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Here is today's communion meditation.
Lately we have talked about creating a virtuous cycle by outdoing one another in showing honor. We can also create a virtuous cycle with God by honoring him. In 1 Samuel 2:30 God says, "Those who honor me, I will honor."
And in Psalm 50:23 God says, " He who sacrifices a thank offering honors me."
One of the ways we can honor God is with consistent thanksgiving, and when we honor him, he will honor us. He will always outdo us in showing honor.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us honor him the way he desires.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
In 1 Corinthians 12 it says that God has given greater honor to the parts we consider less honorable. Taking care of the little parts of our body such as our feet, hands, eyes, etc is an important part of health. A tip I learned from a guy who lived to be 113 years old is to wash our feet before bed, rub the dead skin off with a pumice stone, and rub our feet down wit...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Yesterday we talked about Romans 12:10 which says to outdo one another in showing honor. When we do this, I think it creates a virtuous cycle where we begin to spiral upward. In life we can be in vicious cycles where it seems like we are spiraling out of control and everything compounds in the wrong direction or we can be in virtuous cycles where everything is working together for good and moving us forward.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God works everything together for our good, and we are asking him to help us create virtuous cycles that continually improve in every area of our life.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
In our fitness we can create cycles of training, where we rotate through different styles of training and all of the different styles work together for good. This is something I have been working on lately, and we should have some new cycles of training available soon.
I am praying for yo...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Romans 12:10 says to outdo one another in showing honor. Lately I have been coaching my daughter's tennis team, and in tennis it's hard to really play with someone who isn't skilled. But when you have someone who can really play it becomes much more fun. I think it's the same way in showing honor to one another. When we are constantly trying to outdo each other by being a blessing and showing honor it creates a virtuous cycle that is really fun.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God always outdoes us in showing honor. And we are asking him to help us honor him and to outdo one another in showing honor.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
If you are traveling or don't have access to your normal workout equipment what can you do?
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Time is an interesting thing... it can seem to go by faster or slower. In the Spring, time often can feel like it's moving faster and the days can seem to go by really quickly. Time is a gift from God, and I think he expects us to learn to be in control of our time by learning how it speeds up and slows down.
When time is accelerating think of God accelerating you into what he has for you this year.
In today's communion we are asking to help us understand time and to make the most of accelerated time.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
In our health we need the ability to accelerate our body/weights and to have a good set of brakes. These are both important qualities to train.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
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The concept of self-management is a universal principle, in that God expects us to govern ourselves by being in tune with him. We must all learn how to self-manage our own lives, but self-management requires a completely different mindset.
To be a good self-manager, means take responsibility for the results that we produce, being accountable, and not look to blame anyone else. It also means learning to take control of our spiritual life, thought life, and emotions. Self-management requires mental and emotional maturity, because we cannot depend on others to manage and make decisions for us. We must learn the principles of good decision-making and develop the ability to be in control of our thoughts and emotions.
Self-management also means being internally motivated because we find our sufficiency in God. We don’t need someone to push and prod us to get started. We are internally motivated and take action without needin...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Psalm 52:8-9 says:
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
9 For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
Notice that flourishing in the house of God and trusting in His unfailing love seem to be connected. We can trust in his love because it never fails and we can hope in his name because he is good.
In today's communion we are asking to help us be consistently flourishing in his house because we trust in his unfailing love and hope in his goodness.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Remember to make your workouts beautiful and bring your best. These are two of the best verbal cues I have found to help me stay focused and more present during workouts.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Psalm 52:7 talks about a person who is not doing things God's way. It says:
“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”
The opposite of this is that a person who makes God their stronghold will trust in God and grow strong by building others up. When we build others up God flows through us, and we become strong in the process.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us make him our stronghold, trust in him, and grow strong him building others up.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
One of the best ways to break though plateaus is to find someone to help. Finding a workout partner or teaching someone what you have learned is one of the best ways to breakthrough to new levels.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
In Exodus chapters 33 and 34 Moses asks God to show him his glory. And God responds with, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. 6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining lo...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Over the next 10 days let's do a praise challenge to finish out the month. Only praise and encouragement come out of our mouth to other people for the next 10 days. And we can also do this with God. Last year we did a message called confidence through praise, and we said that through consistent praise we increase our confidence, and confidence is one of the biggest keys to making big surges of progress.
When we consistently fill up the basket of praise, it eventually creates a tipping point that leads to a rapid surge of progress and breakthroughs. The hard part is that it takes some time to fill up the basket, and it's easy to get pulled off track while we are waiting.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand the power of praise and be people who praise God and others consistently.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
How are your words to yourself or others about your own health? Are they praise or comp...
Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day I was making popcorn for my kids, and I was reminded of the process of transformation. The kernels were heating up, but they didn't pop instantly. It took a little time, but eventually when the conditions were right for enough time the kernels popped and were transformed into something totally different. The same is true of boiling or freezing water and many other things in life.
One of the big concepts we talked about last year was the basket of problems being on the opposite side of a balancing scale from the basket of praise. When one side is filled up enough it tips the balance. The challenge is that it doesn't happen instantly. We have to create the right conditions for the right amount of time, but when we do the transformation can happen very quickly.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand tipping points and how transformation happens and to apply our understanding to our walk ...
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