I cannot tell you how pleased and honored I am that you are dedicating yourself to fulfilling God’s dreams for your life! The greatest pursuit and highest calling that we have to discern God’s will for our lives. I pray that the Gym Bag Bible will be a tool that you and God can use together to help you discover God’s call and to empower you in your daily living.

I will make you a promise. My promise is that through the course of this program your life and soul will change. I promise that you will discover new insights about your life. I promise that you will grow closer to God. I promise that you will develop health in your body and soul. How can I make these bold promises? Because I have seen these results in other people who have engaged this program before you. People who have been searching for faith have come to faith. People who have been questioning have found answers. People who have been hurting in body and soul have been healed. The key insight that I want you to hold on to though, is that these promises will not be fulfilled by anything that I will present to you. No, the promises will be fulfilled by God who will be speaking directly to you. The Gym Bag Bible® is nothing but a tool that I invite you to take along with you on your spiritual journey.

That’s why we call this program, The Gym Bag Bible®. I don’t know about you, but my gym bag is always, always with me. I always want to be prepared for a work out so I take with me everything I need. I throw in my gym bag a pair of tennis shoes, a T-shirt, shorts, socks, shampoo and a towel. In addition I want to invite you to throw into your gym bag this devotional guide. Always keep it with you. While I strongly encourage people to have a daily devotional time, we can’t limit when God is going to speak to us. God might choose to speak to you while you’re driving, eating lunch, or in the middle of a workout. I’ve had some of my greatest insights while I’ve been running or lifting weights. That’s why I keep my Gym Bag Bible® with me where ever I go. When God speaks, I want to be able to remember it. With my Gym Bag Bible® with me, I’ll be sure to catch the flashes of God’s words to me.

Many people ask me what fitness program they should use to go with the Gym Bag Bible program®. I have had great successes with the Body For Life® program, buy you should choose a program by consulting a qualified physician and determining what program will be best for you. I believe an effective program contains a key elements aerobic and anaerobic exercise and proper nutrition. It must teach a healthy approach to nutrition supporting all of God’s good nutrients, carbohydrates, proteins, and necessary fats. And then you must diligently follow it - success is achieved by people who follow their new lifestyle with diligence! But the most important aspect of your fitness program should help you focus not on modeling in front of a mirror, but in modeling health and fitness in your life. In this way, the Gym Bag Bible® can be your companion in whatever program you choose.

Please know that as you engage this program of spiritual transformation I will be praying for your success. I will pray that God will speak to you, inspire you, and show you the way to live so that you may achieve all of God’s dreams for your life.

Blessings,

Rev. Dr. Stephen Poos-Benson