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Good health is a gift from God. Every good and perfect gift is from above. So not only your health, but your body is a gift from God too. We want to practice good stewardship in our bodies. How is your overall health? We have the power to improve your health by the choices of what goes into your body. Are you drinking enough water to be properly hydrated? Are you eating, good healthy, pure food in the proper amounts? We do know that we are what we eat, and if we put garbage in, we are not valuing our bodies. There is such an overabundance of information available everywhere that it can really be confusing. But in your spirit, you know what is right for you. I truly believe that we could save billions of dollars in America if we would just trust the Spirit of God on the inside of us, and truly listen for God’s instruction for our life. It can be as simple as eat less, and move more. One of the best things you can do for your waistline is to cut all my food in half, and leave the rest, or share your plate with another person. So as you evaluate your health today, remember that Jesus died not only for salvation, but for your health. Let’s value His sacrifice and value our bodies by treating them as a gift from God.

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As the Olympics approaches, it is natural for us to think about getting fit. We can recognize the discipline it takes to be an Olympian. Hi, this is Dorette Schaal with an encouraging word for your day. Being physically fit takes self control, and we do need to maintain and take care of what is entrusted to us. This week in honor of the Olympics, we will talk about caring for our bodies….the temple of the of the Holy Spirit. Here is your dailyeword.

Monday
Our physical bodies are a blessing to us each day. Our heart pumps blood that is filled with oxygen because our lungs breath in air. Our limbs move because that same oxygen has reached our brain and tell our body what we want it to do. Our bodies, whether we like our shape or not, are a gift from God. He calls our bodies the temple of the Holy Spirit, and if we think about that phrase, we are housing “God” in our bodies! Truly jars of clay holding a valuable treasure. How have you been treating your temple? I know there are times when my own body gets mistreated, with not enough rest, or too much mental strain, or even too much physical labor. When we think about the treasure we are holding, we should treat our bodies royally. They should be well cared for, because they are the only ones we get in this life on the earth. So this week, I want you to think about this question. Are there some adjustments that you need to make so that your body can be the best for God? I know all of us can probably answer yes to that!

How is my overall health? Do I have the power to improve my health by my choices of what goes into my body? Am I drinking enough water to be properly hydrated? How about my sleep patterns? Do I get enough rest and feel rejuvenated when I wake up in the morning? Do I drag through each day in a fog, longing for a nap? Am I good at dealing with the stresses of life? Do I let life and it’s circumstances overwhelm me? Am I willing to cast my cares on the Lord, and leave them there? Do I get enough exercise for my body type? Am I willing to let go of the couch, and put on my walking shoes?

I hope you are not saying ouch! When it all comes down to the basics, we know what we should do, the question is, are we doing it. This week, I hope we take it to the next level. Let’s not only know what is right to do, let’s start doing it. Sounds like a faith principle doesn’t it? Let’s not only be hearers, let’s be doers! Just do it, and feel fantastic!

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How committed are you to finishing your race strong? When we determine to do whatever it takes, we will accomplish what we set out to do. After a sermon series called Frame of Mind that my husband preached on fighting the good fight of faith with the right frame of mind, I wrote this poem.
FRAME OF MIND
In the great fight of life, we more than overcome
With our eyes on the Savior, we will fight until we’ve won
Whatever comes against us, we know Someone is within
To make this fight a good fight, to be a fight we win
In the great race of life, we’re commited to the end
With our eye on the finish, we won’t break and we won’t bend
In this great life of faith, we’ll be faithful, strong and sure
We’ll keep our eyes on Jesus and we’ll live a life that’s pure
We’ll be keepers of the faith, we’ll guard what’s true, what’s right
We’ll represent God well, living upright, day and night
We have this frame of mind, that also was in Christ
He willing laid down, both his will and his Life
He’s received His prize, now we stand, and fight, and run
Looking unto Jesus, we’ll complete what we’ve begun!

Be encouraged today to run the race, fight the good fight of faith and finish strong!

