Maria DiCroce Phitness Training: 21 Days To A New and Improved You

ASKING FOR GOD'S HELP

So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you;

seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,

and to him who knocks it will be opened.

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Luke 11:9-10

FOCUS FOR TODAY

If you are serious about improving

your fitness or your faith, pray about it.

Do you genuinely want to strengthen your fitness and your faith? If the answer to that question is yes, then you should set aside ample time each morning to ask God's help.
Is prayer an integral art of your daily life, or is it a hit-or-miss habit? Do you "pray without ceasing", or is it an afterthought? Do you regularly pray in the quiet moments of the early morning, or do you bow your head only when others are watching?
As Christians, we are instructed to pray often. But it is important to note that genuine prayer requires much more that bending on out knees and closing our eyes. Heartfelt prayer is an attitude of the heart.
If your prayers have become more a matter of habit than a matter of passion, you are robbing yourself of a deeper relationship with God.And how can you rectify that situation? By praying more frequently and more fervently. When you do, God will shower you with His blessings, His grace, and His love.

Too many of us, even well-intentioned believers, tend to "compartmentalize" our waking hours into a few familiar categories: work, rest, play, family time, worship, etc... To do this is a mistake. Worship and praise should be woven into the fabric of our lives; prayer should never be relegated to a weekly three-hours visit to church on Sunday morning.
Theologian Wayne Oates once admitted, "Many of my prayers are made with my eyes open. You see, it seems I'm always praying about something, and it's not always convenient - or sage - to close my eyes." Dr. Oates understood that God always hears our prayers and that the relative position of our eyelids is of no concern to God.
Today, find a little more time to lift your concerns to God in prayer and praise!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

PRAY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH

As you petition God each morning, ask Him for the strength and the wisdom to treat your body as His creation and His temple. During the days ahead, you will face countless temptations to do otherwise, but with God's help, you can treat your body as the priceless, one-of-a kind gift that it most certainly is.

MORE FROM GOD'S WORD

James 5:16 (New International Version)

¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Psalm 19:14 (New International Version)

¹⁴ May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Luke 5:16 (New International Version)

¹⁶ But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

Romans 12:12 (New International Version)

¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

James 5:13 (New International Version)

¹³ Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.

MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT

THE POWER OF PRAYER

What God gives in answer to our prayers will always be the thing we most urgently need, and it will always be sufficient. - Elisabeth Elliot

God says we don't need to be anxious about anything, we just need to pray about everything.

- Stormie Omartian

Are you weak? Weary? Confused? Troubled? Pressured? How is your relationship with God? Is it held in it's place of priority? I believe the great the pressure, the greater your need for alone time with Him. - Kay Arthur

When there is a matter that requires definite prayer, pray until you believe God and until you can thank Him for His answer. -Hannah Whitall Smith

Prayer guards the hearts and minds

and causes God to bring peace

out of chaos.

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Beth Moore

Two wings are necessary to lift out souls toward God: prayer and praise. Praise accepts the answer.

-Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

Find a place to pray where no one imagines that you are praying. Then, shut the door and talk to God. - Oswald Chambers

Prayer connects us with God's limitless potential. - Henry Blackaby

To pray is to mount on eagle's wings above the clouds and get into clear heaven where God dwells.

- C.H. Spuurgeon

We forget that God sometimes has to say "No." We pray to Him as our heavenly Father, and like wise human fathers, He often says, "No.", not from whim or caprice, but from wisdom, from love, and from knowing what is best for us. - Peter Marshall

ASK FOR GOD'S HELP

God wants you to experience abundant life, but He will not force you to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Managing your food and your fitness is up to you. If you want more from life, ask more from God. D.L. Moody observed, "Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant asking. But, the way to trouble God is not to come at all."

So, if you seek an improved level of fitness - or if you seek any other worthy goal - ask God (and keep asking Him) until He answers your prayers.

WORKING IT OUT

DAY IN, DAY OUT

Your journey with God unfolds day by day, and that's precisely how your journey to am improved state of physical fitness must unfold: moment by moment, day by day, year by year.

PRAY CONSTANTLY

STRENGTHENING YOUR FAITH

ASK MORE FREQUENTLY

If life's inevitable temptations seem to be getting the best of you, try praying more often, even if many of these prayers are simply brief, "open-eyed" requests to your Father in heaven.

MORE FROM GOD'S WORD ABOUT

ASKING FOR GOD'S HELP