40 Days to a better you! Day 6

January 6

Sunday is here! Let it be a day of rest, refreshing and joy! How is the exercise coming?

1) Please remember to choose something to stop doing. 

Whether it is.... 

- a bad habit

- a sin you have struggled with, or

- some kind of food or drink that you know is not good for you.

Whatever it is break free over this next 40 days

2) Keep reading Grace Walk and/or Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God

3) Get some kind of exercise - Go for a walk, park farther away from the store or the office. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find some way to help you physical body work    harder and better for you.

4) Read the following Scripture and think and pray about it through out the day. See what revelation the Lord will give you about it for you day, week, year, or life.

Joshua 1:8,9

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Did you ever think knowing God's word could give you great success? What do these two verses mean to you!



5) Please pray about the following items

In the Lord's prayer we are told to ask first for our daily bread

- Pray today and everyday during our fast, a prayer of thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you!

- Pray for your overcoming blessing. There is much that we will go through as Christians and the Lord promises to cause us to overcome in them all. Believe the Lord for blessings that in every situation you would be, as the Bible promises, more than a conquerer.

- Pray for the medical staff in our region. The doctors, nurses, pharmacist and so many others that work in the medical field. Medicine is one of the fastest growing fields in our region. Many are in this field from our church. Those in this field carry the hope of their patients in their hands. Our family members who work in this field are lights in this area!

         - Pray for the spirit of Gentleness to take a primary role in our culture. Gentleness has two meanings for our culture; 1) Controlling of anger 2) being a gentleman or gentlewoman. As you look around you can see plenty of people losing their anger be the peacemaker. Also lead in the proper treatment of people with gentleness.

40 Days to a better you Day 5

January 5

Day 5 should be a sort of "over the hump" day. You have made it through one of the most difficult challenges, the first few days of the change, and are on the move! Keep going only 35 days to a better you! 

1) Please remember to choose something to stop doing. 

Whether it is.... 

- a bad habit

- a sin you have struggled with, or

- some kind of food or drink that you know is not good for you.

Whatever it is break free over this next 40 days

2) Keep reading Grace Walk and/or Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God

3) Get some kind of exercise - Go for a walk, park farther away from the store or the office. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find some way to help you physical body work    harder and better for you.

4) Read the following Scripture and think and pray about it through out the day. See what revelation the Lord will give you about it for you day, week, year, or life.

Isaiah 40:29 - 31

He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired,and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Weakness is never a problem with the Lord. Think about the areas of struggle in your life and allow Christ to pour through you to bring you above your circumstances.

5) Please pray about the following items

In the Lord's prayer we are told to ask first for our daily bread

- Pray today and everyday during our fast a prayer of thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you!

- Pray for your fruitfulness blessings, that the Lord will continue to break us free of everything that  would hinder or stop our fruitfulness! The Father desires for us to bear fruit. Because we are in the Vine it is unnatural for us to not bear fruit. Expect fruitfulness in all that you do!

- Pray for our teachers both those in our schools and in our church. They spend time preparing and serving the people of our community with little or no encouragement. Ask that the Lord would reveal his great love and plan for each one of them. In return they will be able to pour out that love into our kids.

         - Pray for the Patience to overwhelm our area. So many accidents on the highway and arguments are caused by a lack of patience. Basic rudeness is running rampant in our culture. pray that this portion of the fruit of the Spirit would return in our lives and the lives of those around us. Patience is really away of honoring and preferring others over ourselves

40 days to a better you! Day 4

January 4

By now you may be struggling a bit with the fast or developing the new routine, hang in there! Don't give up! Getting past day 4 really helps to get you to the next level and begin overcoming!

1) Please remember to choose something to stop doing. 

Whether it is.... 
- a bad habit
- a sin you have struggled with, or
- some kind of food or drink that you know is not good for you.

Whatever it is break free over this next 40 days

2) Keep reading Grace Walk and/or Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God

3) Get some kind of exercise - Go for a walk, park farther away from the store or the office. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find some way to help you physical body work    harder and better for you.

4) Read the following Scripture and think and pray about it through out the day. See what revelation the Lord will give you about it for you day, week, year, or life.

Philippians 3:10

 I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

If you have been ready the "Grace Walk", you are beginning to get a handle on what it means to be conformed to His death and the freedom that brings, if not you'll get to it as you read? What does it mean to you to know Him and the power of His resurrection? How should that power effect you daily life?

