“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

Today was another historical day of taking a stand for the WFJ GLOBAL MOVEMENT. Team destiny hosted their final of three WFJ (Words From Jesus) webinars in December 2009 called “The Miracle of Christmas.”

Dr. Joseph Peck served as the global connector and host of this webinar. The guest panelists were: Deb Smith, Richard Mayhan, Bertha Hinson, and me, Abigail Slocum. Clearly the Holy Spirit took control of the webinar before it ever started and never let go!

He began by waking me up at 3:22 AM to give me this prophetic word – WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! It was His way of orchestrating the whole focus for the discussion. These are the questions we covered:

1. What is the Miracle of Christmas?
2. What is the significance of Isaiah 9:1-7?
3. How does someone come into the LIGHT of Jesus?
4. What can people do to experience their most special Christmas ever?
5. Prayer for an UNCOMMON Christmas blessing.

WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST!

Take the tour of the Word and be free in Christ. CHRISTMAS IS A SEASON FOR MIRACLES BUT EVERY DAY IS A MIRACLE IN CHRIST! TO BE IN CHRIST IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ALL.

SALVATION IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ALL. It is God’s free gift to all mankind. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall be saved (have eternal life).(John 3:16).

What is so miraculous is that SALVATION IS THE “GREAT EXCHANGE!” MAN GIVES GOD HIS IMPERFECT, BROKEN, SINFUL LIFE IN EXCHANGE FOR A PERFECT (COMPLETE) LIFE IN CHRIST. JESUS GIVES HIS ALL FOR OUR ALL!

When you receive Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, the LIGHT OF THE WORLD – THE CANDLE OF MAN, comes into your heart to show you the most excellent way of all to live. IT IS THE WAY OF LOVE BECAUSE GOD IS LOVE.

In this “GREAT EXCHANGE,” your old sinful man dies and the new man comes alive in Christ. CHRIST LIVES THROUGH YOU to live the perfect will of God which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17).

Unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is your inheritance as a born again child of God. IT IS A LIFE OF VICTORY AND TOTAL PROVISION. To be one with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is to be free from every bondage of sin and to be free to experience the fullness and abundance of life in Christ Jesus. JESUS IS THE DOOR TO FREEDOM AND TOTAL FULFILLMENT.

Jesus’ arms are open wide and ALL THAT BELONGS TO THE FATHER OF LIGHTS IS YOURS WHEN YOU SAY “YES” TO JESUS who is the express image and likeness of God, and His Kingdom of Love becomes yours!

IT IS A SUPERNATURAL GIFT OF DIVINE INFUSION AND PROPORTION AND IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ALL! Become one with the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. ALLOW THE PRINCE OF PEACE TO RULE IN YOUR HEART FOREVERMORE, for God set eternity in the heart of man. He loves YOU so much and nothing will ever separate YOU from His love.

LET THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD LIGHT YOUR PATH AND BE A BEACON OF HOPE TO ALL MANKIND. THE KING OF GLORY HAS CHOSEN AND MADE A WAY TO TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN YOUR HEART AND BE YOUR KING AND PRINCE OF PEACE. SAY YES TO HIM AND THE KINGDOM IS YOURS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. The Redeemer wants to take all of you in your imperfection and transform you into the likeness of Christ. RECEIVE THE GREATEST GIFT KNOWN TO MANKIND AND LIVE “THE GREAT ADVENTURE” IN CHRIST. NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO THIS INDECSRIBABLE GIFT OF PURE AND PERFECT LOVE. It is greater than anything you ever wanted for Christmas for it is the desire of your heart. RECEIVE GOD’S GIFT AND SPEND THE REST OF YOUR NATURAL LIFE AND ETERNITY UNWRAPPING JESUS, GOD’S GIFT OF HIMSELF WHO IS PERFECT LOVE. THERE IS NO END TO LOVE. REJOICE AND BE AT PEACE. IMMANUEL HAS COME!

