Day Z - Zeal and Zest
Spiritual Challenge Day Z - Zeal. Zeal is an ardent eagerness in pursuit of something. This is our last day of the ABC's challenge and I am hoping you have found your zeal. I hope you have zeal in your relationship with God and with your family. I hope you have zeal when it comes to caring for your home. I pray you no longer see your housework and chores as drudgery but instead as a way to serve God and your family. If you feel you are lacking that zeal, pray for it and ask God to give it to you abundantly!
Physical Challenge Day Z - Zest. Zest is a quality of enhancing enjoyment; a keen enjoyment. Your physical challenge today is to go about your daily schedule with zest. I want you to truly enjoy your home and your family. If you are having a down day and just really don't feel like you can enjoy your housework today, take a moment right now and pray. Ask God to change your attitude and then allow Him to do it. You can't ask Him for help but then hold onto selfishness or bitterness. Let go of any wrong feelings and pray earnestly for zest. He will give it to you! Your challenge is to smile as you go about your day, sing praises to God and truly have ZEST today!
I am so proud of you for taking this challenge and following through to the end. I cannot wait to hear how your hearts and attitudes have been changed by these challenges or how much better your home is functioning. Please share your stories with me, I would love to read them. Thank you for joining me on this journey.
Blessings,
Rashel
Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
ABC's of a Godly Home Day Y
Day Y - Yearn and Yard
Spiritual Challenge Day Y - Yearn. What do you yearn for? To yearn means to feel a longing or craving. So, what do you yearn for? My prayer is that you yearn for God. Although this verse doesn't use the exact word yearn, it still conveys the message: Psalm 119:20 "My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times." I encourage you to read Psalm 119 today, it is filled with verses like this and reminds us our longing is to be for God and Him alone. If you aren't yearning for God or His word, pray and ask Him to give you that desire. The more time you spend reading God's word, the more time you will want to read His word.
Physical Challenge Y - Yard. Your physical challenge today is to spend a little time working in your yard. Do you need to rake, pick up trash or weed your flower bed? Maybe you need to plant some flowers. Your yard is the first thing people see when they come to your home, what does your yard say about you? Now before you start in on me about how we aren't supposed to worry about what the world thinks, yes I know. However, you also want to be a good steward with what God has given you and if your grass is 3 feet tall and there is trash all over your yard, are you really caring for the things God has blessed you with? What kind of example are you setting if you don't care enough to take care of your yard? I don't mean it has to be perfectly landscaped and immaculate, not going to happen around my home! I do think it is important to try to keep it neat and trimmed if possible. It's your decision on how you want your yard to look, but today your challenge is to spend some time working out there. So come on, shut this computer off, get your garden gloves and head outside for a little while. Just be sure to take some water with you, around here, it's HOT outside!
Blessings,
Rashel
Spiritual Challenge Day Y - Yearn. What do you yearn for? To yearn means to feel a longing or craving. So, what do you yearn for? My prayer is that you yearn for God. Although this verse doesn't use the exact word yearn, it still conveys the message: Psalm 119:20 "My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times." I encourage you to read Psalm 119 today, it is filled with verses like this and reminds us our longing is to be for God and Him alone. If you aren't yearning for God or His word, pray and ask Him to give you that desire. The more time you spend reading God's word, the more time you will want to read His word.
Physical Challenge Y - Yard. Your physical challenge today is to spend a little time working in your yard. Do you need to rake, pick up trash or weed your flower bed? Maybe you need to plant some flowers. Your yard is the first thing people see when they come to your home, what does your yard say about you? Now before you start in on me about how we aren't supposed to worry about what the world thinks, yes I know. However, you also want to be a good steward with what God has given you and if your grass is 3 feet tall and there is trash all over your yard, are you really caring for the things God has blessed you with? What kind of example are you setting if you don't care enough to take care of your yard? I don't mean it has to be perfectly landscaped and immaculate, not going to happen around my home! I do think it is important to try to keep it neat and trimmed if possible. It's your decision on how you want your yard to look, but today your challenge is to spend some time working out there. So come on, shut this computer off, get your garden gloves and head outside for a little while. Just be sure to take some water with you, around here, it's HOT outside!
Blessings,
Rashel
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
ABC's of a Godly Home Day X
Day X - Xray and Xtra (yeah I know)
Spiritual Challenge Day X - X ray. Your challenge for today is to xray your heart and see what is really inside it. Yes, some of these spiritual challenges overlap or tend to be very similar but it's really important that we keep a check on our heart and our priorities. I know for me that it is a constant battle to keep my heart truly and completely focused on God and not on my circumstances or the world around me. So today, take some time to do a heart check. Is your heart filled with God's word? Is your heart's desire to be pleasing to God in everything you do? Or are you trying to keep up with the world and it's ways? Pray about this and really seek to have a heart filled with God and His ways.
Physical Challenge - Xtra. Yes, I know extra starts with an e but I was not having much luck finding and x word to fit in here, so there ya have it. Your physical challenge for today is to do an extra chore. We all have that list of things we need to get done sometime but we just keep putting it off, well today is the day. You know what I'm talking about, those chores we just dread doing so we keep putting them off. Well not today, we are going to pick one and tackle it. If you can't decide which one to do, write several on slips of paper, fold them all up and just pick one. Whichever one you pick, that is the one you will do today. One word of caution, find a chore that fits the amount of time you can spend on it. Don't decide to clean out an entire closet if you only have 15 minutes. Choose a chore that you can actually get done without taking away from everything else you need to get done today. Remember, have fun!