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Intro:
Hey kids, it is Dorette Schaal with an encouraging word for kids today. I love the Olympics, and they are right around the corner. Are you going for the gold in your life? Are you doing your best? Today I encourage you, to give God your best always. Here is your encouraging word for kids today.

Eword for Kids
Saturday
I hope your summer is going great and you are having a really great time, enjoying the outdoors, and getting stronger physically everyday. Good fitness starts right now. The good habits you establish as a kid give you a better chance of including fitness in your life for your entire life. So have you been outdoors, playing, shooting hoops, kicking a soccer ball, running around, playing football, playing baseball, going swimming or playing volleyball? Why not take time to get outside everyday and do something that makes you more fit! This summer the Olympics will be happening in London. You know the athletes that made it to the Olympics have practiced hard. Those athletes have trained their very best and are believing for excellence in their sport. They have learned that perseverance is necessary to fulfill their dreams of greatness, so that they can be and do all that God has for them. I hope you know that too! I hope you go for God’s best in your life.
GOING FOR GOLD
We are running our race
With the goal in our sight
We’re mighty Young Champs
Serving God, day and night
We are aiming real high
We are making a goal
With our eye on the prize
We are GOING FOR GOLD!
I hope that you know God’s dreams for you are Olympic size (that means really big)! He has a good plan for your life, to give you a future and a hope. Are you preparing for greatness? It is important not only to be strong on the outside, but to be even stronger inside, knowing that God’s power is working in you! Make it your goal, to GO FOR GOLD!

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Have you ever heard anyone say, don’t set your expectations too high, because you’ll be disappointed? I’ve heard that said before and that statement makes me sad. I love making big goals, and having high aspirations. I want to aim high and go for excellence in life. You’ve probably also heard it said, if you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. I think we as Christians need to set a high standard in the world. Not only should we have integrity, character and good manners, I think we should be a cut above at our jobs, in industry, and in the marketplace. We have the God of the universe living within us, and we sometimes settle for so much less than God’s best for us. One statement I hate hearing is….”it’s good enough”, or “it’ll do.” To me those statements mean we’re not going to do any more than we absolutely have to do. We want to just get by. Our standards should be much better than that! I also hate to hear anyone justify their actions by saying, “Everyone else is doing it, so why shouldn’t I?” Our standard becomes what others are doing, not what God’s Word tells us to do, or God’s standard of excellence and righteousness. I want to encourage you to have high aspirations…dream big, believe big, achieve big, for our Great Big GOD.

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This week we are talking about being spiritually and physically fit. As Christians, we need to prepare and compete like an athlete, just like an Olympian would. You might be thinking that you are not an athlete, so this doesn’t apply to you. Guess what I Tim 4:7 says? You are to exercise yourself to godliness! Athletes exercise, so you are a spiritual athlete! It’s time to get fit! We can strive for mastery over our bodies, by putting them under, and we can be winners in life! It is time to flex your spiritual muscles, and become stronger when adversity comes your way. Refuse to be a complainer. Refuse to be a whiner. Fast negativity of all kinds! Remove words from your vocabulary that bring you to a negative place. Fill up on good stuff so that there is no room for bad stuff. Choose to build and lift. Any words that destroy, steal or damage do not allow to come from your lips. Soldiers exercise hard, and are in training. I’ve never been to boot camp, but talk about being stretched….it is all about finding the tough ones who will endure hardship like a good soldier. When things get hard, it is time to flex your spiritual muscles and use your faith to see circumstances change. You can say this with me, All things are possible, God’s grace is sufficient for me, I am well able, It will be worth it, God will supply all of my needs, God will never leave me, I am more than a conqueror. I am becoming physically fit, and spiritually fit to win in life!

