Ever feel caught between two worlds? We know that God keeps telling us good and new things about who we are in Him, the power we have and the fear we are not to have. But yet we don't feel that power most days. We make God so small because we don't feel anything special is happening. And then a whisper flits over our face. The whisper that says "Have hope." His hope lights reignites the flame. I can promise you this, if you keep the flame lit the BOOM is coming. The glory of God will break forth. Your breakthrough hinges on your faithfulness! Lose your quit.
Like Paul, I pray "also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, - Ephesians 1:18-19
By now you have clicked into the fact that these workouts are not about working out calories we consumed the night before, but about the working OUT of our salvation. If you are doing these workOUTs and workINs it's because you don't want to sit back any longer and live the comfortable life.
1 Peter 4:19 says " So then those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good." Hear me when I say to you that not a drop of your sweat or a muscle that aches goes unnoticed by the One who created you. Stay committed. Committed people stay whole. Committed people stay strong. Committed people are a powerful force to be reckoned with.
Please let us know how you are doing. Come to Facebook (www.facebok.com/revelationwell) and tell us what's going on in your body & mind. You do not want to do this alone.
In church on Sunday, a member stood up to testify about how she fell off a 14ft. ladder and is thankful that she is able to walk into church and raise her hands up and give Him praise. She was so blessed that she didn't break anything or suffered from a serious injury.
My mother delivered the sermon that day and the Holy Spirit got into her. The next thing I knew, she had fallen backwards, just missing a wooden bench. The only thing I could see was the church members crowding around her in horror. Some would have thought that I would have pounced to my mom's rescue, but it was just the opposite. I walked over to her calmly and just started praying.
The thing that came to my mind at that moment was the Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer cartoon where they were confronted with the snow monster. The snow monster fell off the mountain and everyone thought he was dead. The little man that was fighting the snow monster made a statement, "didn't I tell you that boumbles bounce!?" That's when it hit me. Christians Bounce. After service, I asked her if she was ok and did she hurt anything. She said," no, I feel great"! I asked her if she knew that Christians Bounce?!
When you move with the Holy Spirit, there is no fear, no expectations. It's just moving in His strength and in His guidance. He will cover you and protect you in the armor of grace. This is what we do in our Revelation Wellness Teacher training and with our Christian Fitness DVD's, 20-15-10 and H.I.I.T.
We never know how God wants us to move into His word and how he plans on using us.We always have to be ever so ready. We do know that He doesn't want us to be lazy in praising Him. Revelation Wellness is passionate about seeing the body of Christ, be the body of Christ, physically and spiritually, so we can serve well and fulfill the call on our lives.
If you are interested in becoming a Revelation Fitness Instructor that wants to put the "work" in a workout, by the creation for the Creator or just want to get Fit, ignite your Spirit and give new meaning and purpose to being healthy and whole,then check out our website for more information at, www.revelationwellness.org.
One day, as I was coming in from work, I noticed something about myself. I did the same routine everyday. I cut on the lights, put my purse and keys at the same location, hung my jacket on the same chair, took off my shoes and went into the kitchen to get something to drink. I proceeded into the living room, clicked on the tv and there is where I sat for a good 20 minutes or so. I have the same routine in just about everything I do. Why? Because it was a habit and it was comfortable. I didn't have to think, I didn't have to organize it, I didn't have to do anything unfamiliar.
This is crazy! My life is just going right by me in my comfortable stillness. Enough already! My body was showing it. The aches and pains that started to creep in, and I watched the pouch forming around my waist pop out, as I unbuttoned my pants, ugh! I noticed the slowness of my movements and the shallowness of my breath. The scripture about dry bones came to mind.
Ezekiel 37:4-5, "Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! I will make breath enter you and you will come to life."
I want more, I want life, I want breath, I want movement!! Don't you? Not only do I want it, I need it and God commands it of me. To move myself out of my comfortable stillness, into a sometimes, uncomfortable but joyful breath of life, freedom, and heart pounding excitement.
If this sounds even a little like you, then do what I did! Get Healthy and Whole with Revelation Wellness. A good start is to purchase a Christian Fitness DVD! What a great way to get movement, to get strong in your dry bones by breathing in the Breathe of God all the while getting healthy and whole. Revelation Wellness Christian Fitness DVDs, 20-10-15 and HITTS, can make all the difference. You should start somewhere, break that habit of repetition and come out of your comfort zone for 45 minutes!
Live on Purpose!
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For those of you doing these overweight/obese workouts I want you to know that you are near and dear to my heart. I can not promise you that it is not going to hurt. I can promise you that it will be absolutely worth it.
Every time you decide to press play on one of these videos, and not just watch, but do, I am certain you are pressing "play" on your belief that God is for you. That good things are possible. And all things are possible through Him. That is faith. Belief. Unbelief keeps you from pressing play and moving along with me.
