Found this today....

I found this today and thought that maybe I could give it a try... Just wondering if anyone would like to do this with me, cuz I do need a push every once in a while...

For 30 days,we encourage you to challenge yourself in a variety of areas.


Spiritual
• Read five chapters of Psalms each day.
•Read the Gospel of John once.
• Memorize Isaiah 53 in any version.
• Keep a prayer journal for 30 days.

Besides completing the above, choose two of the following to complete:
• Volunteer at your church one day to help where needed.
• Listen to a sermon on tape or CD.
• Verbally share your faith with someone who’s not a Christian.
• Invite a friend to church or youth group who does not regularly attend.


Physical
• Walk briskly for 30 minutes a day, five times a week for 30 days.
• Avoid all caffeinated drinks for three days out of every week for 30 days.
• Lift 10 pounds of weights 25 times, three times a week. If you don’t have weights, lift the same amount in something else (sacks of potatoes, bags of flour, etc.).
• Eat at least one fruit and vegetable every day. (A tomato is a fruit, by the way.)

Besides completing the above, choose two of the following to complete:
• Jog 20 minutes a day, three times a week for the next 30 days.
• Jump rope for 20 minutes, three times a week for the next 30 days.
• Swim for 20 minutes, three times a week for the next 30 days.
• Bicycle for 30 minutes, three times a week for the next 30 days.


Mental
• Read any book by C.S. Lewis.
• Read Pilgrim’s Progress.
• Use a dictionary to learn the meaning of proboscis. Then use it in a conversation one day.
• Go one week with no television.

Besides completing the above, choose two of the following to complete:
• Play one of the following games with your family: Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble or Scattergories.
• Go one week with no computer access.
• Using these discussion questions, plan a movie night with your friends or family.


Emotional
• Do something kind for a neighbor three times a week for 30 days.
• Hug someone in your family three times a week for 30 days.
• Volunteer to do an extra chore (or someone else’s chore) at home.
• Take a bubble bath to unwind after a busy day within the next 30 days.

Besides completing the above, choose one of the following to complete:
• Snail mail two handwritten notes of encouragement to someone in ministry during the next 30 days.
• Make a snack for your family three times during the next 30 days.


Stewardship
• Tithe 10 percent of your income or allowance for 30 days.
• Commit to sponsoring a Compassion child for one year. Gather your friends or family to help, if needed. Information at briomag.com/compassion. If you already sponsor a child with any organization, instead raise an extra $32 to send to your child-sponsorship organization to purchase a gift for your child.
• Help organize an event for your youth group or closest friends to volunteer at a charity (e.g., soup kitchen, thrift store, pregnancy resource center, etc.)

Besides completing the above, choose one of the following to complete:
• Tithe your talent three times in the next 30 days (bake cookies for a neighbor, mow the grass, baby-sit for free, send a handmade card, etc.).
• Donate your old clothes, CDs, books and other items.


--Courtney