Health and Wellness

Spiritual health is very important is available to everyone. Here are some resources that I love that can help you achieve greater spiritual health. Just like any kind of health equipment these all come with a warning. Use them correctly, use them appropriately, and remember the goal. The goal of using a treadmill is to burn calories, improve your cardio health, and muscular endurance. You don’t use a treadmill to simply become better at using a treadmill. The same is true for these spiritual health resources. Keep the goal in mind.

Planning

Proverbs 6:6-8, Proverbs 14:15, Isaiah 46:9-10, Luke 14:28-32

Here is a great blog post by John Piper on planning.

Here is a short blog post by Seth Godin on planning

Click on this link (Pick Four (4 Pack – Designed to Share)) to get the book by Seth Godin and Zig Ziglar on planning.

Prayer

Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:9-13, Matthew 5:44, Luke 18:1-7

Click on this link (Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth) to get the book by Richard J. Foster on the Spiritual Disciplines.

Click on this link (Talking to God: What the Bible Teaches about Prayer) to get the book by Thomas Constable on prayer. Or click this link (Talking to God by Tom Constable) to get it free on pdf.

 Serving

Matthew 20:28, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 20:26-28, John 13:1-17

Click this link (Don’t Waste Your Life) to get the book by John Piper called Don’t Waste Your Life. Or, you can click this link (Don’t Waste Your Life) to get free on pdf.

Click this link (Rethinking Retirement: Finishing Life for the Glory of Christ) to get the Book by John Piper called Rethinking Retirement. Or you can click this link (Rethinking Retirement) to get it free on pdf.

Word

John 1:1-4, Romans 12:1-2

Click here to download the Fighter Verses app (iTunes or Android) or the computer version.

Click here for Justin Taylor’s great post on Bible Reading plans.

Click on this link (The Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan 25-pack (Discipleship Journal Studies)) to purchase the Discipleship Reading Plan.

Fasting

Matthew 4:1-2, Matthew 4:4

Click on this link (Fasting: The Ancient Practices) for Scot McKnight’s book on Fasting. It is excellent.