*Blog originally published November 2013.
“God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.” Psalm 68:6
I have been both of these things.
I have been lonely.
I have been rebellious.
In my loneliness, I found something that made me feel less lonely. I found fitness.
At the age of 14, at the height of my loneliness, of not feeling like I belonged or was loved, God flipped on a switch in my passion for fitness. But, I couldn’t see Him then.
I could see my body growing stronger; people noticing and approving me. I could feel my spirit soar every time I moved my body, or pushed and pulled a weight.
God used fitness as a gentleman’s way of courting me. He wooed me as He moved me.
And I was good at it.
When I moved, it transported me to another place and time, where my loneliness melted like snow on the face of the sun, and my rebellious energy was spent like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum.
Fitness was my life. It brought me success. Yet, my life was still empty, sad, and lonely.
God used fitness as a gentleman's way of courting me. He wooed me as He moved me.
I am a rebel saved by grace.
He charged the darkness of my heart for me. He set me free, gave me the keys, and showed me the other prisoners. Prisoners chained to body obsession and neglect who I could lead toward the path of freedom.
Many years later, I continue to do so by moving people while proclaiming the name by which only we are saved.
Jesus.
Fast-forward to today and I am still in love with fitness. But I love Jesus more.
I have a hope that does not disappoint. A loving Father who gently, but firmly, says “NO,” if I am getting close to burning myself near the fire of rebellion in the sun-scorched land.
I have a Revelation Wellness Family (staff, instructors, and ambassadors) that is ON FIRE in their passion to see fitness rightly placed in the heart of the believer.
I love their weird love for God, a love that makes them most peculiar, for I am weird too.
Perhaps the weirdest one of all, the band leader, who beats the drum for faith-filled fitness or bust!
Perhaps the greatest earthly gift of all, He has given me a family that no longer sweeps their secrets under the rug, but says “Go ahead. Bring it out into the light. We are not offended! Healing awaits.”
He has given me family that doesn’t just help me feel better, but wants to see me get better.
If you are ready to be a part of this family…don’t wait.
We are ready for you.
Yes…it’s a little odd…Christian fitness instructor certification training, but your seat at the table is your seat.
There’s a part of us that can’t be fully us until you are here.
Nobody else can fill your seat.
And as you can see by this post..it’s about so much more than just fitness. So come…take a seat. Let’s do real life and real weird together.
Comment below and if your heart is on fire for Jesus! Comment below if you have a family thicker than blood. Comment below if you are still looking for that family and you just need someone to believe in your heart. WE can do that!
Alisa Keeton is the founder and CEO of Revelation Wellness and the author of The Body Revelation. A 25+ year fitness professional, she believes that the Gospel is a wholistic message of heart, mind, soul, and strength, and each body holds a story that must be told. It is then that healing, health, and wholeness can truly begin.
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SKILLS YOU’LL LEARN IN TRAINING:
Class Design
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Using music and choreography
Drumming
Messaging
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Nutrition
