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- Welcome to another edition

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of our Spiritual Fitness Pit Stops.

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I'm chaplain Lonnie.

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Spiritual fitness like
physical fitness takes effort.

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Spiritual disciplines are one way

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to get spiritually healthy.

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This month's theme is Fasting.

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Fasting is a fancy word that
means we give up an appetite

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in order to seek God on
matters of deep concern.

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A fast is the self denial
of normal necessities

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in order to intentionally
attend to God in prayer.

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We say "No" to a certain appetite

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in order to say "Yes" to the
things that really matter.

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You're invited this month
to think about those things

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that control you that are
not that spiritually healthy.

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Consider abstaining from
certain foods or drink,

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shopping, social media,
negative attitudes,

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apathy, or laziness.

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Or you might give up not doing something.

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That is take something on,

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like intentionally serving your neighbor,

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reading your sacred texts.

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Or regularly attending a house of worship.

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Fasting is not a magical
way to manipulate God.

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Fasting clears us out and opens us up

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to intentionally seeking God's will

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and God's way for our lives.

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There are resources listed
below this video link

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to help you further on your journey.

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That's all for now.

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So until next month, stay
spiritually fit my friends.

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