RECEIVE ALL OF THE GREATEST MIRACLE WHO EVER WAS OR IS TO COME! Let Christ have free reign in your heart and become His walking talking miracle and witness to all mankind. Your light has come. BE GLORIFIED IN HIS ETERNAL PRESENCE.

I LOVE YOU, MY CHILD. BE MADE WHOLE. ENTER THE JOY OF THE LORD. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE PERFECT LOVER OF YOUR SOUL! BE SATISFIED IN ME. I AM YOUR FULFILLMENT AND HEART’S DESIRE. SHALOM.

Love in Jesus,

Abigail Slocum
“A pen in God’s hand giving LOVE a voice”
The Bellows of God
www.Abigail777.com

Prayer Power

If you don’t know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, please say this prayer out loud from your heart and you shall be saved and come into God’s Kingdom of Love.

Father God, I believe in my heart that you sent your Son Jesus to die on the cross for me. I believe Jesus paid my sin debt in full. It was a debt I could not repay and it was a debt Jesus did not owe. Thank You, Jesus. I accept your perfect gift and sacrifice. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. Baptize me in the power of your Holy Spirit and I will serve you all the days of my life! I am saved! I am free! Thank you, in Jesus name. Amen.

May you allow the God of all hope and the Prince of Peace to rule in your heart this day and forevermore. May this truly be your most significant Christmas ever as the FULLNESS of the gift of God’s LOVE FOR YOU, becomes an everyday reality in your life!

I BLESS YOU with the joy, laughter, and peace of God! I BLESS YOU with God’s amazing grace! I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

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Webinar Details

• Title: The Miracle of Christmas
• Series: Words From Jesus: How to hear God’s voice
• Date/Time: Saturday December 19, 2009, 8 am EST
• Facilitator: Holy Spirit
• Host: Dr. Joseph Peck
• Panelists:
  1) Abigail Slocum – founder of God Whispers
  2) Bertha Hinson – founder of Beauty From Ashes TV and His Gateway
  3) Deb Smith – founder of Connect 7 Coaching
  4) Lynne Lee – founder of Christian LIFE Coaching
  5) Richard Mayhan – founder of Prodigan Returns; leader with Worldprayr

Here is what we covered …

1. What is the Miracle of Christmas?
2. What is the significance of Isaiah 9:1-7 ?
3. How do YOU come into the LIGHT of Jesus?
4. What can YOU do to experience your most special Christmas ever?
5. Prayer for a UNCOMMON Christmas blessing

Watch Team Destiny’s complete webinar “The Miracle of Christmas!”
Click on the image below to watch this 116 minute Camtasia video

RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose “Save Target As” to download the 116 minute MP3 recording of this webinar.

BREAKTHROUGH RESOURCES

• #WFJ: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST! (Dec 19, 2009)
• #WFJ: The $14,400 Miracles (Dec 12, 2009)
• #WFJ: The Spiritual Triangle Between Virginia, the U.K., and Italy (Dec 5, 2009)
• Opportunities to invest in yourself and the Kingdom of God (Nov 4, 2009)
• The Angel Breakthrough and the $14,400 Miracle (Sep 14, 2009)

For those of you who can afford it, we encourage you to SOW A $144 SEED (= 12 x 12 = 1% of $14,400) to bless someone in need – the poor, the hungry, widows, orphans, prisoners, or the persecuted. Thank you!

Blessings to TAKE ACTION to make this your most special Christmas season ever!

R. Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations
Community Transformation Specialist
www.empower2000.com

TEAM DESTINY

“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit;” (John 15:8a)

P.S. At the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders in the U.K. earlier this year, the primary word received was “no more business as usual.”

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Imagine how good you will feel when your memories no longer cause you to suffer!

“Whenever you are in need, go bravely before the throne of your merciful God. There you will be treated with kindness, and you will find help.”

