Friends
6mths ago this week i got the call that i had cancer! Yesterday my doctor said my CT Scan was all clear & my blood levels are perfect! He was amazed at how well i look and am doing! God has been VERY GOOD to me & my family!
I still give myself a shot every week for the rest of the year & i have to take a few naps during the week, but my energy levels are strong. I told Dyan i'm probably at normal levels for most people now! I'm working out (crossfit.com) 5 days a week & playing ball again! I did overdue it the 1st month back & threw my back out, but i recovered in 1wk!
Our church is doing a 21day prayer & fasting challenge right now. We are eating each day, just limiting things! :) The daily scripture reading for yesterday was Numbers 28 & 29, usually this book of the Bible is hard to relate to with all the animal sacrifices God made the people do before Jesus paid the final price for us on the cross. But these two chapters were about regular offerings God wanted his people to do. They were called food offerings, God appointed the times to follow & if we follow them then our lives make a pleasing aroma to God.
God had daily, weekly, monthly & annual times where he instructed his people to rest from work, come together & give their BEST to God (financially, serving others & relationally). These rhythms of life are key to helping us stay strong in our faith & work & relationships. The seasonal breaks we take are routed in the Bible friends, they are God's way of taking care of us, showing us he will provide while we break from work, they help us keep perspective on life & relationships.
Work thru the thots below & let God fill you with his strength!
Thx for all your prayers, God answered ALL of them!
F
Are you practicing healthy rhythms daily, weekly, monthly & annually? What smell is your life putting off to God & others?
Here are some guidelines to help:
1. Daily pray (thank God, ask for help & read scripture)
2. 1 day a week DON'T WORK, including housework (play)
3. Monthly take a day off & reflect on your life
4. Yearly take a few week long vacations
There were different types of offerings:
1. Burnt - represents how God burns away our sin to cleanse our heart
2. Grain - represents how God provides for our needs
3. Drink - represents how God covers over our lives to protect us thru JX death on cross, his blood shed for us gives us power over death & enables us to be filled with God's Holy Spirit to lead us strong.
4. Fellowship - represents how God desires for us to be in healthy relationship with others, forgiving & receiving from one another for support
5. Vow - commitments we make to God that we are to keep (tithing, integrity, regular service)
6. Freewill - from time to time we feel led to give more, do something special
