a couple days, a couple days turned into weeks, and on the third week he came to me.

"Listen man, I really need to work on my cardio. I want to increase my speed and strengthen my wind".

Without skipping a beat , I walked over to my dog that was inside the house.......
Let's just say word has it, that he increased his speed and strengthened his wind real quick lol.

(This is only a joke)

3 John 1:2

New International Version
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

New Living Translation
Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.

English Standard Version
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.

Berean Standard Bible
Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.

Berean Literal Bible
Beloved, I pray you to prosper concerning all things and to be in good health, just as your soul prospers.

King James Bible
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

New King James Version
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

New American Standard Bible
Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.

The reasons for all the different versions of this one verse is because I wanted you to see the common thread the word HEALTH.
Life is about balance....as a worship leader I can tell you that if I am unfit leading people in worship can get very tasking. In fact it was One sunday morning while I was leading worship I became breathless. I realised right then and there I needed to get some exercise in. I am a healthy eater, had no choice but to be after I had a near stroke, but you know what? I still needed to move my body in the form of what? EXERCISE....If you don't feel so inclined to exercise "nuff" respect to you, but to use the scriptures to validate your decision is misleading. My body is the temple of the HOLY GHOST, and GOD will not be pleased with me if I mistreat it.
Exercising physically alone and not spiritually is wrong thus the scripture you made reference to. I thank GOD as a christian I can do BOTH and praise GOD I can now lead people in worship and not be out of breath. Life is about balance.

Our body is a temple. Let's make it as strong as the Parthenon.

Our body is a temple. Let's make it as strong as the Parthenon.

Looking over the last ten posts or so... I'm convinced that some people wouldn't recognize a joke if it bit them in their frontal lobes.

"Wash your fish, and then you whack him up!" 🐟 Julia Child 1978 - YouTube

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Looking over the last ten posts or so... I'm convinced that some people wouldn't recognize a joke if it bit them in their frontal lobes.