Do you have memories that make you suffer every time you revisit them?
Does the pain resurface whenever you think of certain events?
Is your heart broken over something that happened to you?

Whatever the cause of your pain, please know that God loves you and He has brought you here to HEAL YOUR BROKEN HEART from the deep wounds that cause you suffering!

I’m pleased to announce that on Thursday August 6, 2009, Lynne Lee (U.K) will be interviewing Renato Amato (Italy) on a free teleseminar titled “How To Heal A Broken Heart.” The Teleseminar will be broadcast at 3 pm EST, 8 pm UK, 9 pm Italy.

Renato will be sharing steps to help heal your broken heart.

Imagine how good you will feel when…

• Your memories no longer cause you to suffer
• There is no ache in your heart
• You can actually look forward to the day

CLICK HERE to register for this free teleseminar.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, we praised You as the heart doctor. Thank You for opening this door for Renato to be interviewed by Lynne Lee on this free teleseminar. May You richly bless Lynne, Renato, the teleseminar, and those who particiate. Thank You that many lives will be touched and a process started to heal broken hearts.

Blessings of the Day
Vision: A Higher Standard  (Journal 777 entry)

Blessings for Jesus to heal your broken heart!

Randy Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR – connecting people, ideas, and resources in Christ through the POWER of the Holy Spirit

Imagine how good you will feel when…

• You sleep well consistently night after night
• You wake up in the morning feeling refreshed with a positive mental attitude
• You have lots of energy and endurance
• You reduce your stress to a 1 or 2 on a scale of 1-10
• These and more amazing benefits extend beyond you to include your entire family

Stop Doing What Doesn’t Work And Start Doing What Is Proven To Work

The Wellness Solution

What: UNCOMMON Wellness Coaching presentation
When: Friday May 15, 2009, 3:30-4:30 pm EDT
Where: Culpeper Library, large conference room
Who: Dr. Jerry and Sharon Graham (Wellness guest experts)
How much: FREE Wellness presentation

You are invited to meet two of the top Wellness coaches in the world and hear their Wellness presentation in the large conference room at the Culpeper Library on Friday May 15 at 3:30 pm.

Dr. Jerry Graham and his wife Sharon are both certified LIFE coaches and the most experienced Wellness coaches I have ever personally known.  And I’m saying that from the perspective of a physician who practiced in the hospital setting for 25 years.

Dr. Jerry Graham’s Bio and References
Sharon Graham’s Bio and References

Jerry, Sharon, and I recently co-published a book called UNCOMMON Wellness Coaching. See http://wellness777.com/book1/

Healthcare costs are soaring and hurting the bottom line of many businesses. Our society is screaming for a solution and I believe Wellness is it. It’s been said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In sharp contrast to traditional healthcare that is focused on treating disease, Wellness is focused on prevention and complete health.

If you’re interested in coming, please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early. We have the large conference room at the Culpeper Library reserved from 3-5 pm to allow you the opportunity to interact with our special guests either before or after their presentation. This is Jerry and Sharon’s first visit ever to Culpeper.

“Health and wellness coaching is a fast-growing segment of the healthcare industry and a wise investment for health plans, employers and providers as a hedge against the escalating costs of chronic illness. According to the Wellness Council of America, a $1 investment in wellness yields a $3 ROI in healthcare cost savings.” Read this “BUSINESS WIRE just released on May 11, 2009.

Thank you!

Blessings,

Randy Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
The Connector – connecting people, ideas, and resources

P.S. Our WELLNESS coaching will transform your life!

Several years ago, a Lou-Harris poll determined that there were two things that were most likely to cause people to lose sleep — health and wealth. A decade or more later, answers for those same two issues are still the two most searched for using sophisticated search engine technology on the Internet.

Apparently, answers to those questions were even being sought over 2000 years ago as the Greek poet and philosopher, Virgil (circa 70-19 B.C.) wrote “The greatest wealth is health.” It seems clear that Virgil himself was not terribly well as he died at the incredibly young age of 51!

