What does it mean to be spiritual? Does a person with a strong spiritual life simply keep all the rules? And what’s the point of living in true spirituality anyway, when it seems like all you get for your sacrifices is some undefined goody-goody feeling? Today we’ll explore these questions and more, and learn what the world’s greatest teacher had to say on the subject. Actions Speaking Louder Many of us have had less than…
What if there were a way that you could have more of the things you want in life? A better car, more time with family, better and more frequent vacations, or anything else you can think of. Would you be willing to make a few changes in your life in order to get these things? Have You Lost Your Dreams? Most people are good dreamers when they’re young. We imagine what life could be: the…
Imagine being healthier and fitter than you’ve ever been in your life. How great would it feel to look the way you want and have a habit of taking good care of your body? Well today, we’re launching a tool that will help you do just that. We’ve just added a resource to the recently redesigned ThriveFit page that will help you get plugged into this great community. By connecting with each other, we can…
One day, a little boy decided he wanted to learn to ride a bike. He found his dad and asked him all about how bicycles worked. His dad told him all about the history of bicycles, the parts that make up a bicycle, and the technique required to ride one. Victory! Or Is It? The boy and his dad began working diligently on learning to ride the bike. As the boy practiced, he gradually improved,…
Are you growing? Not in height, but in your capabilities, your character, your walk with God? Here’s one way to check: how often lately have you been frustrated, overwhelmed, and uncomfortable? Yes Benefits, No Discomfort It’s a little funny sometimes how we always want to have the capability, the strength, the skill, but we avoid the exact things it takes to develop those parts into us. I’ve heard it said that the place where success…
Believe it or not, we’re coming up on the second quarter of 2013—have you set your goals yet? If you had set goals for 2013, are you progressing toward them? If you’re like many people, you may have let these aspirations move to the back burner. Today we’ll look at whether these goals should move to the front burner or off the stove completely. For those that do belong on your front burner, how can…
What’s TotalThriver.com all about? Perhaps you noticed last week the feature of the ThriveFit training program and took a moment to learn how an Olympic lift can help you get in great shape and look and feel better. Maybe you scrolled down to see the previous week’s post about eternity and what God has planned for His children. After that, you clicked the ThriveWealthy tab on the top menu and downloaded the free cashflow planning…
How can we get from where we are today to the places in life where we want to be? How can we become the people that we want to be—that God made us to be? In a word, incrementally! Fitter by the Day One of the clearest examples I know of this principle is manifested in physical fitness. No one has ever turned from an overweight couch potato overnight. But many people have changed from…
Today’s post is a devotional on John 20:19-23. This story takes place just after Jesus’ resurrection, and from it, we’ll learn four ways that Jesus equips us to take His gospel to the world. 19So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20And when…
Life can get pretty hectic in our fast-paced world! If you’re like me, you rush through breakfast and your morning routine to get to work on time, spend the day on various projects, get a workout in, cook dinner, kids to bed, chores, snack, and crash into bed. Just writing it all out makes me tired! Add to all that the pursuit of a thriving life and you’ve got a full plate! But if we’re…