Going to the gym of dieting

pratt1

Were you ever counselled about spending too much time going to the gym of trying to keep fit?

It happened to me as a MS, this one elder in my hall said that the time I spent going to the gym could have been better spent out in Field Service.

I replied that based on all the stress in my life, if I didn't go to the gym for therupeutic purposes, I would problably go postal on some busy body in the hall.

He never brought up the subject again.

My mom was counselled once for being preoccupied about her diet. She really wasn't but she wanted to maintain her weight at a health level and not become overweight.

We had quite a few of nearly obese people in our hall.

unique1

No, but two body builders (one male one female) moved into our hall and they were looked down upon for not really going in service or missing meetings for body builder meets.

Hey Unique1 I remember guy and gal. Actually the guy was just studying, the gal through ended up leaving the JW's and being a stripper. LOL Man she had some huge muscles and was really a professional body building. That guy's Mother used to be one of my sewing business customers before I left Asheboro. She hated it that he was studying with the witnesses.

Mary

About 10 years ago, a friend of mine went to Gold's Gym on a regular basis, which pissed the local elders off and they were always bugging him not to be too concerned about his body, but rather, he should be far more concerned getting those hours in Service. He ignored them and when the CO came for a visit, he said from the platform "..Can you imagine Jesus going to Gold's Gym?"

Stupid jerk.

Double Edge

when the CO came for a visit, he said from the platform "..Can you imagine Jesus going to Gold's Gym?"

Actually, yes I can......

1 Corinthians 6:19-21 (NIV)

19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?

20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

Princess

One of the elders was a regular at my gym, so I never had any trouble with it. I hear he took some flack for it though. I switched gyms years ago so I don't see him anymore.