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This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
So far, we have worked on bringing a new level of awe and presence to our time of connecting with God and on connecting spirit, soul, and body.
This week we are focusing on connecting with our loved ones and one of the best ways to do this is by eating meals together. There is something about eating meals together that helps build connection. I think it goes back to the principle of communion, which is sharing a meal with God. But it is important that when we eat meals together, we are present, and actually connect.
In today's communion we are asking God for help to eat meals consistently with our families and for his grace to multiply the connection we experience in those meals.
Today's Health/Fitness Tip
A very simple thing that can make a big difference in our workouts is having a good workout partner. A good workout partner will help to bring...
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle Update.
The 40 Days of Teshuva are coming up soon starting on 8/27/22. Teshuva = turning or repenting. Teshuva is an amazing time of year for answered prayer and making adjustments.
August is a time of increased heat and pressure. You may notice an increase in pressure in your life, especially in the area of time, where it seems like a lot of demands are coming at you. The pressure helps to remind us that in Christ, God has taken the pressure off of us. The increased pressure is a reminder to simplify and roll the pressure onto him. And we are supposed to be doing the same for other people.
This week we are focused on connected with our families on a new level. An important concept I am learning for connection is... Pressure blocks connection.
As we focus on connecting with our families this week here is a great question to ask... Am I adding demands and pressure to my family members or taking pressure off of them?
The worl...
This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
So far, we have worked on bringing a new level of awe and presence to our time of connecting with God and on connecting spirit, soul, and body.
This week we are focusing on connecting with those closest to us by honoring their attempts to connect with us. When loved ones ask you to do something with them or start a conversation with you these are bids(opportunities to connect). Our goal this week is to catch at least 80% of all their bids. And we also want to become great at throwing bids.
To throw bids means we are going to proactively look for opportunities to do good for our loved ones. How can we keep them from problems and give them the desires of their heart. Yesterday we said God always catches all of our bids. He also throws bids our way. He tries to connect with us and he looks ahead into our life to prevent problems and give us the desires...
This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
So far, we have worked on bringing a new level of awe and presence to our time of connecting with God and on connecting spirit, soul, and body.
This week we are focusing on connecting with those closest to us by honoring their attempts to connect with us. When loved ones ask you to do something with them or start a conversation with you these are bids(opportunities to connect). Our goal this week is to catch at least 80% of all their bids and throw some bids their way.
As we improve at catching bids it helps us become more like God, because he always catches our bids. Imagine going to God and him ignoring you or telling you to come back later because he's busy...He doesn't do this to us. God is also not scrolling on his phone pretending to listen as we talk to him. He is ever present.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God always catche...
This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
Last night we started part 3 of the Connection Challenge which is to connect with our loved ones.
Here are a few ways for us to better connect with our loved ones.
A couple of key things to remember about connection is to be more present and to use a gentle approach. Often, we try to force...
This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
So far, we have worked on bringing a new level of awe and presence to our time of connecting with God and on connecting spirit, soul, and body.
This week we are focusing on connecting with those closest to us by honoring their attempts to connect with us. Catch at least 80% of all their bids and throw some bids their way.
Psalm 44:2-3 says...
With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our fathers; you crushed the peoples and made our fathers flourish. It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.
Our theme for this year has been The Year of the Beautiful Land. And recently God has given me some greater insight into the beautiful land, which is the inheritance he has given us in Christ. We don't possess this land thr...
This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
So far, we have worked on bringing a new level of awe and presence to our time of connecting with God and on connecting spirit, soul, and body.
This week we are working on connecting with our loved ones and those closest to us.
We are going to do this with remembrance and using our imagination to cherish them. The definition I use for cherishing is... To keep people from pain and give them the desires of their heart.
This week we are going to use our imagination and remembrance to better cherish our loved ones.
In Hebrew the word "zakar," means remembrance in action. It is remembrance that stirs to action. For example, imagine a man's anniversary is coming up. If he remembers the anniversary but doesn't do anything for his wife, she will think he forgot. But, if the guy remembers and buys flowers, takes his wife on a date, etc then his rememberi...
This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
This week we are connecting Spirit, soul, and physical body with 10 minutes each day of combining journaling, listening to music, praying in the Spirit, and physical movement all at the same time.
Some people believe that living a life of faith means we will never have problems, but this is not the case. Jesus said in this world we would have troubles, but to be of good cheer because he has overcome the world.
Psalm 34:10 says "The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all."
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God delivers us from all troubles.
The other day I was reminded of the story of when Melchizedek(who is symbolic of Jesus) brought bread and wine to Abraham after winning a battle. When we are facing issues and problems, it's good to take communion as a way to remember that God delivers us fr...
This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
This week we are connecting Spirit, soul, and physical body with 10 minutes each day of combining journaling, listening to music, praying in the Spirit, and physical movement all at the same time.
One of the obstacles to connection is fear and insecurity, because when we feel insecure or threatened, we tend to turn inward, and it steals our presence. But perfect love drives out fear.
Psalm 32:10 says, "Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him."
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God's unfailing love surrounds us. And we are asking for his help to understand his unfailing love for us and to walk in it so that it leads to greater levels of connection in our lives.
Today's Health/Fitness Tip
Where is the pressure in our workouts? Is the pressure on ourselves to produce resu...
This month our challenge is to connect on a new level... With God, our purpose, our loved ones, and community.
This week we are connecting Spirit, soul, and physical body with 10 minutes each day of combining journaling, listening to music, praying in the Spirit, and physical movement all at the same time.
Yesterday was a jam-packed day for me, so today's communion is a little simpler. Since it was a busy day, I did what I would recommend for anyone with a busy schedule. When life is busy it's important to take at least a few minutes to slow down and simply remember God is with us. A few minutes of connecting spirit, soul, and body or taking communion during a busy day can be a great way to keep us on track.
Today's communion is a time to remember the sacrifice of Jesus and that because of him we have been connected to God.
Today's Health/Fitness Tip
Because of the busy schedule I shortened my workout. Here is what I did...
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