To get into shape,
     I thought I would try.
So I packed up my bag
     and I went to the Y.
When I did get there,
     to the pool I did go.
The hot tub was pleasant,
     the swimming, so-so.
I swam one whole pool length
     and then I swam back.
They said to keep going
     then I might get on track.

So I kept on going
     but I’m pretty sure.
Not all of me liked it,
     what I had to endure.
A life that’s been easy
     for most of a year.
Has been hard on my body,
     of that I do fear.
So I’ll keep on going,
     I won’t let it rest.
Then my level of fitness
     will be at its best.

As I do consider
     the shape that I’m in.
Something’s more important
     than if I’m fat or I’m thin.
My soul’s great deep longing,
     its searching for God.
I work on it daily
     as I’m walking this sod.
My heart’s big desire
     is God I would know.
That His presence lives through me
     wherever I go.

So as I keep working
     so I’ll be more fit.
Part of my routine
     is with God I’ll just sit.
To condition the body
     and exercise well.
Has a noticeable value
     that most people can tell.
And my spiritual training,
     I really do pray.
Makes my life look like Jesus
     each and every day.
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I went to the Y today to work on my physical condition and God placed this poem in my mind this evening as I spent time with Him working on my spiritual condition. I pray that His name is glorified through my life and that these words help you in your pursuit of a vibrant relationship with God through His Son, Jesus.

In prayer,
Tom