There was a time when going to the gym was like my part-time job. It was a big part of my everyday life. I really looked forward to going and planned my evenings around it.
I gave up my gym membership last year, though, as a part of the Radical Experiment. It was a hard sacrifice but I knew I wasn't "getting my money's worth" during the warmer months because I was always out walking the dogs. I saw my gym membership as a luxury versus a necessity for the first time and decided it was something I didn't "need."
Winter came, and well, I don't walk the dogs in the cold. So, naturally the weight started to creep up, too. I've really been missing the gym lately! Not being active can make you stressful and depressed!
A few weeks ago I got a flyer in the mail about a new $10 a month gym with no membership contract and only $1 to enroll. What, $10? Ok, so this gym won't be as close to my home as the $39 a month gym but for $10 I can drive the extra 2 miles down the street, right! It also won't have all the fitness classes the other offered but so what! I can justify spending $10 a month to have access to a gym a lot more than I can $39.
I tell you this to remind you to acknowledge and thank God for the small blessings in life. In July I sacrificed something that I thought was important to me and He turned around and gave it right back to me. Sometimes God tests us to see if we are willing to give something up but He doesn't intend for us to go without.
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