Today, as we are watching the global economy stagger under the weight of some bad choices, these same two issues are still at the top of everybody’s mind, from the country’s top leaders down the the average man and woman on the street. Interestingly, one of the major issues causing the global economies to falter is simply the out-of-control escalating cost of health care.

We would like to invite you to make a one-time investment in the health and wellness of you and your entire family for an amount just a little more than the monthly premium paid by a single person for their health care insurance. The benefits of that investment in a comprehensive wellness course will pay returns for a lifetime rather than just the current month covered by the insurance.

Backed by a money-back guarantee, the question before you becomes, how can you lose? CLICK HERE to see more of the details on this amazing, limited-time offer.

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you;” (John 14:27)

How valuable is your health?
Who do you trust for information about health and Wellness?

Today you have a choice — potentially a monumental choice. This email could just be another one that wastes 5 minutes of your time or it could profoundly alter the rest of your life and the lives of those closest to you.

My friend Jeff Bernstein, founder of Gates of Zion, taught me that the word “Shalom” means much more than peace. It means complete peace and wellness — body, mind, soul, and spirit. According to Wikipedia, “Shalom is a Hebrew word meaning peace, completeness, and welfare [i.e. complete peace and wholeness] and can be used idiomatically to mean both hello and goodbye.”

According to Jim Cornish of Canada, “It is estimated that the average human adult body contains about 10 trillion cells. Placed end to end, they would stretch around the earth 47 times… Cells work to keep us healthy and alive.” Each cell can be compared to a home and family with its own set of roles and responsibilities.

“So what? Now what?” you may ask. When it comes to your health, an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure. Rest assured that unless you are proactive with biointerventions, you have a civil war going on within your body among your 10 million cells and your heading much more rapidly toward the disability zone.

On Wed April 1, Jerry Graham (Ph.D.), Sharon Graham (R.N.), and I (M.D.) hosted our first public Wellness webinar to announce our new Wellness e-book and course. That was a huge breakthrough, at least two years in the making. Already more than 25 people have downloaded our Free Chapter 1 and several people have bought the complete book. And that’s before the book was aggressively marketed. Today we are letting about 2-4 thousand people in our combined email networks know about the opportunity. In the next two weeks, I’m planning a major national press release to open doors for radio and TV interviews.

Because it was my responsibility to edit and publish the Camtasia videos for our 7 recorded Wellness webinars, I listened to each of the 7 webinars (audio files) about 2-3 times. Without a doubt, this is by far the best and most comprehensive teaching on Wellness I have ever heard in my entire medical career. And among physicians I had a much greater passion for Wellness than most of them.

Jerry, Sharon, and I were initially planning to offer a 50% sale on our Wellness book (and 7 audio files) through April 8, but because of several unforeseen delays and Holy Week, we have extended this sale through tomorrow (April 15 = tax day).

We guarantee this book will change your life (wellness) if you read and apply what is taught or we will refund your money. And by sharing with others, you will impact the wellness of your family and friends as well. In my opinion as a physician, this book is the best preventive resource I have ever come across.

Let me put this opportunity in perspective financially.

1) For the price of a meal out with your family, you can own one of the most comprehensive and trustworthy Wellness resources on the planet.

2) The full price of the book is less than the cost of a routine dental visit.

3) If you came to see me as an anesthesiologist in a hospital setting, you (or your insurance company) would be billed about $200 per hour and your life would not be transformed.

4) According to the National Coalition on Health Care [http://www.nchc.org/facts/cost.shtml], “The annual premium for an employer health plan covering a family of four averaged nearly $12,700. The annual premium for single coverage averaged over $4,700.” And none or almost none of this money spent is focused on prevention.

Today you have a choice. What will it be?
Transformation requires action. Will you act? If so, when?

