Oh, Plant Fitness. You and your rules and
nonjudgmental-judgmental state. Everyone is welcome and should feel
comfortable… except cross fitters, dead lifters, snatchers, people that
appreciate some good chalk stains on their clothes, individuals that have to
yell or grunt to get pumped up due to the terrible music that you play over the
loud speaker, or those of us that enjoy drinking more than 16.9 ounces of water
at any given time during a workout. So yes, everyone is welcome… except those
that don’t fit in with their rules and standards. If you don’t fit the mold,
you don’t get in.
However, this is not a bash on Planet Fitness, so don’t get
your spandex in a wad. This is a wake-up call to all of those who call
themselves a child of God. I fear that often times, we too, act like those that
are in the cult called Planet Fitness. We too, have a cookie cutter mold and
examine others to see if they make the cut and can join. We are called to be
nonjudgmental and loving, and yet we judge with hypocrisy with our noses up.
While others, like those that go to other gyms, look at us (and Planet Fitness)
with the same pride and judgment. It’s a vicious cycle that must be stopped.
Why can’t we all just be happy and workout together? Is it because we have
different styles of working out or different beliefs when it comes to our
regimen?
I have many friends that are not Christians and I have many
friends that go to Planet Fitness, do cross fit, do strong man, power lifting,
Olympic lifting, and the all intimidating, yoga. However, I have worked out
with all of them before. I didn’t try to make them do my work out unless they
wanted to, and even then we modified it to find a happy-medium between the two.
You can bash on cross fit all you want but one thing I will say about them, is
they play like a team. The thing that draws people to these boxes with no A/C
or heater is the comradery. Someone is there cheering for you to finish your
last 5 burpees even though they’ve been waiting on you for 3 minutes. They are
there to help you with your pull-ups because you can’t quite do it, and they
modify it for beginners because they too were there once and know that you
can’t become Rich Froning in one day. So you didn’t grow up with instruments in
your church or you had to wear a dress every Sunday. Open up yourself and your
mind to other things. If you’re both praising Jesus and glorifying God, then
these small issues shouldn’t matter. How do you think that will work in heaven?
Can you not praise God and walk on streets of gold because the person next to
you dresses different or carries around a gallon of water? What about if they
are dancing, yes I said it, DANCING to praise God? Will that cease your praise
for the one who paid it all?
People, I am not saying that you should give up your beliefs
and morals and ethics. But I am saying that we should not be so closed-minded
that if you don’t fit the cookie-cutter mold, you aren’t allowed. Let’s face
it, if Jesus had this mindset, no one would’ve made the cut and we would all
spend our eternity in hell. But God made us to cohabitate and bring him glory
together. We all fit together to form the body of the cookie and there is no
mold about it. Your job is just as important as anyone else’s just like your
workout is just as important as someone else’s. You’re both moving and
bettering yourself. Find common ground and don’t be the Planet Fitness of
Christians.
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