Thursday, June 16, 2011

the 90 day journey of becoming whole...

Someone I consider really "sold-out" for God once said "I've got to keep up physically with what God is doing spiritually". This woman desires to keep her body and mind healthy so she is fully prepared to do whatever God asks of her. It just so happens that it's always quite an adventure! Well... this stuck with me. And just today, as i was speaking to my Naturopathic doctor and friend on the phone, she said, "everyone always wants the quick, easy, cheap solution or fix but that's not how God cares to build up his army." So where is God calling us? And how is He calling us to get there?

Basically, I believe that God is calling His people to the next step. Collectively He's calling us into a new season...a season of letting go of comforts and relying on Him for all our needs, a season of simplifying, detoxing (mind, body and soul)...a season of giving till it hurts, being unoffendable, hanging out at a place you wouldn't normally be caught dead in, a season of not seeing others as a target for our agenda but a person to simply love with His agenda...it's time to lay down our preferences and pick up HIS. This challenge isn't for the faint of heart or anyone who wants to continue on with life as normal. This is for the person who desires change, who wants to be challenged and see growth, someone who is seeking something more and willing to do whatever it takes! This... is the journey of becoming WHOLE.

So, what I've done is taken the "90 Day Bible Challenge", the "90 Day Vi Protein Shake Challenge", and "P90X" to create "90 Days to Becoming Whole". I'm basically cutting the "unhealthies" out of my life during this time such as: sugar, processed foods, television, and caffeine. This helps detox the mind and body! I'll be maintaining several things like: meditation of the word, soaking in the Lord's presence and love, controlling my thoughts, earning the right to be heard by intently listening, thinking/speaking positively, stretching, deep breaths, creating things, taking max-one (max.com), using Barlean's products (barleans.com), and sharing His love and truth with others. I'd like to also be looking for a creative way to serve someone each day.

The more i understand who God is, the more He reveals His purpose for all creation and the more i see how important it is to be WHOLE- mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally healthy. All of these are important to our relationships with people and to God. All of these are connected and if we neglect one they are all affected. If you choose to be a part of this challenging yet grace filled community, please make this 90 Day thing personal to you! Pray about it and then choose what to lay down and what to implement in your daily life. There is no doubt in my mind that God will use this time to speak into our lives in an eternal and life-altering way! I've decided to begin my journey this Monday, June 21st. Feel free to begin yours whenever you feel it's right... and please let me know so i can be praying for you! The most important thing in all of this is that God receives all the praise and glory for what He's doing in each and every one of us!

Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge:


P90X:


90 Day Bible Challenge:
Schedule:
Day 1 Genesis 1 – Genesis 13:18
Day 2 Genesis 14 – Genesis 26:35
Day 3 Genesis 27 – Genesis 38:14
Day 4 Genesis 38:15 – Genesis 49:33
Day 5 Genesis 50 – Exodus 12:51
Day 6 Exodus 13 – Exodus 25:40
Day 7 Exodus 26 – Exodus 36:38
Day 8 Exodus 37 – Leviticus 10:11
Day 9 Leviticus 10:12 – Leviticus 21:12
Day 10 Leviticus 21:13 – Numbers 4:28
Day 11 Numbers 4:29 – Numbers 15:21
Day 12 Numbers 15:22 – Numbers 26:27
Day 13 Numbers 26:28 – Deuteronomy 1:25
Day 14 Deuteronomy 1:26 – Deuteronomy 13:18
Day 15 Deuteronomy 14 – Deuteronomy 28:52
Day 16 Deuteronomy 28:53 – Joshua 6:19
Day 17 Joshua 6:20 – Joshua 18: 28
Day 18 Joshua 19 – Judges 6:21
Day 19 Judges 6:22 – Judges 18:19
Day 20 Judges 18:20 – 1 Samuel 6:21
Day 21 1 Samuel 7 – 1 Samuel 18:30
Day 22 1 Samuel 19 – 2 Samuel 1:27
Day 23 2 Samuel 2 – 2 Samuel 14:33
Day 24 2 Samuel 15 – 2 Samuel 24:25
Day 25 1 Kings 1 – 1 Kings 9:14
Day 26 1 Kings 9:15 – 1 Kings 20:12
Day 27 1 Kings 20:13 – 2 Kings 8:15
Day 28 2 Kings 8:16 – 2 Kings 18: 37
Day 29 2 Kings 19 – 1 Chronicles 4:12
Day 30 1 Chronicles 4:13 – 1 Chronicles 15:29
Day 31 1 Chronicles 16 – 1 Chronicles 28:21
Day 32 1 Chronicles 29 – 2 Chronicles 14: 15
Day 33 2 Chronicles 15 – 2 Chronicles 28:27
Day 34 2 Chronicles 29 – Ezra 4:16
Day 35 Ezra 4:17 – Nehemiah 7:3
Day 36 Nehemiah 7:4 – Esther 4:17
Day 37 Esther 5 – Job 12:25
Day 38 Job 13 – Job 31:16
Day 39 Job 31:17 – Psalm 8:9
Day 40 Psalm 9 – Psalm 33:22
Day 41 Psalm 34 – Psalm 56:13
Day 42 Psalm 57 – Psalm 77:20
Day 43 Psalm 78 – Psalm 101:8
Day 44 Psalm 102 – Psalm 119:80
Day 45 Psalm 119:81 – Psalm 150:6 (Praise the Lord!)
Day 46 Proverbs 1 – Proverbs 15:16
Day 47 Proverbs 15:17 – 28:28
Day 48 Proverbs 29 – Song of Songs 3:11
Day 49 Song of Songs 4 – Isaiah 10:13
Day 50 Isaiah 10:14 – Isaiah 25:12
Day 51 Isaiah 26 – Isaiah 37:38
Day 52 Isaiah 38 – Isaiah 49:16
Day 53 Isaiah 49:17 – Isaiah 63:19
Day 54 Isaiah 64 – Jeremiah 6:30
Day 55 Jeremiah 7 – Jeremiah 17:27
Day 56 Jeremiah 18 – Jeremiah 30:24
Day 57 Jeremiah 31 – Jeremiah 44:18
Day 58 Jeremiah 44:19 – Jeremiah 52:64
Day 59 Jeremiah 53 – Ezekiel 7:27
Day 60 Ezekiel 8 – Ezekiel 21:32
Day 61 Ezekiel 22 – Ezekiel 33:20
Day 62 Ezekiel 33:21 – Ezekiel 45:12
Day 63 Ezekiel 45:13 – Daniel 7:14
Day 64 Daniel 7:15 – Hosea 9:17
Day 65 Hosea 10 – Amos 5:17
Day 66 Amos 5:18 – Micah 5:15
Day 67 Micah 6 – Haggai 2:23
Day 68 Zechariah 1 – Zechariah 14:21
Day 69 Malachi 1 – Matthew 9:8
Day 70 Matthew 9:9 – Matthew 1930
Day 71 Matthew 20 – Matthew 28:29
Day 72 Mark 1 – Mark 10:34
Day 73 Mark 10:35 – Luke 3:20
Day 74 Luke 3:21 – Luke 11:13
Day 75 Luke 11:14 – Luke 20:47
Day 76 Luke 21 – John 6:15
Day 77 John 6:16 – John 16:4
Day 78 John 16:5 – Acts 6:15
Day 79 Acts 7 – Acts 16:40
Day 80 Acts 17 – Acts 28:31
Day 81 Romans 1 – Romans 12:21
Day 82 Romans 13 – 1 Corinthians 12:31
Day 83 1 Corinthians 13 – 2 Corinthians 13:14
Day 84 Galatians 1 – Philippians 4:23
Day 85 Colossians 1 - 1 Timothy 6:21
Day 86 2 Timothy 1 - Hebrews 8:13
Day 87 Hebrews 9 - 1 Peter 2:25
Day 88 1 Peter 3 - Jude vs. 25
Day 89 Revelation 1 - Revelation 17:18
Day 90 Revelation 18 - Revelation 22:21 "May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's holy people."