5) Please pray about the following items

In the Lord's prayer we are told to ask first for our daily bread

- Pray today and everyday during our fast a prayer of thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you!
- Pray for your freedom blessings, that the Lord will continue to break us free of everything that binds us. We need to be set free of any lies, wounds, rejections, fears, addictions, sins, or any other thing that pulls us away from the Lord!
- Pray for the local businesses and their owners   - as our region prospers the people begin to change. As businesses prosper more jobs are available, people, men especially, gain much of their value from their work
- Pray for the Faithfulness to overwhelm our area. So many marriages are in trouble in our region, so many people wander from church to church, so many children are not their to support their parents, most importantly so many have either wander from Christ or are afraid to share the Gospel. Faithfulness cures all of that! 

40 Days to a better you # 3

January 3

We have just begun our amazing journey! Hang in there!

1) Please remember to choose something to stop doing. 

Whether it is.... 
- a bad habit
- a sin you have struggled with, or
- some kind of food or drink that you know is not good for you.

Whatever it is break free over this next 40 days

2) Keep reading Grace Walk and/or Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God

3) Get some kind of exercise - Go for a walk, park farther away from the store or the office. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find some way to help you physical body work    harder and better for you.

4) Read the following Scripture and think and pray about it through out the day. See what revelation the Lord will give you about it for you day, week, year, or life.

1 Corinthians 13:3-7

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

How does the Lord's definition of love compare to how you love or more importantly how you understand that God loves you?

5) Please pray about the following items

In the Lord's prayer we are told to ask first for our daily bread

- Pray today and everyday during our fast a prayer of thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you!
- Pray for your relationship blessings, that the Lord will continue to heal and strengthen every relationship in your life! Pray that He will order your relationships as well, eliminating those that are not a blessing to you and strengthening all those where you can be a blessing.
- Pray for the School administrators and Superintendent   - now more than ever the leadership of our school districts need our prayers.
- Pray for the Joy of Lord to overwhelm our area. The Lord promises the joy to replace mourning. Joy will be our strength!

40 days to a better you part 2

January 2

1) Please remember to choose something to stop doing. 

Whether it is.... 
- a bad habit
- a sin you have struggled with, or
- some kind of food or drink that you know is not good for you.

Whatever it is break free over this next 40 days

2) Keep reading Grace Walk and/or Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God

3) Get some kind of exercise - Go for a walk, park farther away from the store or the office. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find some way to help you physical body work    harder and better for you.

4) Read the following Scripture and think and pray about it through out the day. See what revelation the Lord will give you about it for you day, week, year, or life.

Ephesians 2:10

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

What do you think it means to be "his" workmanship? What "good works" are we created for? What does this say about God's plan for our lives?

5) Please pray about the following items

In the Lord's prayer we are told to ask first for our daily bread

- Pray today and everyday during our fast a prayer of thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you!
- Pray for your health blessings that the Lord will continue to keep you and your family in great health!
- Pray for Governor Tom Corbett - regardless of how you feel about him, our praying for him will go well for the Lord, he and his family, and us.
- Pray for the Love of God to overwhelm our region that the Lord will show His love through us to everyone we meet over this next 39 days

40 Days to a Better You #1

 January 1

1) Please remember to choose something to stop doing. 

Whether it is.... 
- a bad habit
- a sin you have struggled with, or
- some kind of food or drink that you know is not good for you.

Whatever it is break free over this next 40 days

2) Start reading Grace Walk and/or Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God

3) Get some kind of exercise - Go for a walk, park farther away from the store or the office. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find some way to help you physical body work    harder and better for you.

4) Read the following Scripture and think and pray about it through out the day. See what revelation the Lord will give you about it for you day, week, year, or life.

2 Corinthians 5: 17 -21

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 

What does it mean to be a new creation? What is part of our job? What does it mean to be an ambassador for Christ? What does it mean to be made right with God?

5) Please pray about the following items

In the Lord's prayer we are told to ask first for our daily bread

- Pray today and everyday during our fast a prayer of thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you!
- Pray for your financial blessings that the Lord will continue to meet all of your needs in abundance
- Pray for President Barak Obama - regardless of how you feel about him, our praying for him will go well for the Lord, he and his family, and us.
- Pray for the "Truth" to prevail in America, our work places, and our homes