The Gift of Health

The Gift of Health
I regularly attend a Wednesday Bible Study on a weekly
basis. I do it because it's helping me to better understand
what God's plan is for me. I believe that we are all
blessed with some kind of talent and it's our job to find
out what that is and then grow it.

In my own case I've been blessed with an ability to reach
people through physical fitness and martial arts. It seems
that people respond favorably to my instruction and are
even comfortable when I make them uncomfortable and push
them to new limits of training. After all, it's what real
growth is all about.

Just today I realized something. Getting people to work on
their faith and getting people to work on their fitness are
very similar in that people seem to fight both and have all
kinds of excuses as to why they don't work on getting
closer to their creator and why they don't try to get
physically fit.

A while back I read a great book written by a man named
Bruce Barton.The book is The Man That No One Knows. Barton
was a very influential business leader of the 1920s and
30s. His book was about how Jesus Christ was the most
influential business leader in the history of the world. He
went on to explain that he took a rag tag group of 12 guys
and helped those men spread Christianity to all corners of
the world. Talk about a marketing plan.

Barton went on to say that the reason that Christ made such
a big impact and why he was eventually crucified was that
he told it like it was. He upset many people in his
teaching because he made them uncomfortable.He told the
truth. He said what needed to be said. He was bold.

I think it's important for all of us to learn from his
lessons. Speak up. Be bold. I'm going to use that example
as my platform to explain my point about people burying
their heads in the sand about their fitness or lack thereof.

We only get one chance. A while back I told you about a
reader who mentioned that he had had bypass heart surgery,
diabetes, and numerous other ailments that would have
stopped most ordinary men or women from continuing on with
their goal of being healthy. What a great example of heart,
will, and persistence.

Are you doing anything to maintain and improve your
fitness levels. If so , good for you. If not, what's the
hold up? Why is it that we in America wait until something
goes broken before we decide to get off of our backsides
and do something that might be good for us? It just doesn't
make any sense.

This holiday season try your best to give yourself and your
family members the gift of health and give each other
something that you could really enjoy together.

It's important that you take care of your health. Give
yourself a chance to feel the energy and spirit that an
inspired workout can give you. Be thankful for the gift of
your health and treat it with care and respect.

To your health and a wonderful holiday season.

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Fred Nicklaus has been teaching martial arts for thirty
years and is the creator of Combat Endurance Training, a
core strength, cardiovascular fitness, and flexibility
enhancing training program. You can learn more about Combat
Endurance Training at
http://www.combatendurancetraining.com . You can also learn
more about Fred's work at http://www.confidentkidscoach.com
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