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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
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Here is today's communion meditation.
In John 8:31-32 Jesus said, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
If we follow the progression in this verse, abiding in his word leads to knowing the truth, which leads to being set free. This week our filter is, "Life Balance," which is a reminder to prioritize the spiritual aspects of life because they are much bigger than we realize.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us have the eagerness to abide in his word so that we know the truth and it sets us free.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
The hands are made to secure things. Whenever you are holding weights make sure to hold them firmly... secure them.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
In John 24:23-24 Jesus said, But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand how to worship Him in spirit and truth the way he desires.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
It's good to start every workout by exercising the feet and ankles. Blood tends to get stuck in the feet and moving the feet and ankles helps to circulate blood throughout the body which leads to better health. The way I like to do this is with calf raises at the start of each workout.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update.
When most people think of life balance, they think of balancing areas like work, money, and family, but I believe there is a much higher level of life balance that we must get in place first before those areas can effectively be balanced.
These are the three areas to start with:
Spiritual life
Mindset and emotions
The practical areas of life (nutrition, exercise, money, work, family, and more)
When these three areas are balanced, it becomes much easier to create balance across our lives. It's easy to get overly focused on the practical areas of life but three things happen when we make it a priority to grow spiritually.
The first thing that happens as we begin to connect with God is that our internal sense of peace and joy increases, which changes our thoughts and the way we execute practical things in life. We can be doing all the right things practically but be in the wrong state...
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