We found ourselves aboard the Santa Maria in the year 1492 on Thursday! Christopher Columbus was our focus as we looked at a decided heart! He was truly a man with a decided heart because he had vision! This 4th DECISION on our journey taught us that the decision of the heart is what fuels the active decision. A decided heart is unwavering no matter what the circumstances.
We not only looked at the life of Christopher Columbus Tuesday, we also heard about Hernando Cortes. He was a man with a mission! He was a conqueror. I told the famous story of Cortes, a leader of men on the sea. They traveled for days and arrived in 1519 on the Yucatan peninsula with one goal, to capture a great treasure. He made an extraordinary decision to help his men commit. He burn their ships! With no way out and no way to turn back, his men fought hard and captured the treasure! Cortes knew a couple of important things:
1. You better know what you're fighting for.
2. Make sure that what you're fighting for is worth the hassle!
We could relate to both of those things this week! The treasure for us is a long, healthy life with promises of a better future not for just ourselves, but for our children and our children's children! We too, have to choose to live with DECIDED hearts and "burn our boats" so that we don't have a way out!
Our winners for the week took home the buck knives an some great prizes donated by fellow team mates!
Noon: "Been There Done That" Linda and Debbie won with a 2.63% of weight loss for the week.
6:00: "The Souvenirs" Julie and Olivia won with a 2.46% of weight loss for the week.
Congratulations to both teams! You had great losses this week!
So many travelers had great weight losses this week! It was exciting! We gave out 2 fifty dollar bills Thursday to two worthy team mates! Everyone with a 2.0 pound weight loss for the week had a chance! Congratulations to Darcy and Amy!
Your Challenge For The Week:
Read The Certain Decision "I Have a Decided Heart" every day this week and answer the questions on the back of the page using your journal for more space.
Download week #3 "What's in Your Back Pack ~ Controlling What You Can" and do the homework provided.
David Ponder asked himself after reading this 4th decision, "What could I accomplish if I had a spirit as powerful as Columbus?" So, what could happen???
To burning boats...
Always encouraging you,
Letha
1 comment:
I apologize for coming in late but even my little bit I was there I hav totally been encouraged! With my 5lb loss this past week it has motivated me to jump up a notch in the team standings...I'm totally doing this!!
Thanks Letha for your inspiration.
-B. (*Weigh2sweet*)
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