Is a Five Minute Workout Long Enough?
If I told you in just five minutes a day (that’s right, five minutes) you could transform your body, would you believe me?
Probably not. Right? Anyone who knows a little something about exercise knows that it takes more than 5 minutes to see real results.
God reminded me of this truth on my run today. (Run may be a strong word for what I actually do out there.)
But, it’s those first five minutes that are always the hardest. During that time I remember everything I hate about running and try to convince myself that a five minute run really is long enough to “count” as exercise.
Then, the truth overwhelms me.
Five minutes a day. It’s not long enough to make a significant impact.
Staying in Spiritual Shape . . .
I was fine as long as God and I were just talking about my fitness patterns.
Okay, Lord. You’re right. I’ll run (run is a strong word, I’ll hobble with intermittent walking) for the full twenty-five. I surrender.
But then the image of my Bible app came to mind. How long does it take me to read my daily plan? (Choke. Cough.)
Um. . . Yeah.
Five minutes.
Five minutes a day. Many days that’s all I do. Some days it’s more. (Some days it’s less.) But, I’ve kept this in my mind as a threshold. If I could just do five minutes a day of Bible reading that’d be enough.
In just fine minutes a day I’d stay in spiritual shape.
Is it true?
2 Timothy 4:8 tells us that bodily exercise is of some good, but godliness is better. It has value in all aspects of life. Everything.
So, why would I determine that five minutes of exercise is unacceptable, while Bible time earns me a “Gold star?”
It’s truly a paradox.
God’s still working on me. How about you?
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