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, we praise you as the Supreme physician. “Experts agree that our health care system is riddled with inefficiencies, excessive administrative expenses, inflated prices, poor management, and inappropriate care, waste and fraud.” May You speak Spirit to spirit to those who read this message about the uncommon opportunity placed before them. Bless them with the Shalom of God. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessing of the Day
UNCOMMON Wellness Coaching – ebook with audio

Shalom!!!!!

Randy Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
The Connector – connecting people, ideas, and resources

Discover How To Set High Standards For
Life, Love, Creativity, And Wisdom

He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. (Psalm 103:3; NLT)

What value do you place on wellness?

Our WELLNESS coaching will transform your life!

Welcome! It’s no accident that YOU are here. Everything happens for a reason! Everything! There is no such thing as a coincidence. God has connected you to us to BLESS YOU — to really bless you to help you break through in many areas of your life. The gates of heaven are open. The questions is, “Will you choose to receive?”

This book will change your thinking. When you change your thinking, you change your life. You can download the first chapter of UNCOMMON Wellness Coaching for free, so that you can see for yourself. All you need to do is put your first name and email address in the box below and you will have the first chapter of our new e-book in minutes.

Wellness Coaching is a key to YOU
fulfilling your God-given destiny!

Your Break Through Is Just One Click Away!

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. (Galations 4:4)

What is the disability zone?
How do you avoid that?

When I was on my last biweekly RCN (Relational Coaching Network) conference call with Jerry Graham, Ben Stewart, and Deb Smith, Deb said something that really stuck out to me. She talked about “the fullness of time” and how we must be patient and wait upon the LORD and His perfect timing before we see His Master plan revealed.

Well, today is one of those days, a day of supernatural convergence. In June 2005, my wife and I sowed a huge financial seed into the Kingdom of God to impact Wellness around the world. And today at Noon EST, Jerry Graham (Ph.D.), Sharon Graham (R.N., N.C.), and I (M.D.) are finally doing our very first public Wellness webinar.

CLICK HERE to register for today’s LIFE-CHANGING webinar.

59 people have already registered from around the world. By the time the webinar starts, this number may exceed 100. Several hundred or thousand more people may watch the recorded webinar within the first few days.

In December 2006, I stepped away from my easiest, most enjoyable, highest paying anesthesia job of my life, to take a sabbatical year in 2007. During the middle of that year, the LORD connected me to Jerry and Sharon Graham, who turned out to be the most experienced Wellness coaches I have ever personally known in my life. I also began a year long training process to become a certified Lifeforming Leadership Coach. That coach training turned out to be the best and most practical training of my entire life and I had lots of training as a practicing physician for 25 years.

In retrospect, the major life transition that took place during my sabbatical year got me in alignment with my assignment. Now my focus as a physician and Destiny Coach is WELLNESS – of leaders, businesses, and communities.

Wellness is completely different than traditional health care. The latter is about running away from something negative – disease. Wellness, on the other hand, is about moving toward something desirable. It’s focusing on something positive. According to Napolean Hill, a famous author, “What your mind can conceive, you can achieve.”

We’ve heard it said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But when it comes to our own health, I think an ounce of prevention is worth a TON of cure. Why? Because once your health goes awry, you might never be able to recover. For nearly all of us, our health becomes our most treasured asset when it is lost or threatened.

We live in a hurry-sick culture. Because love and hurry are incompatible, relationships are suffering. And that leads to stress, lots of it. Do you know that the latest studies coming out of major medical centers in the United States show that about 90% of all illness is directly related to stress.

Technology in health care systems in America is the best it’s ever been. Yet people in America are sicker than ever in the history of our nation. We are seeing unprecedented epidemics of numerous illnesses. For example, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity, depression, diabetes, gastric reflux, sleep disorders, dementia, etc.

So what? Now what? How does this apply to you?

Coaching is not coaching unless the client takes some action. Transformation requires ACTION. Walt Disney said, “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” And Bill Gates said, “If we don’t act on a good idea within 24 hours, we are less than 50% likely to ever act on it. If we haven’t acted on it inside of days, then we are less than 2% likely to ever act on it.”

