Everything we do matters, just as everything we don't do.

You're a 3 part being; a mind, a spirit and a body.  It's so, so simple.  Yet, it amazes me how few people truly understand.  God has given you many very important things to take care of.  If you don't do the maintenance on what He has given you, you will lose it.  It will deteriorate and, eventually, it will be no longer.  Maintenance is an extremely important aspect of spirituality.  When we are willing to spend 72 hours per week doing the maintenance on our wallets, 10 to 40 hours a week on our studies, school, etc; so many hours a week studying our bible and going to church, maintenance time with our families, but a big fat ZERO amount of time doing the maintenance on the body that God has given us, something is very, very wrong.  Use it, or lose it.

The muscles and joints in the body were DESIGNED for motion.  Fail to follow the natural design of your body and you will pay a very dear price.  The typical price is, simply, severe sickness nearly always followed by death.  All the while, Satan is only laughing as he watches because he never even had to do a single thing to destroy your ministry.  You did.

A very experienced, very seasoned, understanding and loving pastor has recently preached that the "harsh realities of pastoring" has caused him to question living for God more than he used to, rather than less.  He stated that he has watched so many people that he knew through the years doing everything that he knew we are supposed to do as a Christian and yet, still, they would die... as a true believer, things like this just leaves you guessing sometimes, doesn't it?  But, folks, if I gambled and I don't... but if I did, I would bet any amount that not one, or extremely few, of those was living a lifestyle of exercise.  It's a no-brainer... to me.  Do you realize that the percentage of people that take care of their health and body in the church is no better than in the world?  It may very well be worse!  America, church, stop already.  Stop going against the grain of which your body has been created....... to move.  Should it really take a doctor to order us to exercise when God has been there the whole time?

3 John 1:2  "Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers."

I know that you have go to work!!!  You have to work at not allowing Satan to claim your life before your time here is up and your ministry fades away like fog and is forgotten forever.