Live each day feeding on God's love, grace, perfect acceptance of and unmerited favor toward you.

Probably the most important thing to remind yourself daily is that you are His beloved child in whom He is well pleased.  You must believe and confess this and know this is true ALL the time.  So when you live your life this way you are continually reminding yourself that He loves you no matter what happens to you.  When you accept and know this, nothing can bring you down.  Even when the worst of things happen it can be turned to God because you know God is in your corner and loves you.  This is the most pure description of walking by faith that I know.  

When you are confident that you are God's beloved, not only will you overcome the devil's temptations, you will dare to ask Him to bless you even in the little things.  Nothing is to big or too small for your Father!  If it matters to you, it matters to Him.  When you know that you are His beloved, you can walk in constant expectation of His unmerited favor in every situation!

The importance is to personalize His love for you.  Jesus died for you and would have done so even if you were the only place on earth.  God loves you that much.  To personalize His love, say the following daily:  "For God so loved (insert name), He sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross for (insert name)."  As we have mentioned before, John personalized the Lord's love for him and we should do the same as "the disciple whom Jesus loved."  

When you personalize God's love for YOU, when you live each day knowing that God loves YOU, you will be blazing with a supernatural ability to overcome every challenge in life!

What about fitness?
Fitness is littered with goals and things people are trying to accomplish.  When people fall short many people go to the place of guilt and condemnation but the most important point is although people may go there, God does not.  When you focus on how much God loves you, falling short is no problem.  

When you know God is interested in your success and that He loves you no matter what, you have faith to trust Him more.  When you trust Him more you will not let yourself feel condemned or guilty and have more confidence to ask Him for help.  When that happens more success and peace (Shalom) will be a part of your life and health and fitness.  Keep yourself focused on how much God loves you, it is the number one factor for greater health and fitness.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.   --   John 3:16


Live each day feeding on God's love, grace, perfect acceptance of and unmerited favor toward you.

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