It’s no accident you are here. My recommendation is to go with your gut. Your gut is rarely wrong. What is your gut feeling right now? What action step do you feel prompted to take? And when will you take that action?

CLICK HERE to register for today’s LIFE-CHANGING webinar.

Incidentally, I recommend you register for this webinar even if you aren’t available. In doing so, you will receive special notices and offers others don’t.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, we praise You as the supreme Physician, our healer. Clearly, it’s Your desire for us to be well. Thank You for aligning the people and circumstances to make today’s Wellness webinar possible. May you touch, inspire, and bless every person who participates. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

Blessings to perceive and receive the gift of Wellness the LORD is offering you and your family!

CLICK HERE to register for today’s LIFE-CHANGING webinar.

“When you really think about it, you’ll realize that your health is your responsibility, not your mother’s, not your spouse’s, not your insurance company’s, not the government’s…and not God’s.” Dr. David Ajibade

How much physical activity is a part of your average day?

Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next. (1 Tim. 4:8; NLT)

Friday, we were excited to announce our coming e-book and seven-part webinar series on one of our most impassioned topics — wellness! To review, Dr. Randy Peck, MD (we felt it good to have a doctor along for a wellness series), Sharon (who is a RN), and I have teamed up and will be conducting an interview-style weekly webinar to lead you through the six major factors that determine a person’s wellness. This first webinar will be an overview of the entire series and is open to all who can attend for no charge whatsoever. You simply need to be at your computer so you can participate in the roll out. The big day and time is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1, at high noon EDT. Put it on your calendar and reserve the hour. To register for our free webinar, CLICK HERE [https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/682891288].

The second major factor to wellness is exercise, or as one of my exercise-phobic friends prefers, “activity.” I bet you already guessed that one, didn’t you? Yep, God designed our bodies to move. Not to sit behind a desk only to go home at night and sit on the couch in front of the resident cyclopes.

Here again, I’m not saying you have to exercise so many times a week for so many minutes doing such and such exercise. No, I’m just saying move more this week than you did last week. For some of you, you didn’t move much last week, so a little improvement will be a fantastic breakthrough. For others of you, the situation is entirely different. Again, it’s your call to decide how much more is reasonable. Better a little more that you do consistently, than a lot more that you find excuses to avoid doing.

Bottom line, folks, exercise is not optional! If you want to get the expert view, check out Sharon’s 10/11/07 DG entitled, “You Knew It Was Coming.” Don’t let yourself get intimidated, though…just move more this week than you did last. Pretty simple, isn’t it?

Lest you get spoiled, the third simple factor is a little more challenging than the first two, but I believe when you hear it, you will agree that it is pretty simple as well. See you on tomorrow. Oh yes, before you head out for a little exercise, don’t forget to register for tomorrow’s Webinar at the link below.

Prayer Power
Father, we thank You for the ability to move and be active. We thank You too for the technology that will allow us to share all six of the major wellness factors with all who tune in to our wellness webinar tomorrow. Bring us those who are eager to learn how to attain wellness.

Blessings of the Day
1) Registration link for free Wellness webinar at Noon EST on Wed April 1

Blessings on you as you purpose to move a little more today than you did yesterday and also as you register for tomorrow’s Webinar!

Jerry and Sharon

The Coaching Pair
Jerry Graham, Ph.D., D.Min.
Sharon Graham, R.N.

What would you like your health to be like in six months?

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship.  (Rom. 12:1; NIV)

Yesterday, we were excited to announce our coming e-book and seven-part webinar series on one of our most impassioned topics — wellness!  We promised you additional details today that would allow you to register for the overview webinar to which you are invited to attend at no charge.

