planksgiving week 2 - giving thanks for my return to health
Coming back to class after health issues and surgery was challenging. I had lost so much strength and stamina, but I knew I wanted my life back, and that meant a season of rebuilding. The only way to achieve my goal of regaining strength and stamina was to go back and slowly build up. I started small, and class by class, I did just a little bit more than the time before. I remember shaking like a leaf just trying to hold myself in a hand-knee balance. Something which had seemed so easy before had suddenly become a major challenge. That could have been a discouragement, but the music reminded me over and over that the Lord was using this season of rebuilding for His glory. I didn’t want to miss out on what He would do through this journey, so I stayed in the game. It’s been about a year and a half since my health crisis began, and now, I’m back! I’m so thankful that the Lord kept me encouraged by the women in that room, their faithful prayers for healing and recovery, the ministry of the music, and the wise (and fun!) movement that helped me recover safely. Isaiah 40:31 says, “…they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” He has renewed my strength, and I am so thankful that He used Body & Soul® Fitness to accomplish that purpose.
Challenge: How have you seen God use a challenging circumstance to build you back up physically or spiritually? How can you give thanks for hard circumstances?
Little Rock, AR
Tracie Durham is a Body & Soul® Instructor in Central Arkansas. She is a home school momma to three amazing kiddos and wife to a fire chief. Tracie loves to think deeply about the things of Jesus and write and reflect on His Word. Her hope is that this post blesses you and brings honor and glory to God.
Body and Soul® Fitness is an international Christian fitness organization that trains and equips instructors to lead a variety of group fitness programs including choreographed aerobics-style Cardio Strength & Flexibility™, cardio dance style Dance Blast™, free-weights-focused Power Strength™, boot camp style FIT360™ and Longevity FIT360™, and GOLD™ - lower impact programming for participants that are pregnant, have weight challenges, injuries, or other medical conditions. These exercise classes meet in church gyms, community centers, gymnasiums, parking lots, schools, etc. across the United States, Europe, and Africa. In-person and virtual fitness classes are available.
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