The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy, I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. – John 10:10
Fix the cause, don’t treat the symptom.
Stop judging yourself by your good intentions. “Good intentions will not get you anywhere!”
Is there room to improve?
- Your relationship with your Saviour, Jesus Christ?
- Your nutrition? Are you fuelling for a purpose?
- Your body? Is it healthy and strong? – “use it, or lose it!”
Do your actions bear witness to your intentions?
Yes – congratulations!
No – what are you going to do about it?
What one change can you make today to improve your healthspan?
Your walk with the Lord?
Your nutrition?
Your physical body?
- Pick one thing from each of the 3 core focus areas: Spiritual, Nutrition and Physical Exercise.
- Now, pick just one, the easiest one to implement TODAY, not tomorrow, TODAY!
- Let’s look at making the lifestyle change you know you need to make. One step at a time.
Proactive Preventative Maintenance
| Spiritual "Purpose" | Nutrition "Fuel For Purpose" | Physical Exercise "Use It, Or Lose It" |
|---|---|---|
| Love God 1st • Quiet time daily • Read the Bible • Pray • Put it into action | Stop/ Reduce • Smoking • Drinking alcohol and soda • Sugar • Refined carbs | Stop/ Reduce • Screen time • TV, social media • Being sedentary • Going to sleep too late |
| Love yourself 2nd • What does God say and believe about you? Do you believe that about yourself? | Start/ Increase • Nutrient dense protein/ veg (85%) • More water • Fasting (16/8) | Start/ Increase • Cardio 2-3/ week • Strength 2-3/ week • Anything, just get active • Get up earlier |
| Love others 3rd • How are you loving and serving others? Family? Friends? Colleagues? Your community? | Self control • 3 levers • What? • When? • How much? | Self control • Consistency is key • Progressive load • Challenge yourself • Make small consistent goals |
2 Timothy 1:7 – Discipline and Self Control.
An unhealthy identity creates unwise habits, and unwise habits reinforce an unhealthy identity – Craig Groeschel.
BDNF – The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor. 20-30min cardio results in a 32% increase in BDNF. Up-regulate your thoughts and emotions through movement.
- Write down your clear purpose/ vision IN PEN.
- Write your successive goals IN PENCIL.
- Experiment, change and adapt as needed.
I could only achieve success in my life through self-discipline, and I applied it until my wish and my will became one – Nicola Tesla
Ephesians 5:29 – For man hates his own flesh but nourishes, and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the church!
1 Corinthians 10:31 – So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all dor the honour and glory of God.
Ephesians 4:1 – I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to, and beg you to walk (lead a life) worthy of the divine calling to which you have been called (with behaviour that is a credit to the summons to God’s service.
1 Corinthians 2:11 – For what a person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man’s thoughts except for the man’s own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the spirit of God. God desires progress, not perfection! You can read the book of James.
We are what we repeatedly do, excellence is not an act, it is a habit!
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