My devotion today was: "The holy suffering of the saint"...by Oswald Chambers. Well, I shy from saying I am a saint...but I certainly seem to suffer well...hence my 90 day challenge. haha Well, I think Oswald's point is to give glory to God in all we do, suffering or not...as God is the only one who has truly endured the ultimate suffering...thus I am called to a life of obedience, suffering or not, and in my dedication to God, He is glorified.
As if one challenge isn't enough...now I have been spiritually challenged to add to my 90-day physical training program a spiritual 90-day read through the Bible challenge. I am so glad for this challenge and have decided to take it on. Thus, my day 1 of "Read thru the Bible in 90 days" and my day 1 of "P90X in 90 days" begins...and I am pumped.
Here are the spiritual assessment tests I gave myself today:
1) How much time per day is dedicated to prayer? I gave myself a 5 out of 10 realizing I spend fewer minutes in prayer than I thought after reviewing my past week's recount.
2) How much time per day is dedicated to Bible reading? I gave myself a 6 out of 10 realizing I spend a decent amount of time reading the Bible but usually very "self-seeking" and 1-way focused. I believe it is much more than this and didn't realize how selfishness pervaded my time in the word.
3) How much time per day is dedicated to service to others? Other than my family, I have been very limited in the last number of months...thus I have given myself a 4out of 10.
As you can see, my spiritual life will be greatly improved by my 90-day challenge....and I can't wait to see how God is going to move in my life!
Physical pre-test (Don't laugh, I was surprised by some of these stats too):
weight: 196 lbs
chest: 41"
waist: 40.5"
hips: 42"
Resting heart rate: 61
Pull ups: 2.25
Vertical leap: 18.5"
Push ups: 20
Toe touch: +3.5"
Wall squat: 1:06
Bicep curls: 19 (w/green band)
Ins & outs: 30
Heart rate monitor: 174 bps; 158 post 1min; 110 post 2 min; 95 post 3 min; 88 post 4 min
My diet was very limited and healthy today as I am preparing for the Day 1... I didn't drink one soda today...YEA! I watched my diet very closely all day and know this will be the difference in my results too.
Well, time for bed. I am nervous and already sore, LOL...any encouragement is welcomed! TTYL
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