To review, Dr. Randy Peck, MD (we felt it good to have a doctor along for a wellness series), Sharon (who is a RN), and I have teamed up and will be conducting an interview-style weekly webinar to lead you through the six major factors that determine a person’s wellness.  This first webinar will be an overview of the entire series and is open to all who can attend for no charge whatsoever.  You simply need to be at your computer so you can participate in the roll out.  The big day and time is next Wednesday, April 1, at high noon EDT.  Put it on your calendar and reserve the hour.  To register for the webinar, click Register Here.

Thinking about wellness is not something many people do…unless they are sick.  Even then, they aren’t really focused on wellness.  In fact, they are actually focusing on how to make their illness go away so that they can forget about their health once again.  Begins to remind me of that oft quoted definition of insanity.

I suppose it’s human nature, but we don’t think much about our toes, unless one or more of them is sore.  We don’t think about how much we need and use our thumb, unless it is sore.  Then it sticks out like a….  So I guess it’s natural to not think about being healthy, until we’re not.  That’s really tragic, though.  It is really so simple to dramatically improve our health if we would just practice a few (six actually) simple steps.  But more about that later.

Have you ever thought about the value (i.e., payback) of good health or wellness?  Probably not…for all the same reasons as above.  We’ve all got more important things to think about, right?  Well, I would like to propose that health adds value or brings benefits to every moment of our lives.  Beside to ourselves, health adds value to our families, to our friends, to our work, to our community, and to our country.  Overstatement?  Hype?  To answer that, turn the thought over and ask what are the consequences of not having good health? How about the consequences to your family?  To your friends.  To your work?  To your community?  And finally, to your country?  Something tells me that the consequences would feel far more significant if we were not so used to living with them on a daily basis.

First of all, what is wellness to you?  It’s probably different for you than it is for me.  A great coaching question is to ask yourself, “What would I like my health to be like in six months?”  To be valid, your answer must describe what you want to be or do…not what you want to be free from.  For some it might be to run a marathon.  For someone else, it might be to be able to walk to the mailbox to get the mail without getting winded.  There are probably as many short-term health goals as there are people to ask.

Then ask yourself, “What would I like my health to be 20 years down the road?”  Think about how old you’ll be in 20 years and what would you like to be able to do when you’re that age.  Here again, everybody’s answer is going to be different, although there is likely to be some commonality, such as energy, stamina, mental acuity, flexibility, etc.

Register for the free Wellness webinar on April 1 at noon EDT and we’ll begin to discuss this and a lot more.

Prayer Power
Father, we thank You for the technology that will allow readers from all over the globe to be with us as we introduce our e-book and webinar series.  It absolutely boggles the imagination to think about.  Guide us to use this amazing gift in a responsible manner and in a way that glorifies You.

Link of the Day
Registration link for Wellness Webinar

Blessings on you as you adjust your schedule to be with us as we roll out our wellness e-book and webinar series.

What value do you place on wellness?

He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.  (Psalm 103:3; NLT)

We’re finally going to do it!!!  This is the first public announcement of our new e-book and seven-part webinar series on one of our most impassioned topics — wellness! 

Bottom line, Jerry Graham (Ph.D.), Sharon Graham (who is a RN), and I (a medical doctor) have teamed up and will be conducting an interview-style weekly webinar to lead you through the six major factors that determine a person’s wellness.  The three of us are so excited to finally be doing this.  We’ve been talking about doing something like this for almost two years and we’re finally about to give birth to the idea.  The big day and time is Wednesday, April 1, at high noon EDT.  Put it on your calendar and reserve the hour.  Again, more details will be forthcoming tomorrow.

Wellness!  What’s all this fuss about wellness?  What is wellness anyway?  If I’m not sick, I’m well, right?  What’s the big deal?

Great questions.  Wellness is quite a broad term, and unfortunately, most people probably have never really experienced wellness in their lifetime — or if they have, it was so long ago that they’ve long since forgotten what it feels like to be well.  And no, just being “not sick” does not mean you’re well.

