{"id":135,"date":"2016-12-20T03:02:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T03:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2017-01-03T03:03:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T03:03:49","slug":"merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/20\/merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-136 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-10.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-10.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-10-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After all that God has given us and still continues to give us, how much are we willing to sacrifice and give back to Him? Are we willing to sacrifice our desires, our wills and those things that get in our way and that try to cloud our view and understanding? Are we willing to push away the distractions to begin to build a stronger relationship with our father in heaven and our Savior Jesus Christ? The choice is always ours&#8230;We are the ones who determine how far we take our relationship with God. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/2764\" alt=\"\u2764\" data-goomoji=\"2764\" \/>\ufe0f\ufe0f<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/2728\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-goomoji=\"2728\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:md\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-ii m_-2839817592610205498gmail-gt m_-2839817592610205498gmail-adP m_-2839817592610205498gmail-adO\">\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\">\nWhen we are able to become truly pure in heart and in our desires to please God, it becomes a lot easier to give of ourselves fully and completely to Him. We can begin to strengthen our relationship with Him by praying sincerely, waiting for answers, taking time alone to meditate, to ponder and to listen to His words. By doing this we will establish a strong relationship HIM that won&#8217;t be shaken by anything that could happen in this world. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/2728\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-goomoji=\"2728\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When our relationship with God is strong we are better able to sacrifice and give of ourselves to others. We begin to lift, love, forgive, and to give of our time and of our possessions for \u00a0glory of God and to bless the lives of our brothers and sisters on this earth. Being filled with the love of God we will begin to see past our differences and instead begin to truly love and see others in the way that God loves and sees all of us. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/1f496\" alt=\"?\" data-goomoji=\"1f496\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Our spiritual goal is to<\/b>: Sacrifice of ourselves a little bit more, not just during the Christmas season but on a daily basis to come closer to God and to strengthen that relationship that we have with Him. As we do so, we will begin to notice that we will be lifted to new heights, to new understanding and even greater knowledge than what we have now. God&#8217;s love will begin to be greater and stronger in our lives&#8230;.&amp; There&#8217;s no better gift than that! <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/2764\" alt=\"\u2764\" data-goomoji=\"2764\" \/>\ufe0f\ufe0f<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\"><b>Our physical goal is to:<\/b> Eat the foods that will give us the most nutrition! \ud83d\ude42 Combining that with exercise will help us to feel great! \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\">I wish you all a Merry christmas and a Happy New year filled with new goals that will help us to reach higher in all aspects of our lives. Most \u00a0importantly, I wish for all of us as I tell the woman that come to class, that we will be able to \u00a0take care of our inner soul which is the one and only thing that we get to take with us when we leave this earth. Once our spirit is taken care of, everything else will fall into place.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/1f60a\" alt=\"?\" data-goomoji=\"1f60a\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\">\nI hope that you all know how thankful I am for the blessing that I&#8217;ve had to have met each and everyone of you! I&#8217;m grateful for the opportunity that I&#8217;ve had to write these weekly messages for the past year and for those of you who like me, have learned something from the messages that we have received. I hope that you know how thankful I am for the opportunity that God has given me to be able to do this! &lt;3 to be able to teach the class and to strengthen ourselves not only physically but Spiritually \u00a0and emotionally as well. And not only that, but to be able to hear from so many of you! \ud83d\ude42 You bless my life in so many ways! and I&#8217;s so thankful for all that you share with me and for teaching me so many wonderful things. The goal of the class is that we are surrounded by a positive environment and by people who will help us when we&#8217;re feeling down, to lift us up and to help us to move forward towards becoming a better version of ourselves. Please know that \u00a0I&#8217;m here for you always and that I love and care about each and every one of you\u2763\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait for a new year to start, to set new goals and to work hard to achieve them. I&#8217;m here to support you! to motivate you and to help you!!! We are here to exercise and to take care of ourselves because we LOVE ourselves! &amp; not because we are trying to be like somebody else or the way that society expects us to look. We do this because we love the body that God has given us and because we want to take care of it and glorify God through out body, mind and spirits! \ud83d\ude42 Let&#8217;s be patient and do this together!!! &lt;3 \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>CLASS IS ON TONIGHT<\/b><\/span>!!! Cant wait to burn some calories, get rid of stress, relax and meditate!!! Woohoo!!!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/1f917\" alt=\"?\" data-goomoji=\"1f917\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\">&amp; \u00a0<b>CLASS WILL BE CANCELLED NEXT WEEK. WE WILL START AGAIN \u00a0ON JANUARY 3RD 2017!!!<\/b>! LET&#8217;S SET NEW GOALS AND DO THIS TOGETHER!!!!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/1f60a\" alt=\"?\" data-goomoji=\"1f60a\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/1f49f\" alt=\"?\" data-goomoji=\"1f49f\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\">Hope to see you all tonight for the last class of 2016!!! \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\">Love always,<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-:mc\" class=\"m_-2839817592610205498gmail-a3s m_-2839817592610205498gmail-aXjCH m_-2839817592610205498gmail-m1591d733552c6d86\">LILI\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/1f338\" alt=\"?\" data-goomoji=\"1f338\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After all that God has given us and still continues to give us, how much are we willing to sacrifice and give back to Him? Are we willing to sacrifice our desires, our wills and those things that get in our way and that try to cloud our view and understanding? Are we willing to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/20\/merry-christmas\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Merry Christmas!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137,"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions\/137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}