Prayer

I am not sure how many of you are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and that certainly isn't a requirement for this competition. But I wanted to share something from a recent talk by one of my church leaders "Burying Our Weapons of Rebellion." In one interesting part of the talk one of the church leader's Elder Christofferson is referring to "caring for our bodies as best we can" and he shares "I believe it pleases our Creator when we do our best to care for His wonderful gift of a physical body. It would be a mark of rebellion to deface or defile one's body or abuse it, or fail to do what one can to pursue a healthy lifestyle. "

This reminded me of a recent text conversation I had with my Brother (who used to practice my same faith) he asked if Mormon's because they don't smoke and drink still showed longer life spans than those not of that faith. I was sad to explain that it was actually the Seventh Day Adventists that are most often pointed out as examples of good health practices and longevity. Their health code includes beneficial influence of a healthy nutrition, exercise, the use of clean water, sunlight, a temperate lifestyle, fresh air, regular rest, and trust in divine power.  

And as far as I know many of them are vegan or vegetarian and focus on eating whole fresh healthy food. 
So with it being named as a rebellion against God NOT to do all we can to pursue a healthy lifestyle I am going to give an unusual challenge this week. I want you to honor the gift God has given you and involve Him in your effort by:
1. Expressing daily thanks for the miracle that is your physical body through prayer.
2. In addition ask God to give you the desire and strength to make wise decisions concerning your body throughout the day.
3. In your prayer ask God if there is anything specific he would like you to work on that day to honor this wonderful gift. 
I realize faith and prayer are very personal matters and it is totally OK if you want to opt out of this week's challenge. If you don't want to join us in prayer please use some positive afirmations concerning your stewardship over your body to help you keep things focused and positive for the week.
And if you take either of these 2 paths you can claim the daily bonus points!