6 comments:

  1. So, so, SO excited about this challenge! I'm pretty much participating in the entire thing... just doing AdvoCare meal replacement shakes and supplements instead of the Vi stuff. Otherwise I'll be P90 and "B90"-ing with you! I'm excited to, in the words of Mumford & Sons, "align my heart, my body, my mind..."

    I learned back in February when doing a 21 day fast just how much truth there is to having our minds, bodies and spirits all aligned the way that God intended for them to be. Wholeness in the body of Christ starts within our individual bodies... I think we tend to skip right over that in our American consumerist lifestyles. I know I tend to be that way sometimes.

    SO... as I (or we) embark on this 90 day challenge, I'm trying to decide what needs to go in order for me to make time for all of this. No daytime TV... although the occasional night time movie with the roommates might be inevitable. No facebook or blogsurfing during the day. I'll allow myself a quick browsing time at night.

    And I want to go on some adventures! I'm in Jonesboro for the first time ever during the summer, and I don't want to get stuck in the same routine of sitting at home, going to work, going to bed, then starting over. I don't know what that means exactly but there will be some newness that I'm going to find around here! Outdoor adventures. They're going to happen.

    One thing I want to be really intentional about during this time is prayer... things I'm intentionally seeking the Lord's face about, things I'd like to see Him do in my own heart during this transformation time... things I have been and will continue to lift up for some other friends of mine involved in ministry all over... I just want to be in constant communication with "Dad" through all of this. And I'm excited to hear back from him along the way! :)

    Cheers to a new adventure... 90 days of unchartered territory in our hearts, bodies, minds and lives!

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  2. Beautifully said sister!!! I was feeling the exactly the same about alignment, which will be my first blog! Can't wait to get going!!!

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  3. I am currently doing the Body by Vi 90-Day Challenge and P90x which together have been very powerful for me. Would love to add in the Bible component with it as my spiritual fitness needs a boost lately. Thanks for your encouragement! Looking forward to what the Lord has for me in the coming days and weeks. :)

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  4. I agree Diane, God's got some pretty incredible stuff up His sleeve :) This is gonna be fun!

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  5. I've been praying about all this. When I read you status on fb I knew this is what God had for me. I need the Body of Christ to help with the greatest challenge of my spiritual life--overcoming my love of pleasure. In the last days there will be lovers of pleasure instead of lovers of God. I made a list of my pleasures this morning. It was really sad. I will call this my striving to enter into Shalom. Shalom-wholeness in your body, soul, and spirit. I will need the protien. Will we be p90xn together? I really need accountability!

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  6. Love it! I'll be joining in on the fantastic challenge of going through the Bible, and I'll be running 90 miles in 90 days. Stoked!

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