We created this 7-Day Devotional series to help others embrace a Christian perspective on fitness. Jump right into Day 1 , or read on to hear our story.

-Anthony & Luke

FOR MORE THAN MUSCLE

As collegiate athletes, we devoted hours upon hours of our lives to training. Even after our playing days ended, we continued working out to keep our bodies in top shape. But eventually, we were both challenged by one question:

If God really is Lord of my life, what does that mean for my time in the gym?

Scripture began to create even more pause around how we approached working out:

We knew well the value of training. We experienced the gains of it everyday, but God began to stir a tension in our hearts: “Do I train spiritually as hard as I train physically?”

1 Corinthians 10:31 reads:

Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Not “Do it all for the glory of self.”  

With God’s word convicting us, our eyes began to open to the idea that our spiritual growth should intersect and even supersede every other thing in our lives. No area is off limits to God’s Word, and we should not only keep His truth in mind before and after working out, but also allow it to guide us DURING our workout. 

And thus began the journey of inviting God into our training. It started small and was pieced together — reading the Word in between sets, listening to Christian podcasts as we stretched, getting pumped up with playlists with Lecrae and Trip Lee, and praying while we ran.

What we discovered was life changing. By intentionally inviting Him in, workouts transformed into a powerful time of connection with God. We found ourselves released to worship God and be changed by Him in a whole new way: heart, mind, soul, and body.

Mark 12:29-30 took on a whole new meaning:

God was calling for complete ownership over our time in the gym and for priority over all other reasons we had for training. We could no longer avoid it.

This early morning text from Anthony to Luke sums up our mission:

This weekend, I was in tears during the most intense part of my workout when I hit this mark in one of my favorite worship songs, “More of You.” In the midst of my workout, quads on fire, I was overwhelmed with His presence and thoughts of Him as my ROCK. If I can manage to do exactly this, focus on God in the midst of life’s trials, how well aligned will my perspective and hope be!?

The gym became a laboratory for life. We started combining elements of Scripture, music, and prayer to create custom spiritual workouts to accompany our physical workouts: birthing the “Devotional Workout”.

As we got stronger physically, we found that our spiritual capacity to be used by God was growing at the same time. Our motivations came from a new, deeper level and training was never the same. The benefits of exercise (getting stronger, feeling better, having more energy) became a byproduct rather than our main motivation. Workouts evolved from being a time of self-glorification into a sacred period of worshiping and honoring God, and that began to extend into every area of our lives.

We had to share this!

This is why we created FaithFit. Our mission is to help others use fitness as a vehicle to experience the life-transforming work of the Gospel. Our hearts’ deepest desire is to transform individuals' time of working out and ultimately redeem the fitness industry for Christ.

Join Us

Through it all you’ll learn to explore the intersection of growing both physical and spiritual muscles at the same time. In the midst of the sweat and strain we’ll invite God to search and mold our hearts, minds, and souls. Then we can have a Gospel-centered ambition for working out and for life. 

Each day will feature:

• Pre-workout devotional to read

• 30-minute video workout for application of the devotional topic

• Post-workout reflection questions

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