Spiritual Synergy
A Ladies’ Manual to Becoming Spiritually Fit
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Ladies Manual to becoming Spiritually Fit
CAUTION: This workout is not for the fainthearted. Consult our Creator. This manual is for the weak that they become strong.
Ladies, why is it that we put so much emphasis on working out our physical body and neglect our spiritual being? Millions of women exercise 5 to 7 times a week. We are consistently trying to tone and recondition our aging body. I agree, taking care of our physical body is not only a priority but also a requirement of taking care for our temple.
In this book, I’m not going to focus on the physical because our society is flooded with good nutritional and exercise books to help even the beginner. Instead, I want to encourage you to transform your spiritual being into the image of Christ. You must understand that wherever our physical body travels so does our spiritual being, they are inseparable. My prayer for you is that you take the time through the Word of God to tone and recondition your spiritual being. The results will be life changing. Christ tells us that he gives us life and life more abundantly.
To become spiritually fit we must remove those things from our lives that hinder spiritual progress. To raise our spiritual temperature is like raising our heat rate to burn more calories. Join me in allowing God to burn out those areas in our lives that are not up to His Biblical standards. Paul tells us to examine our own faith (II Corinthians 13:5). Each chapter in this book will focus on different areas that could cause blockage or growth to our spiritual progress. Please pray regarding each category so that in your life these areas glorify God.
Things to Consider:
What does Paul mean when he says that “Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit” in I Corinthians 6:19?
Read Romans 12:2. Why do we need to transform our minds?
What was Christ’s purpose in coming according to John 10:10?
As a believer, who owns us and what is our purpose according to I Corinthians 6:20?
Are we to question our own faith? Read II Corinthians 13:5.
With beginning any exercise program your physician wants to check your heart rate. The same is true with The Great Physician, our Creator. God wants to know “How’s your heart?” Is it carrying unnecessary weight? How’s the blood flow? Is the blood of Jesus being pumped through your veins? Proverbs elevates our heart above everything else. Proverbs 4:23, states “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” (NLT) This is an exercise that we must continue daily. To become spiritually fit, we must begin with our source (wellspring), which is our heart.
The first step is to accept the precious Lord Jesus Christ into your heart as your Savior. This is done by speaking to God, better known as a prayer. You must acknowledge that you are a sinner and repent of your sins. You then invite Jesus into your heart to be your Savior. Close your prayer in Jesus precious name and begin your journey in the Family of God. Once salvation is secured in your heart, you must guard it.
Mary, mother of Jesus, is a beautiful example of a woman who guarded her heart. Mary was honored above all women. An angel appeared to her; the shepherds came and told her that her baby is the Savior, Christ the Lord. Wow. What a great post for Facebook. She could have text everyone in her contacts. Yet, the Bible says in Luke 2:19 “Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.” So many times women add weight to their heart by revealing the secret places of their heart. Just as Mary conceived and gave birth to our Savior, you too have a calling. Ponder that calling in your heart. Allow it to be conceived through prayer and meditating on God’s Word. Study the Word of God to show yourself approved. In God’s due season, your calling will be birthed through His sovereignty. He is the hero of your story. Your heart will be weightless as He receives all the glory.
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“Spiritual Synergy is refreshingly down to earth and easy to read; although small, it packs a punch and has plenty of exercises for the soul.”
Coach Wendy Wharton, MA, LPCMH,
Life Counseling Center, Middle School
Physical Ed & Track & Field
Spiritual Synergy offers a workout designed for women who are tired of being weighed down by the weight of their world and are ready to raise their spiritual temperature. No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, author Tammy Carpenter seeks to help you allow God, through His Holy Scripture, to strengthen your spiritual being.
This Bible study and guide uses the physical to help you understand the spiritual. Each chapter focuses on losing the weight that is damaging your spirit, and gaining the muscle to strengthen our spiritual being. For instance, a weight that we want to gain is Holiness; this chapter explains reflecting God to others. While working out or lifting weights in a gym the focus is on the mirror to insure each exercise is done completely and correctly. Tammy explains how Christ is our mirror for our spiritual workout. Adding the weight of holiness, causes us to reflect Him releasing God’s love in us and others.
Spiritual Synergy also considers the weights of discipline, disobedience, carnality, pride, strength, courage, and wisdom among other important topics. As an added bonus, this guide also includes a detox sheet for crisis situations and an alphabetical vitamin verse sheet for daily consumption.
“In the likeness of a fitness instructor, Tammy Carpenter coaches readers with practical pointers for developing vibrant spiritual health. Spiritual Synergy quickly gets to the heart of trimming fleshly flab and toning heavy hearts. Women, young and old, will profit from this inspiring read”.
Verna Clemmer, Pastor’s wife, mentor to women
About the Author
Tammy Carpenter, farmer’s wife for 25+ years, mother of four, Bible teacher, speaker, & women’s counselor has studied with YWAM and has a degree in Human Services. Her desire is to help women fulfill the abundant life Jesus Christ has for them.
Tammy Carpenter/The Author of Spiritual "Equipping women to achieve their true, full potential in Christ and live vigorous, purpose driven lives with Spiritual Synergy." The author, Tammy Carpenter resides in the countryside of Delaware on her husband’s family farm. This is where Tammy has found her highest calling, being a wife to James for over twenty-one years, and a mother to their four children Jessica, James III, Justin and Jeremy. Tammy began serving the Lord at a very young age. Her childhood salvation birthed in her a passion to lead others to find life in Christ. She had the unique experience of spending 13 years of her childhood being raised at Liberty Bible College in Pensacola, Florida where her father was a student. As a youth, Tammy traveled on Liberty Church’s mission team – speaking, singing, and performing dramas. As a high school graduate, she completed Intensive Christian Training at Last Days Ministry, YWAM – Youth With A Mission. Once married and living in Delaware, Tammy continued her education receiving a degree in human services. Upon college graduation, she immediately began serving women in her local Pregnancy Care Center, first as a Volunteer Coordinator and then, quickly became a women’s counselor and joined their speaker bureau. Her passion to lead others to Christ continued as she served faithfully in church; teaching Sunday School for 17 years, as well as the Vacation Bible School director and Children’s Church director. She also was a key part of leading the adult group Bible Studies, prayer teams, and the church’s host team. She also served as the Associative Teaching Director of Sussex County Community Bible Study. In pursuing her own intimacy with Christ, it became evident to her that God uses the physical to define the spiritual. Using this concept and a life long weight battle of her own, Tammy shares her realizations in this ladies manual. A resource women can use to walk through the Bible individually or as a group. Her direct approach as an exercise coach opens the eyes and hearts of those studying to the particular essential principles the Lord has given us. Tammy’s vision is that as many women as possible will achieve their true, full potential in Christ and live vigorous, purpose-driven lives with spiritual synergy.