10,000 Reasons
I don't quite have 10,000 reasons to bless the Lord, but I definitely have quite a few!
30 Day Morning Miracle Challenge
Our cool team from Fight Fitness recently started a challenge to conquer the morning. Here's the challenge: Conquer your mornings to conquer your days to conquer your life! The #30daymiraclemorningchallenge starts tomorrow! Rules are simple, wake up 5-30 min earlier than you normally do and complete one or more of your S.A.V.E.R.S., post your win here with the hashtag #miraclemorningday .... let's see how many mornings you can do it in a row. Ex. #miraclemorningday1 I completed 5 min of silent reflection and meditation! Here's the cheat sheet for S.A.V.E.R.S. 1. Silence 2. Affirmations 3. Visualization 4. Exercise 5. Read 6. Scribe Source: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2015/07/how-to-win-the-day/ Since the start of the challenge, I've been waking up at 5 a.m. and including some combination of hot/cold shower, coffee, high-protein breakfast, and movement. Our team posts each day in our Facebook group. Mine are cross posted below. If you'
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Reasons to bless the Lord:
1. Salvation through Jesus Christ
2. Mom
3. Dad
4. Siblings
5. Opportunity to work
6. Place to live
7. Food to eat
8. Church family
9. CrossFit family
10. Friends
13. Repenters (http://repenters48.blogspot.ca)
14. Ability to workout because it's so much fun.
15. God's Word ... going to go get some more now =)
16. Family, especially my mom. An indescribable love.... and then to think how much more He loves me. Mind blown.
17. Harvest! I should make it back in time for young adults. The fellowship at Harvest has helped me a lot in my walk.
18. An opportunity to work and serve my supervisors and colleagues.
19. Safety in travelling. I'm driving back during the day and this is my first stop. Feeling much better with the sun.
20. Jesus. Seriously. He is everything. Floored by what He did for me and what He continues to do. But even more, that a God so amazing would be in relationship with a sinner, broken and messed up.
21. Thankful for first morning with God in a while. :) Delighting in God first thing in the morning doesn't come naturally. :P
22. Matt Chandler. He preached last night (HYA) from Philippians 3:1-9. So a packed message. One takeaway is to focus on knowing Him and being known, rather than just a checklist of tasks. Anyways, very encouraged from last night.
23. My grandmother. Her funeral is tomorrow. I have not met someone who loved the Lord like her.
24. Soreness (the right kind of course). I had the opportunity to workout at 3 different gyms yesterday. A silver lining of all this travelling I do for work (visiting CrossFit gyms when I'm out of town).
25. Christ. Thinking about how Paul counts it ALL worthless compared to knowing Him. I want that kind of desire. So ... thankful for Christ, and for the relationship I have with God because of Him.
26. Thankful I was created. In awe of the Creator.
27. Thankful for my brother - he's up here for the funeral... and coming with me to Repenters!
28. Thankful for my sister. She just started dating! We meet him today @ the funeral.
29. Thankful for repenters and men's ministries. Awesome time of worship and testimonies. Helped me have an eternal perspective, focusing on where she is, rather than how much I miss her.
30. Thankful to see my relatives who came from all over. And for the bond I have with my siblings.
31. A safe drive to London last night.
32. A place to crash last night. Reminds me of the late nights and fun I had in University.
33. Harvest London. Excited to worship there in a few hours.
34. Mom and dad. I saw hope yesterday through them. Reminded me how God restores broken relationships, esp the broken relationship we had with God.
35. For the energy I have at this hour - an answer to prayer (for morning devos).
36. Energy before 6 a.m.
37. Workout and fellowship with Rak Chazak.
38. Jireh (a. similar passion for men, relationships, and CrossFit. b. shared experiences. we go way back! c. Rak Chazak - inspired me in my own life and to help lead Repenters. d. a friend who I can talk to about almost anything. e. for making everyone around him smile and laugh! home is not the same without him. he's such a joker yet mature (and much stronger than me).
39. A day of (physical) rest today - will resist doing anything stupid.
40. The Lord Jesus, who is my portion and strength.
41. Thankful for your friendship. Inspired to be bold for Christ.
42. Thankful for taking care of my crews in Windsor and Sarnia last night. It was a chilly night and we had some near accidents.
43. Thankful for His Word that refreshes and revives (Psalm 19).
44. Thankful for health and safety during my travels.
45. Thankful for the price that was paid, for the past from which I've been saved, and for the eternal life He freely gives.
46. Thankful for the God-appointed conversation I had with a friend on Nov 14.
47. Thankful for forgiveness.
48. Thankful for support from Harvest for our ministry / small group.
49. Thankful for the rest and renewal this weekend.
50. Thankful that I could worship with other brothers and sisters today :)
52. Thankful for a safe (and quick!) drive to work today.
53. Thankful for other brothers and sisters in Christ who are excited for our workout small group / ministry.
54. Thankful for the opportunity to work. For times of rest and times of busyness.
55. Thankful for the box rice my mom bought for me yesterday =) Oh how I missed meat!
56. Thankful for the blender for my awesome smoothie this morning.
57. Thankful for Victor, and for the meeting we had Wednesday. I'm definitely excited to see what God will do.
58. Thankful for the money I've been entrusted with.
59. Thankful for $5.99 deals at Great Clips =)
60. Thankful for what Jesus Christ did for me at the cross, and what He continues to do for me today (interceding for us).
62. Thankful for the enriching seminar (Biblical Soul Care), and that I found out about it just last week!
63. Thankful for Google+ hangout with my brother. Was good to connect again, even if it was over administrative stuff.
64. Thankful for the chat I had with my other brother last night. Cool how we can talk about everything from CrossFit to relationships =)
65. Thankful for last night's workout at JHo's crib =) Good times.
66. Thankful for a role model in Eric Liddell. "I believe God made me for a purpose. But He also made me fast, and when I run I feel His pleasure." This perspective has blessed me in my workouts and in everything I do (Col 3:23, Rom 12:1-2).
67. Thankful for my small group, and how God kept me there this past year, despite my cold and hard heart.
68. Thankful for my mom. For her love and care, her love for Christ, and diligence in her work.
69. Thankful for my dad. For his hard work and continual pursuit towards the knowledge of the Holy One.
70. For being redeemed. Knowing that I was lost, drenched in my own sin and darkness, I'm thankful that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead so that I can have eternal life. For a citizenship in heaven. An incredible hope.
72. Thankful for work.
73. Thankful for a friend's blog, which continually points me to Christ.
74. Thankful that I can walk. What a gift.
75. Thankful for my health, despite all the unhealthy food I've been eating. I need to stop taking my body for granted.
76. Thankful for the rest I've had while working out of town.
77. Thankful for my audio Bible, worship music (Vertical Church, KB, Lecrae), and sermons (recently, James MacDonald, Alistair Begg, and Tim Keller).
78. Thankful for the opportunity to see the Falls as part of work.
79. Thankful for forgiveness and for the strength to overcome.
80. Thankful for Jesus dying in my place so that I can spend eternity with Him (instead of eternity apart from Him).