Are you ready to finally get healthy and live wholly for the Lord, not only in your spiritual life but also your physical life? I don't know about you, but I'm ready for balance. I'm tired of being lazy and having my food intake determined by moods. I've had enough of my pants being just a bit too tight and my extra stomach roll reminding me of pregnancy days, without the blessing of baby inside.
It is time.
Starting Friday, June 12th, I will be hosting a 12 week series, which will offer us both accountability and Biblically-based study on wellness. I will be using the First Place 4 Health's, Begin With Christ study book combined with reflective questions and accountability challenges. Essentially, we'll look at wellness from two perspectives:
- caring for our physical bodies through good nutrition and fitness
- caring for our spiritual bodies through time in the Word and prayer
It is time to tackle taking care of my body 100%. I've done it before, but that is no excuse to not do it again.
How about you?
Are you ready to Pursue Wellness for the glory of God
as you take care of the body the Lord has given you?
Now is the time to begin! There are three different tracks, so everyone can participate, no matter what the date or state of life!
Track 1 - Starting Now
This track is for those starting June 12th
- Purchase a First Place 4 Health's, Begin With Christ study book, if you choose.
- Sign the Mister Linky on the sidebar, so that we can keep up with you.
- Visit Extravagant Grace on Friday June 12th for the introduction to the series.
Track 2 - Continuing Now
This track is for those continuing beginning June 12th.
- Break out your First Place 4 Health's, Begin With Christ study book.
- Spend between now and June 12th reviewing the weeks you already completed.
- Sign the Mister Linky on the sidebar, so that we can keep up with you.
- Check in here on Friday June 12th to answer your accountability questions and to move to your next step.
Track 3 - Joining Now
This track is for everyone arriving after June 12th.
- Purchase a First Place 4 Health's, Begin With Christ study book, if you choose.
- Follow the links on the sidebar to make your way through each week at your own pace. Leave a comment, with your email or link to your blog post, and I will be sure to visit you.
- Sign the Mister Linky on the sidebar, so that we can keep up with you.
What is involved each week?
We'll check in with each other every Friday, sharing in a post at your blog and leaving a link/comment at the current week's post, so that we can stay connected and accountable with one another. In order to keep it simple, there will be four to five questions:- Share one wellness success and failure from the week.
- Share one wellness goal for the upcoming week.
- Share one significant point learned from completing the Begin With Christ homework. (click here to order the book from Amazon )
- Share your weight loss, if you so choose.
- Share one way others can specifically pray for you in your pursuit of wellness.
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13 Comments:
Lisa, sounds like a great program!
Can't do the book right now, but I will be following you guys and cheering you on!
I can't wait to look into this further. Just found your blog because of the UBP. I am linking your blog in my latest post. thanks for all your hard work and help!
I wanted to make sure its not too late to join...will you please let me know? I just want to get healthy:)
This is lovely! Today I just made a post on Aging Gracefully in my wellness site...and then I got here! What a timely reminder on what is really imporatant.
Would love to do this, but I do not have the book. I will pray for you.
Right on time - these have been my background thoughts much of the time recently - don't really WANT to do this - BUT - I know I NEED to - thanks for the accountability!!!
Curious... Are you starting over again at week 1, or are we going to be starting at week 7 on June 12th? Because I notice that you have weeks 1-6 listed in your sidebar.
If you're going on, beginning at week 7, should I do a bunch of back-posts to catch up? I don't necessarily want to just start in with week 7 on my blog -- I'd rather go back and start at the beginning.
Sorry if these are silly questions, but I just want to be clear on what we're doin'. ;)
Thanks!
~MizB
Very excited - and a little nervous!
I'm thrilled to see everyone jumping in! And to answer MsBiz question: the answer is yes to both.
I am going to press on with the week 7 while also encouraging folks to start at the beginning with the first week. My post will link to both. So join on in!
You can count me in! Just what I need!
I'm all in, indeed!
http://staceykrull.blogspot.com/2009/06/pursuing-wellness-week-1.html
~Stacey : )
I'm with you... to put CHRIST FIRST... and start saying NO to my flesh! I've backslid on giving God my everything... -- by overeating and gaining a little weight back.
I used to teach First Place at our church.
So I'm with ya! Count me in.
God bless you and if there is any way I can help anyone let me know.
I want to lose 10 pounds. I WILL LOSE TEN POUNDS THROUGH CHRIST WHO GIVES ME STRENGTH.
Holykisses,
Lea
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Blessings, extravagantly,
Lisa