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Monday, December 2, 2013

The Daniel Plan


Rick Warren's new book, The Daniel Plan, encourages healthy living based on the following essentials (Tim Challies' review.):
  1. Faith (Phil 4:13).
  2. Food (1 Cor 10:31).
  3. Fitness (1 Cor 6:19a, 20b).
  4. Focus (Rom 12:2).
  5. Friends (Eccl 4:9).
I. FAITH
  1. God Wants Us to Chew On His Word (Josh 1:8).
  2. For Good Health, Confess Your Sin (Ps 32:3-5).
  3. Eliminate Negative Self-Talk (Prov 4:23; Phil 4:8).
  4. Be Grateful, Not Regretful (Eccl 6:9b; 1 Cor 4:7-8).
  5. Your Life is Shaped by Your Thoughts (Rom 12:2).
  6. You Need God's Power to Change (Rom 7:24-25).
  7. You Need a Battle Buddy (Jas 5:16).
  8. Trusting God is Good For Your Health (Ps 116:7; cf. Prov 14:30).
  9. Stop Procrastinating (Phil 4:13; Prov 13:16; 27:1).