A Reward Worth Risking it All

So...

Bootcamp kicked my Boootayy tonight!

The instructor said, "we are going back to the basics since we had last week off (for spring break) I don't want to kill you. What a joke!!! It was the hardest class yet!

Let's just say.. Superman is no longer my hero and wall squats are from Satan!

My heart almost beat straight out of my chest. I would have counted to see how fast it was beating. All I had to do was lay my hand on my stomach, but momma didn't teach me to count that high ;0)

However, I did survive. I just might need to start heading in to work a little earlier tomorrow to allow time to get up the stairs

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Dancing with the Stars

Started tonight!

We watched some of it after small group

At first I didn't think I really liked the cast this year, but I changed my mind

I think I am going to enjoy it!

Derek and Chelsea are my favorite pro dancers

and I haven't decided yet who I like on the stars side of it

Kendra made me laugh when she referred to it as "proper dancing"

I really wish I was a good dancer

I try... but I just wasn't blessed with rhythm :0/

I would love to take dance lessons one day and give it a go ;0)

...that way when I am discovered, and become a Star, they will beg me to be on the show;0)

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I finished reading Radical

If you have not read it, I highly encourage you to take the time to do so

This book has completely changed My way of thinking

In the last Chapter, Platt challenges us to a "Radical Experiment"

One year to a life turned upside down

Platt writes,

 "Ultimate Satisfaction is found not in making much of ourselves but in making much of God. Ultimately Jesus is a reward worth risking everything to know, experience, and enjoy.

But claims such as these remain theories until they are tested. That is the reason for the experiment. As you test a claim, you discover either its futility or its reality. And once you discover a claim's reality, then you're more likely to adjust your perspective, rearrange your thoughts, and alter your life around that truth. It will turn your life upside down- or really, right side up ( I Love this:0) )

So I challenge you to an experiment. I dare you to test the claims contained in the gospel, maybe in a way you have never done before. I invite you to see if radical obedience to the commands of Christ is more meaningful, more fulfilling, and more gratifying than the American Dream. And I guarantee you that if you complete this experiment, you will possess an insatiable desire to spend the rest of your life in radical abandonment to Christ for his glory in all the world.

We'll call it the Radical Experiment"

He continues to talk about the challenge being a year and the reasons why He chose this time frame.

The challenge involved 5 components

He dares the reader for the next year to...

1. Pray for the entire World

2. Read through the entire Word

3. Sacrifice your money for a specific purpose

4. spend your time in another context

5. Commit your life to a multiplying community

Platt spends the rest of the chapter further breaking down each component and explaining what each one looks like.

I am accepting the Challenge!

I know it will not be easy, and there will certainly be days that I fall short

But it will most definitely be rewarding!

I am excited to see what God will do in My life :0)