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Here is today's communion meditation.
This time of year, between Christmas and New Year's always reminds me of Isaiah 61, which is the passage that Jesus reads from the scroll when he starts his ministry. Part of that passage is that we would be a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand how to display his splendor and to walk in this consistently.
Here is the passage from Isaiah 61:1-3:
1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise in...
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update.
A few years ago, I learned that the 12 Days of Christmas officially start on Christmas Day, which makes New Year's Day the 8th day of Christmas. This means that if Jesus was born on December 25th that New Year's Day would have been the day when he was circumcised and given his name.
Circumcision is a reminder of our covenant and partnership with God. He has given us purpose and grace in Christ Jesus before time ever began. I believe God has written a book about each of our lives and tomorrow is the day to name the Year of 2023. What did God name the title of the chapter in your book for 2023. This is a good time to press in and seek him for this.
For me personally and for the Abundant Life Blueprint the name that has come through for 2023 is God Saved the Best Until Now.
Here is our filter for this week... A New Year, A New Name
I am praying for you.
Happy New Year!
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
One of the most important lessons I have ever learned, and also one of the most challenging, is to give ourselves grace. We often put too much pressure on ourselves, beat ourselves up, and condemn ourselves. And when we do this, it seems to block the flow of God's grace through us.
Symptoms of this are heaviness, pressure, and a lack of peace/joy/love/energy, etc.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us consistently give ourselves grace by taking the pressure off of ourselves and rolling it over to him.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
An important area to give ourselves grace is in our health and fitness. We tend to put too much pressure on ourselves to get results. Take the pressure off and enjoy moving.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
2 Peter 1:10-11 says, Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you practice these things you will never stumble, 11and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.…
This verse comes after we are told to add to our faith things like goodness, knowledge, perseverance, love, self-control, and godliness.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us confirm our calling and election so that we never stumble.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Remember in your fitness there will be high days and low days. On the low days make sure to keep showing up and do what you can do, because it is often after the low days that we reach new bests.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day I was reminded of the gift of God's precious promises to us. 2 Peter 1:3-4 says, "His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."
God has given us His precious promises, but we must believe, receive, and trust in them. Think about Mary, the mother of Jesus. All she had was an angel giving her a promise from God. She didn't have any other proof, but she chose to believe what God had promised. In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand how valuable his promises are and to help us receive and walk in them.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Make sure to synchronize your movement and breathing. Inhale as you a...
Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day I was reading Psalm 128 and was amazed at some of the promises, especially for our families. In today's communion we are asking God to help us receive these amazing promises.
1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
4 Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord.
5 May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
6 May you live to see your children’s children— peace be on Israel.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
As we look to the year of 2023, many people will make resolutions about their health and fitness, but then they will fall off after only a few weeks. The key to sticking with it is to take a gentler approach...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Every year during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day I like to take a little time to reflect on the year and create my Miracle Year Plan for the next year. For the upcoming year in 2023 I am excited because we have a new workbook/journal planner to put our plans in. For about a decade I have been seeking God for what I call a "Success Indicator," which is a tool we can use to track our progress and make adjustments as needed.
The new "Recording Your Journey," workbook/journal is what has emerged as our "Success Indicator," for the Abundant Life Blueprint, and the subtitle of the workbook is "Making Your Next Chapter Your Best Chapter."
In today's communion we are asking God to help us make our Miracle Year Plans for 2023 and for him to help us make our next chapter our best chapter.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
God wants to keep expanding. Part of making our next chapter our best chapter is making 2023 our...
Merry Christmas!
Here is today's communion meditation.
As we celebrate Christmas today let's remember Acts 20:32-35, “Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. 35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Today's communion is a time of gratitude for the Christmas season, and we are asking God to help us understand how it is more blessed to give than to receive and to walk in this consistently
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
It's normal to be a little out of rhythm during the holidays, but keep asking yourself the question... What can I do? Can you adjust yo...
Here is today's communion meditation.
This is a season for gifts, and it's a reminder of God's good gifts he has for us. He has looked ahead into our lives and made provision for the things we need and desire. Once we had a friend who stayed with us for period of time, and we didn't want this friend to leave. This person would help us take care of our kids, help us pick up the groceries, and do all kinds of thoughtful things.
For example, one day we came home and there was a new tea kettle on the stove. Our friend had seen my wife drinking tea and noticed we didn't have a tea kettle, so she bought one without saying anything. I think it's the ability to be present and pay attention that leads to becoming great at giving gifts.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude for all of God's gifts and we are asking him to help us become great gift givers ourselves.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
During the holiday season it can be easy to get off track in our heal...
Merry Christmas!
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle Update.
As Christmas approaches this time of year is a reminder to celebrate the light that came into the world. This is a time of the year when we can celebrate that we get to walk in the light with God every day as he is in the light.
Don't be surprised if God brings light to your situation and begins to illuminate your path to a new level over the next week.
Here is this week's filter(reminder) to write at the top of our journals each day... Celebrate Light
I am praying for you.
Daniel
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