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Have you ever heard anyone say, don’t set your expectations too high, because you’ll be disappointed? I’ve heard that said before and that statement makes me sad. I love making big goals, and having high aspirations. I want to aim high and go for excellence in life. You’ve probably also heard it said, if you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. I think we as Christians need to set a high standard in the world. Not only should we have integrity, character and good manners, I think we should be a cut above at our jobs, in industry, and in the marketplace. We have the God of the universe living within us, and we sometimes settle for so much less than God’s best for us. One statement I hate hearing is….”it’s good enough”, or “it’ll do.” To me those statements mean we’re not going to do any more than we absolutely have to do. We want to just get by. Our standards should be much better than that! I also hate to hear anyone justify their actions by saying, “Everyone else is doing it, so why shouldn’t I?” Our standard becomes what others are doing, not what God’s Word tells us to do, or God’s standard of excellence and righteousness. I want to encourage you to have high aspirations…dream big, believe big, achieve big, for our Great Big GOD.

Thursday
This week we are talking about being spiritually and physically fit. As Christians, we need to prepare and compete like an athlete, just like an Olympian would. You might be thinking that you are not an athlete, so this doesn’t apply to you. Guess what I Tim 4:7 says? You are to exercise yourself to godliness! Athletes exercise, so you are a spiritual athlete! It’s time to get fit! We can strive for mastery over our bodies, by putting them under, and we can be winners in life! It is time to flex your spiritual muscles, and become stronger when adversity comes your way. Refuse to be a complainer. Refuse to be a whiner. Fast negativity of all kinds! Remove words from your vocabulary that bring you to a negative place. Fill up on good stuff so that there is no room for bad stuff. Choose to build and lift. Any words that destroy, steal or damage do not allow to come from your lips. Soldiers exercise hard, and are in training. I’ve never been to boot camp, but talk about being stretched….it is all about finding the tough ones who will endure hardship like a good soldier. When things get hard, it is time to flex your spiritual muscles and use your faith to see circumstances change. You can say this with me, All things are possible, God’s grace is sufficient for me, I am well able, It will be worth it, God will supply all of my needs, God will never leave me, I am more than a conqueror. I am becoming physically fit, and spiritually fit to win in life!

Wednesday
One of the cutest things I’ve ever seen is a little tiny girl, under 1 year of age, with her physical eye on a ball. Her daddy said, “Sweetheart, put your eye on the ball,” and she did just that. Can we take the Word of God that literally? God does want us to keep our eye focused on Him. We are to keep Him in our sights all the time. We have this tendency to get distracted by the things of this world, and the cares of this world, but we are to have a single eye. We are to be single minded. Let’s stay in focus. I got glasses as a 13 year old, and was just amazed that you could see leaves on trees, and that details of things far away could be clearly in focus. Before I knew any better, I thought everyone saw like my eyes were used to seeing. But get the lens you need in front of your eye, and whala….you see things in a very different light. What can be blurring your focus? Is there something that is distracting you, or making it hard for you to see clearly? Are there perceptions or belief systems that shade or skew your view? Are there confusing points of view that are trying to pry you from the truth that you know? Let’s keep our eye clearly focused, and then let’s keep our eye on the prize. We don’t want to miss out on a reward because we never made it to the finish line. Let’s make it to the finish line, without distractions, keeping our eye on the ball.

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Tuesday
You’ve probably heard the statement, that there is no “I” in team. The very word “team” means that there is more than one person working together. There is great power in teamwork. Once we’re born again, we have joined a great team, the family of God, and it is very cool that we have great benefits for our lifetime because we are on a God’s team. We’ll be talking this week about being spiritually and physically fit. Both are very important because we are on a team, and just like a runner in an Olympic relay medley, we don’t want to be the one teammate that holds everyone back, that tires out, or drops the baton. It’s no fun being the weakest link. We desire to be strong. God wants us to be spiritually fit because we have a race to run, and he wants us to obtain the prize at the finish line. We want to be physically fit, because we want to live productively until we make it to the finish line! So let’s be fit for life. How do we do that? There are so many different opinions, and each expert gives different advice. I know one thing that simplifies everything. For food choices, eat food that God made as close to how God made them….fruits, vegetables, grains, meat that is as close to nature as possible. For exercise, the best advice I’ve ever heard is to move more, and eat less. If we consume less calories than we burn, do the math, the weight will come off. I know there can be extenuating circumstances, but let’s get fit, spiritually and physically. Then let’s stay, fit for life! It’s possible and I know we can do it!

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