{"id":18627,"date":"2014-03-26T00:30:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T04:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=18627"},"modified":"2014-03-25T22:47:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T02:47:32","slug":"eat-healthy-exercise-way-honor-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/26\/eat-healthy-exercise-way-honor-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Eat Healthy and Exercise as a Way to Honor God?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"glory<\/a>Have you ever been frustrated because you cannot seem to stay motivated long enough to consistently exercise and eat healthy? Do you feel like you have the discipline for a short time, but then fall back into old habits and quit caring because it feels useless? Here is a question for you to ponder.<\/p>\n

How might things be if you decided to eat healthy and exercise as a way to honor God?<\/b><\/p>\n

WHAT HAVE YOU GIVEN TO HIM?<\/b><\/p>\n

As followers of Jesus Christ, there are things in our lives we have decided to give to Him such as finances, time, resources, marriage, children, work, etc.\u00a0 Why then, as women, do we sometimes try and take on the battle of our health and fitness by our own strength, discipline, and power?<\/p>\n

HONORING HIM vs YOUR STRENGTH <\/b><\/p>\n

Can you relate to one of these scenarios?<\/p>\n

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  1. You know you should get up and get in at least 30 minutes of exercise, but you cannot seem to find the motivation or desire to do it.<\/li>\n
  2. You have had a stressful day, you are tired and frustrated, and you think you have earned the right to overindulge with \u201ccomfort foods.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How do you think you might handle the situation differently, if you paused and asked yourself, \u201cWhat is the best way I could honor and bring glory to God with my body right now?\u201d<\/p>\n

    1 Corinthians 10:31 says, \u201cWhether you eat or drink, or whatever, you do, do all to the Glory of God.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

    God wants us to worship Him with our body. Deciding not to overindulge, eat out of emotions, and taking time to care for our body through physical activity can bring Him honor.<\/p>\n

    Philippians 4:13 says, \u201cI can do all things through HIM who strengthens me.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

    God does not want or expect us to \u201ctry\u201d harder on our own.\u00a0 He will give us strength to face the big things and the small things.\u00a0 Our health is just as important to Him as it is to us.\u00a0 Why not ask Him for strength that is not of our own so that we can eat healthy and exercise as a way to honor Him?<\/p>\n

    If you are ready to make a change and find the right motivation, I would love to help you make healthy living a part of your life.\u00a0 You can learn how to exercise and make the right food choices, in your busy world. Email me at crystal@yourfitnessdesigner.com<\/a> to schedule a time for a for a free telephone consultation.<\/p>\n

    In Good Health,<\/p>\n

    Crystal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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