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A phrase that is all throughout scripture is, "Calling on the name of the Lord."
In the Psalms God tells us to call upon him in the day of trouble and he will deliver us and strengthen us. And God has a lot of names... Healer provider, savior, God almighty, more than enough, God of all peace, God of all hope, God of all comfort. our righteousness, our sanctification, our banner, and much more.
When we have problems, we can call upon his name and he will answer our call.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude for who God is, and we are asking him to teach us about the importance of calling on his name and to walk in this consistently.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
For our health let's start consistently calling on God our healer and our peace. Proverbs 14:30 says a heart at peace gives life to the body.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
An important part of our walk of faith is staying in rhythm with God. There is a balance in the course of the year with some periods of time when things move fast and others when things slow down. During this time of year, I have found that things tend to slow down a little, and there may be unexpected delays. During these times it's important to keep making adjustments to stay in rhythm with God.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us be people who consistently stay in rhythm with him. Matthew 11:30 MSG says there is an unforced rhythm of grace.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Through the years of helping people with their health and fitness I have seen many people miss a workout or get slightly off track with their nutrition and very quickly they are completely out of rhythm. Making quick adjustments to get back in rhythm is an important part of making progress over time.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
November is a time when God often initiates transitions in our lives to move us to the next level. As we transition there will often be important decisions to make and we should follow what Paul says in 2 Corinthians 8:21 when he says he is, " taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand and know how to make decisions that are right in His eyes but also in the eyes of man.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
It's important to walk in love in the area of nutrition. Sometimes when we are trying to eat well we can become too strict and step out of love when someone graciously makes food for us. In these times I have learned to eat what is set before me, and then get back on track with the next meal.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle Update.
We are moving into the wintertime, a season of the year when many transitions happen. Don’t be surprised if God starts shifting things around. If you are in a leadership position, there will often be some shifts in people during this time. During transitions, be patient, God transitions things slowly so that nothing tears or breaks.
We just finished going through the heat of the year, and now we are moving into the colder season. We can’t just move from hot to cold. Imagine putting hot glass in a freezer. It would break. In this season, God will often slow things down and cause some unexpected delays.
This is a time when things just seem to sit on the shelf and cool for a while. If you have been through the fire this year, don’t be surprised if it seems like you are just waiting for a season. If this happens, be of good cheer—because it means that God is actually...
November is a time when God often initiates transitions in our lives to move us to the next level. As we transition there will often be important decisions to make. And when we make those decisions it's important to pay attention to our conscience, because decisions that override our conscience can shipwreck our faith.
1 Timothy 1:18-19 says, "Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
When we override our conscience I think it shipwrecks our faith because we lose confidence in our relationship with God.
In today's communion we are asking God to teach us about the importance of our conscience and to help us walk follow the leading of our conscience as we make decisions.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
The conscience is not often talked about when it...
November is a time when God often initiates transitions in our lives to move us to the next level. As we transition to new levels there is often some unlearning that we have to do. The world has taught us a lot of stuff that isn't true, and as we walk with God there will be some unlearning that must happen along the path, where we let go of some beliefs that we really thought were true.
In today's communion we are asking God to reveal any areas where we need to do some unlearning and to help us replace those old beliefs with his truth.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Our bodies are amazing, and they have a memory. If someone has taken a break from training for a while their body will still have a memory of how to train and will usually respond to training much faster than someone who has never trained. This is good, but it can also mean at times that we need to do some unlearning. Sometimes we get movement patterns that are not good. In today's...
November is a time when God often initiates transitions in our lives to move us to the next level. These transitions can be scary and overwhelming because things are changing, but it's a reminder to trust him in the transitions.
As we go through transitions, we can trust that God is working all things together for our good.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God keeps moving us to new levels. And we are asking him to help us stay in faith and love as we keep trusting him in the transitions.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
In our workouts as we transition to new levels there may times when it seems like we are going backwards. During these times keep showing up and executing, because it's only a matter of time until you are at a new level.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
In November our focus is going to be on recording our journey. Several months ago, on one of our partner's zoom's we came to the conclusion that one of the keys to growth is recording our journey so that we have a record of our progress.
Last month we focused on Understanding the Times and developing our calendar for 2023. This month we are going to focus on developing a system for recording our journey. I envision this looking something like a workbook/journal that will go along with our calendar.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us develop the system he has in mind for recording our journey.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
One of the simplest and most overlooked ways to increase progress in our health and fitness is to record our journey. A workout journal and food log can do a lot.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
We are in a time of year when many transitions occur. And during this time, I think it's important to remember the choice that God made to love us. Even though we had all missed it God made the choice to make a covenant commitment to love us unconditionally. God is love, and love gives free will and choice. He had a choice. He could have wiped us out or left us on our own, but he chose the way of love.
As we go through transitions in our life we will be faced with choices about which way to go, and we should follow God's example of choosing to love. Love is not a feeling it is a choice.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God chose to love us. And we are asking him to help us understand the choice he made, to receive it, walk in it, and learn to imitate him in our choices.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Our health and fitness is a great place to practice free choice. There will be many days when we don't feel like doing what we...
Yesterday we discussed the water being deep in Ezekiel 47 and right after that passage the next section discusses the boundaries of the land. All throughout the Old Testament God was very precise about the boundaries for the promised land.
This is a time of year when God often begins to transition us to new levels, and I believe one of the first steps at new levels should be to establish boundaries. One of the most important things for us to establish boundaries around is our priorities. We must commit to and establish our priorities in our heart, because they will be tested.
In today's communion we are asking God to teach us about the importance of boundaries and we are asking him to help us establish boundaries around our priorities the way he intended and says is best.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Our physical bodies operate with boundaries. For example, our blood sugar and blood pressure both have boundaries for what is too high and what...
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