Stories about faith, fitness, and the healing of broken hearts, minds, and bodies

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Prayer for Exercising Through Pain

I wrote this prayer nine months after my unexpected c-section. Residual pain from pregnancy and surgery made exercise more challenging...

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No Healing Too Small

I hesitated to write this story because I know a family who recently lost their 10-year-old to cancer. I hate it for them. I hate it for...

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Exercise Motivation Prayer

Lord, I don't feel like doing this today, but by my authority in Jesus, I cast away my emotions of (say whatever emotions hold you...

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Post-Injury Exercise Prayer

I know what it feels like to step in front of a plyometric box, recall a misstep, and feel my shin throb. To resist performing the same...

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Exercise Recovery Prayer

Use this prayer in between workouts, when you’re sore, while you’re soaking in an Epsom salt bath, on walks, during stretches, as you lie...

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Releasing the Burdens of Bullying

After I stopped playing basketball in college, I had to figure out how to workout without trophies to attain, fans to cheer for me, and...

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A Post-Workout Prayer

Movement is a gift and exercise, a privilege. We can honor God through our workouts, worshipping Him along the way. First, get your heart...

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An Intra-Workout Prayer

God set all things into motion, so it's fitting to worship Him through exercise. First, get your heart and mind right with this...

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A Pre-Workout Prayer

Because God set all things into motion, it's fitting to worship Him through exercise. Before you start your workout, say this prayer:...

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