{"id":5451,"date":"2023-01-09T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/?p=5451"},"modified":"2023-01-06T08:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T15:00:20","slug":"two-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/?p=5451","title":{"rendered":"Two Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It looks as if it&#8217;s taking us all week to really get going into the New Year, so before launching into observations from Genesis and other life lessons, let&#8217;s have one more challenge: this one from <a href=\"https:\/\/heatherholleman.com\/if-i-could-pick-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heather Holleman, December 31<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If I could pick two:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Since most everyone considers New Year\u2019s resolutions today\u2014as they prepare for 2023\u2014I thought about the two <strong>essential practices<\/strong> that I would start if I were telling a younger me what to do: I\u2019d commit to daily reading the Bible (and journaling what I learned, prayer requests, and gratitude), and I\u2019d take a daily walk. That\u2019s it. <strong>Bible and walking.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I couldn\u2019t live my life without Jesus and growing in my faith through reading the Bible. And the daily walk keeps a body healthy to live a life of service and love to others.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s a good word. Daily walking and daily Bible reading. Again, I&#8217;ll be using the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1y8dYJjhEu-cD_1Vk8VDsIgK8cym-zFSg\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">5 chapters per week plan in the Pentateuch<\/a> that June and I designed. Join me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, <strong>but we do it<\/strong> to get a crown that will last forever. (1 Corinthians 9.25, NIV, emphasis mine)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 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