Blessings,
Rashel
Spiritual Challenge Day X - X ray. Your challenge for today is to xray your heart and see what is really inside it. Yes, some of these spiritual challenges overlap or tend to be very similar but it's really important that we keep a check on our heart and our priorities. I know for me that it is a constant battle to keep my heart truly and completely focused on God and not on my circumstances or the world around me. So today, take some time to do a heart check. Is your heart filled with God's word? Is your heart's desire to be pleasing to God in everything you do? Or are you trying to keep up with the world and it's ways? Pray about this and really seek to have a heart filled with God and His ways.
Physical Challenge - Xtra. Yes, I know extra starts with an e but I was not having much luck finding and x word to fit in here, so there ya have it. Your physical challenge for today is to do an extra chore. We all have that list of things we need to get done sometime but we just keep putting it off, well today is the day. You know what I'm talking about, those chores we just dread doing so we keep putting them off. Well not today, we are going to pick one and tackle it. If you can't decide which one to do, write several on slips of paper, fold them all up and just pick one. Whichever one you pick, that is the one you will do today. One word of caution, find a chore that fits the amount of time you can spend on it. Don't decide to clean out an entire closet if you only have 15 minutes. Choose a chore that you can actually get done without taking away from everything else you need to get done today. Remember, have fun!
Blessings,
Rashel
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
ABC's of a Godly Home Day W
Day W - Well and Wash
Spiritual Challenge Day W - Well. Your spiritual challenge today is to drink from the living well. "Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.' " John 4:13 Are you taking time daily to spend time with Jesus, drinking from His word and filling your cup? I challenge you to renew your commitment to Him today, your commitment to really spend time with Him and reading His word. Be filled so that your cup may overflow to others.
Physical Challenge Day W - Wash. Your physical challenge today is to wash something that really needs it. It could be your bed sheets, your comforter, your curtains or kitchen counter. Take the time today to find something that could use a good washing and then do it. Don't obsess about this or make it take all day, just set aside a little time to wash something today.
Blessings,
Rashel
Spiritual Challenge Day W - Well. Your spiritual challenge today is to drink from the living well. "Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.' " John 4:13 Are you taking time daily to spend time with Jesus, drinking from His word and filling your cup? I challenge you to renew your commitment to Him today, your commitment to really spend time with Him and reading His word. Be filled so that your cup may overflow to others.
Physical Challenge Day W - Wash. Your physical challenge today is to wash something that really needs it. It could be your bed sheets, your comforter, your curtains or kitchen counter. Take the time today to find something that could use a good washing and then do it. Don't obsess about this or make it take all day, just set aside a little time to wash something today.
Blessings,
Rashel
Monday, June 6, 2011
ABC's of a Godly Home Day V
Day V - Vessel and victories.
Spiritual Challenge Day V- Vessel. Are you a vessel for God? Are you open and willing to let God use you in whatever way He wants? It's easy to say yes, but do we really mean it? Alot of times I thought I was willing but then realized I was putting limitations on what I was actually open to. Today you spiritual challenge is to exam your heart and see if you really are open to whatever God has for you. Pray and ask Him to reveal any areas where you might be setting limitations. Here's a good questions to ask yourself: When you volunteer to help at church, VBS or any other similar function, do you tell the coordinator where you will or will not work? Or do you simply say I'm willing to help wherever you need me? Open yourself up and see what God will do with a willing heart.
Physical Challenge Day V- Victories. This is our last week with the ABC's challenge and what I want you to do is to reflect over the last few weeks and make a note of any victories you have seen. For example, maybe you have been able to control your tongue better or perhaps, you have been more willing to die to self and serve your family. Maybe your victory is getting your bed made everyday or getting a meal plan made and sticking to it. Whatever your victories are, I want you to share one with the rest of us to encourage us to keep on keeping on. Come on, I know you've had at least one victory during this challenge.
Blessings to you all,
Rashel
Spiritual Challenge Day V- Vessel. Are you a vessel for God? Are you open and willing to let God use you in whatever way He wants? It's easy to say yes, but do we really mean it? Alot of times I thought I was willing but then realized I was putting limitations on what I was actually open to. Today you spiritual challenge is to exam your heart and see if you really are open to whatever God has for you. Pray and ask Him to reveal any areas where you might be setting limitations. Here's a good questions to ask yourself: When you volunteer to help at church, VBS or any other similar function, do you tell the coordinator where you will or will not work? Or do you simply say I'm willing to help wherever you need me? Open yourself up and see what God will do with a willing heart.
Physical Challenge Day V- Victories. This is our last week with the ABC's challenge and what I want you to do is to reflect over the last few weeks and make a note of any victories you have seen. For example, maybe you have been able to control your tongue better or perhaps, you have been more willing to die to self and serve your family. Maybe your victory is getting your bed made everyday or getting a meal plan made and sticking to it. Whatever your victories are, I want you to share one with the rest of us to encourage us to keep on keeping on. Come on, I know you've had at least one victory during this challenge.
Blessings to you all,
Rashel
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