"As you make a life and not just a living, what doors are you choosing?"

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I was talking with a friend at the fitness center I go to. He was catching me up on a mutual friend of ours and we were just generally enjoying each other’s company.

He works with a trainer and we started talking about the hardest exercise he does in his workout. I don’t use a trainer—but probably should—and so he jokingly asked me my hardest activity. I thought for a moment and told him, “You know the hardest thing for me to do is to walk through that front door. There are about a million things I could, maybe even should, be doing. But I choose to come here and take care of my body. And that’s the hardest thing I do.”

And it really is. And most people I talk with about the benefits of exercise usually say something like, “I just don’t have the time” or “I have too many other things to do.” Taking care of themselves just isn’t a priority.

As you listen to your life today, remember that God gave you the body you’re enjoying. You can walk it through whatever doors you choose. Choose to take care of yourself as you make a life, and not just a living.

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