{"id":742,"date":"2017-02-03T03:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2017-02-12T15:05:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T21:05:20","slug":"spiritual-fitness-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/spiritual-fitness-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Spirit Needs a Spiritual Fitness Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Three Fitness Plans You Don’t Want to Live Without – Part 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Let’s briefly review. \u00a0In “The Three Fitness Plans You Don’t Want to Live Without”, we discussed the first two in our previous installments:<\/p>\n

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  1. Our Body Needs A Physical Fitness Plan<\/a> – taking care of your physical body is a must and the most popular of the 3 plans.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Our Soul Needs a Mental Fitness Plan<\/a> – you can not overlook conditioning for your mind. \u00a0It too needs exercise and downtime. \u00a0As the 2nd fitness plan, it’s one that could use more attention these days as more and more people experience issues due to stress-mental fatigue.<\/span>
    \n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Today, we reveal the 3rd fitness plan that has equal importance when compared to the two above. \u00a0Let’s dive right in…<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"20170203Our Spirit Needs A Spiritual Fitness Plan<\/strong>
    \n<\/b>You might not know this, because that’s normal, that your spirit needs some attention. \u00a0Actually it needs the most attention, because it’s the number one driver of what’s happening to your mind and body, the two other pieces that make up your being. \u00a0If your spirit needs some attention, then having a plan for it is necessary. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>Allow me to offer a few tips. \u00a0Most would think that going to church is them feeding their spirit. \u00a0While that may be true for some; it’s not always the case for everyone. \u00a0Your spirit needs a connection with God. \u00a0In other words, you need your own encounters with God. \u00a0This can happen at church, but more than likely it happens elsewhere. \u00a0Also, you need more than just the one to four doses you get during the month offered by a local church. <\/span>
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    \n<\/span>Daily preparation with prayer as the cleaning agent<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>Pamela and I have a plan which consists of daily prayer. \u00a0As a part of our daily preparation to get ready for the world around us, we’ve made prayer the center piece. \u00a0There’s never a bath or shower taken without there being prayer involved. \u00a0It’s our time to meet and discuss with God from within our spirit. \u00a0<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>The verse that carries me throughout the day.<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>Next our plan consists of our own personal Bible study time. \u00a0\u00a0You’ve heard it said that people have quiet time. \u00a0I don’t like to use this phrase as it’s a way to take the word “prayer” out of prayer time and studying God’s word out of time for bible reading. \u00a0These are things we now enjoy. \u00a0As a goal, we try to have one passage, verse or thought that we can take with us throughout the day. \u00a0We’ve made it so that these times are the best part of our day so that’s how we begin. \u00a0During this time, many years ago, we decided to never again have another bad day. \u00a0We learned that we can make the choice to be glad all day long and that’s exactly what we execute. \u00a0Using a written family plan, provides a way to reflect back from where we used to be to where we are, and who we are today. \u00a0It’s a great way to thank God for what He’s done. \u00a0<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>Time to minimize the distractions<\/strong>
    \n<\/b>The goal of having a spiritual fitness plan is to have a way of never neglecting the spirit that your mind and body house. \u00a0Thankfully our local church provides this during 2 distinct times of the year, 21 days of prayer. \u00a0The first 21 days of prayer include fasting. \u00a0In this way, we remove things from our lives that have caused distractions so that we can connect with God with fewer distractions. \u00a0<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>In review, you’ve heard me mention the three pieces to my family’s spiritual fitness plan:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Daily prayer<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Bible study<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Minimize life’s distractions<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      One point to keep in mind is that this is a plan and it can change, be revamped and improved. \u00a0Start your plan today. \u00a0Make it simple or complex, just make it. <\/span>
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      \n<\/span>Today is Friday!<\/span><\/i>
      \n<\/span><\/i>What ideas or practices have you made a part of your life that qualifies as a spiritual fitness workout? \u00a0Leave me a comment.<\/span><\/i>
      \n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Three Fitness Plans You Don’t Want to Live Without – Part 3 Let’s briefly review. \u00a0In “The Three Fitness Plans You Don’t Want to Live Without”, we discussed the first two in our previous installments: Our Body Needs A Physical Fitness Plan – taking care of your physical body is a must and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-742","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-executive-administration","8":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170203-TIF-Blog-Our-Spirit-Needs-a-Spiritual-Fitness-Plan.png?fit=760%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4jb7V-bY","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":758,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions\/758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}