“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”—1 Timothy 4:8 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
Far more than physical training, help me to train for godliness, so that I might reap the greater benefits You have promised—both in this life and the life to come.
Help me not to neglect my
physical body—by giving me the wisdom to know best how to take care of my body
and the discipline to carry it out—so that I will be physically able to do
those things that You call upon me to do.
But let my heart be all
the more devoted to the training and development of my spiritual life—knowing that
it is with spiritual strength and faith that the true battles of this life are
waged and won.
And help me to remember
that in training for godliness, I must not only make a practice of setting
aside that which is evil, but also by doing
that which is good—that in obedience to You I will find peace and joy, and by
godly living I might bring You glory.
Far more than physical training, help me to train for godliness, so that I might reap the greater benefits You have promised—both in this life and the life to come.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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