World-renowned economist, Paul Zane Pilzer, writes in The New Wellness Revolution (Second Edition), “Modern medicine tells them [us] to accept headaches, stomach distress, body pain, fatigue, arthritis, and thousands of other common [emphasis mine] ailments as inevitable symptoms that afflict an aging population.”

Wellness is a pretty far-reaching term.  Wellness includes issues such as:
- mental clarity, focus, alertness, and memory
- consistent energy, endurance, and stamina
- overall sense of well-being
- positive mental outlook, i.e., better attitude
- body weight/shape/lean-to-fat ratio
- active libido without performance limitations
- good sleep, awakening refreshed
- flexibility, agility, freedom from joint/muscle pain
- problem free digestion and regular elimination
- unrestricted breathing, greater endurance, and rapid recovery

Come be well with us.  Remember, this is all about “coaching you to care for the only body you will ever have.”

CLICK HERE to register NOW for this life-changing webinar. Seating is limited.

Title: UNCOMMON Wellness Coaching – An Overview
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, Noon EST
Host: Randy Peck, M.D.
Guest Panelists: Jerry Graham (Ph.D.), Sharon Graham (R.N.)
Cost: FREE Webinar

P.S. Jerry Graham (Ph.D.) and Sharon Graham (R.N.) are the two most experienced Wellness coaches I have ever known personally.

Prayer Power
Father, we are so excited to announce the imminent birth of a dream and vision You placed within us years ago.  We pray that the information that will come from this webinar series and e-book will lead multitudes to pursue new levels of wellness.

Blessings of the Day
1) “UNCOMMON Wellness Coaching: An Overview” – free webinar at Noon EST on Wed April 1
 
“If we don’t act on a good idea within 24 hours, we are less than 50% likely to ever act on it. If we haven’t acted on it inside of days, then we are less than 2% likely to ever act on it.” – Bill Gates
 
Blessings on you as you ponder the significance of wellness to the fulfillment of your destiny!
 
Randy Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
The Connector – connecting people, ideas, and resources in Christ through the POWER of the Holy Spirit

One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. (Psalm 27:4)

Are you suffering from self-pity?
Do you feel tired, battered, and bruised?
What is the remedy?
Visit today Link of the Day to learn how to turn self-pity into praise.

In several previous devotionals, I’ve mentioned the positive impact that Steve Burke, founder of The Lord Will Provide, has had on Culpeper. It’s amazing to watch His-story (God’s story) in the making. On November 19, I received an email from Virginia Morton, the “quarterback” of our Pray Culpeper team, stating:

“I am forwarding to you a message below from Steve Burke with his permission. I’m not sure if he sent this to you. I was so blessed and honored when Steve called me to tell me about his encounter with God while he was here. The story is breathtaking! But the important point Steve wanted me to realize is that God is moving in Culpeper. This will encourage you, especially with our Thanksgiving Service tomorrow night.

Steve also sent me this note, which I thought you would appreciate since you’ve read “The Dream Giver.” 

I actually reviewed The Dream Giver by Wilkinson and I have just passed through “Sanctuary” on my way down into the valley to defeat the giants… God’s perfect timing.”

As I read Steve’s story, tears flowed out of my eyes. I subsequently emailed him to ask for permission to include his story in a future devotional. After making a few minor revisions, Steve emailed me his final version on November 24. Later that day, he posted his full story at his blog.

Be sure to visit today’s Link of the Day to read Steve’s miracle story!

Prayer Power
LORD, my one desire, that will I seek, is to dwell in Your house all the days of my life, to behold Your beauty and to inquire in Your temple. You are my God. There is no other. Praise the LORD! Let all my soul praise Your holy name. Amen and hallelujah!

Link of the Day
An Encounter With God – Nov 24 blog by Steve Burke (The Lord Will Provide)
[http://thelordwillprovide.blogspot.com]

Blessings to praise God in the desert to experience His presence!