Michelle Medlock Adams - Love and Care for the One and Only You: 52 Inspirations

Praise for Love & Care for the One and Only You

My friend Michelle Adams new book, Love and Care for the One and Only You, will lead you through a spiritual workout that will help grow your faith, refresh your spirit, and allow you to live a happier and healthier life.

Victoria Osteen, Co-Pastor of Lakewood Church

In Love and Care for the One and Only You, you will find a new confidence in yourself as a treasured daughter of our Heavenly Father. This book is a game-changer!

Pat Smith, Minister, Author, Founder of Treasure You and

Co-Founder of Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities

One of the biggest obstacles that women have to achieving better fitness is discouragement. Michelle Medlock Adams words arent just salve for a wounded or tired heart, they are spiritual nutrients, well blended to stimulate your faith endorphins. Michelles book gives you encouragement, rich with joy to consume daily and Biblical wisdom that will stretch and strengthen your spirit with Gods grace and power.

Brad Bloom, Publisher, Faith & Fitness Magazine,

FaithAndFitness.net

Every church needs this. I want to do a Bible study using this book. This is an all-inclusive guide to caring for the one and only you. This book is a perfect and pure blend of self-help tips with scripture.

Cindi Brand, Gym Owner and Certified Personal Trainer

Cindi Brand, Priority Fitness

In Love and Care for the One and Only You, I could relate to so many of the struggles and obstacles we are faced with in life. Michelles book is encouraging and uplifting from a physical and spiritual perspective.

Brenda Anderson, Independent Beachbody Coach

Once youve read the witty, relatable stories and practical wellness tips in Michelles Love and Care for the One and Only You, youll be encouraged to take healthy steps to live as God intended. As a fitness and wellness expert and creator of the Visibly Fit exercise program, I believe that once your mind and spirit are in the right place... your body will follow! Michelle simply leads you step by step.

Wendie Pett, www.wendiepett.com

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Inspirations

MICHELLE MEDLOCK ADAMS

Copyright 2015 by Michelle Medlock Adams

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HELPING PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE HEART OF GOD

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FOR JEFFREYMY WORKOUT
PARTNER, MY BEST FRIEND,
MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADER,
AND THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

I RECENTLY READ a quote on Instagram that said, Strong is the new skinny.

I like that a lot because I may never be a size 2 (in fact, I think I skipped that size growing up...) but I am strong. I am proud that I am physically strongable to hold an abdominal plank position for several minutes; able to squat and lunge with the best of them; able to hike L.A.s Runyon Canyon with my twenty-year-old daughter and live to tell about it!

I am woman, hear me roar!

But I wasnt always that way. In fact, after having surgery earlier this year, I could hardly climb the stairs in my house, let alone hike up a mountain! Its definitely been a year of recovery, rebuilding, and getting back into shape.

Maybe you can relate.

This journey of wellness is not one where we ever reach our destination and set up camp. I wish it were that easy. No, its a daily journeya journey where we put one foot in front of the other and keep moving toward total healthspirit, mind, and body.

And it all starts with God.

Trust me; Ive tried getting to that happy, healthy, and fit destination every other way. Theres no magic pill. Theres no fad diet. There are no shortcuts.

There is only God, and He is all you need to succeed in every area of your lifeincluding your health and fitness.

I dont care how many times youve failed in the past. I dont care how many pounds youve lost and regained over the years. I dont care if you cant walk to the mailbox without becoming winded. Your journey to a healthier, happier version of yourself begins today.

You can do this because youre not doing it alone!

You are strong in the Lord! He has empowered you to fulfill your calling on this earth, and He has strengthened you to withstand anything that life throws at you. Psalm 18:32 says, It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect (NKJV). And, one of my favorite verses, Philippians 4:13 says, I can do all things through him who strengthens me (ESV).

You should shout a great big Amen!

You may not feel strong physically or spiritually, but we dont go by feeling, we go by faith. We call things that be not as though they were, and we believe that Gods Word is true and alive and personal! When it says in Isaiah 40:29, He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless (NLT), you can insert your name into that scripture.

You can say out loud, He gives power to me! He gives strength to me!