Do me a favor and exercise your belief with me at least 5 days a week. Then when you close down the YouTube window and head out to live out the rest of your day, take that belief with you. Take it into the hard places of making the harder decisions. Five cookies, or just one? A couple of slices of pizza or a whole pie? Water or soda? You have been given a sound mind. EXERCISE IT!
We must never forget that Jesus pleaded with his father to take the cup from him. The pain that he knew he would endure was too much to bear. But the thought of not having you and I back with him again was even more painful. So he believed.
Mark 9:24
"Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
The God who calls you to something new will bring you through. This time of year everyone with a pulse has a good desire. Of course, we are about one week in and the shine and the luster of new things may be starting to fade. It always dismays me to some degree. Why do we give up so quickly? Perhaps it is because we are looking for the change to happen so quickly. It's just not real. Real change happens for real people who are willing to really suffer.
God wants to burn away the old stuff in order to purify and prove you as good as gold. He is not into superficial changes. If He said it, He will do it! If He continues to whisper good desires into your heart, don't let your heart become calloused. Exercise the faith you have been given by being obedient to the call.
Use this workOUT to workIN your willingness to show up and do the work,while you continue to hold onto the hope your profess.
You have watched the workouts and wondered "What does she eat?". I am going to tell you what I eat, but not before telling you that what I eat is only a a shadow compared to what God wants you to eat. I truly believe that He has the perfect eating plan for each one of us who desires to lose weight and live free.. He is wisdom. As we seek Him and His wisdom for our lives, we can expect to come into direct contact with the Spirit. The Spirit of truth that will take us gently by the hand and reveal to each one of us personally what foods will work best for our bodies. He knit us together in our mothers womb (Psalm 139). He knows our bodies best! We either believe that this is possible or not.
The problem is we want a solution today. We want to close our eyes, fold our arms, nod our heads, and like a genie make our wish come true. "Taking time to seek the Spirit of the Lord sounds much to time consuming Alisa. Just tell me what to do, and I will do it!" Hmmmm....the last time I checked Jesus said He wants to walk with you and have you abide in him (John 15) and that apart from him you can't do a thing.
Eating well is something He wants to teach you to do. The best part is that He will be more gentle with you than I would be trying to force you to eat as I eat. That's just religion. He wants to sit down and eat with you. After all, He sits at the head of the banquet table.
If you listen closely enough, right now you can hear the whirl of the treadmills everywhere across the United States. People flocking to the gyms to start 2012 off on the right healthy foot since weight loss is still the number one new years resolutoin. Sadly, give it a few weeks and those treadmill lines will be back to normal. According to 1 Corinthians 3:11 nothing lasts that doesn't have Jesus as the foundation. Nothing lasts that doesn't stir our souls and continually and demand our obedience to something greater than ourselves.
If you are ready for a good soul shaking then don't hesitate and sign up for one of our Weigh Less to Feed More classes that are staring soon. These classes are the real deal if you are willing to be real about your broken places that only Jesus can fill. The proof is in the testimonies.
On this first day of 2012 we give you a wake up call of a workout. Prepare yourself...this one is TOUGH! Real interval training. And I love it! I have done this workout several times on my own and in my classes and this one works! It is kind of a love/hate thing. Isn't that how the real gospel of Jesus works in our life? We love what it gives us but hate what it costs us.
If we are always comfortable, we aren't living the real gospel life that Jesus said He came to give us. The sanctifying life is never comfortable. We really do have to lose ourselves in Jesus to find our real self.
This workout should help you do just that, lose yourself for two minutes and find yourself swimming in his ocean of grace for one minute. God will stand in opposition to us in any area of our life where we feel led to be God. He is that jealous for us. May this workout lead you further into his love and grace where His power is found.
This weeks WorkIN is going to be about Godly nutritiion, so don't miss it!
Once again I give you this weeks challenge in video format. This week we tie up this challenge along with advent season coming to a joyful close. Our Savior was born of a virgin over 2,000 years ago so that we might have a rebirth, a second chance.
You and I live in the age of grace. Lord knows, after what we have found out about ourselves in the past few weeks, we need constantly stand in need of this grace.
"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer." Psalm 19:14
This whole challenge has been ROUGH! Thank God for his kindness. Whenever I hear the voice that tries to beat me up for falling off the wagon I am quick to recognize that THAT is not the voice of the Lord. I have learned to brush off that condemning voice as I plunge in and backstroke in His sea of grace that He says is mine.
I refuse to quit or give up. I am stubborn like that. Change and transformation is happening to me through this challenge. I am seeing how powerful and painful my words can be. I want to change. I know that with God this is not only possible but is happening as I speak (or type).
Last weeks training could be summed up in one classic adage that your mama told you; if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all.
Ah.. truth.
For this weeks challenge, here's a hint; Mary H. Waldrip said "When someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high.
This week....no using our word to build ourselves up.(James 4:13-16)
I prefer to talk to you rather than type. Please watch this short video to get a more thorough understanding of how this plays out in our lives.
