Tony Dungy - The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge

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The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge

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We hope you will enjoy reading The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge devotional as much as we enjoyed writing it.

For the last fourteen years, Tony has been in a Bible study with a number of other coaches. Reading The One Year Bible each year, they have not only engaged in a study of Gods Word, but have engaged in the building of a community. As coaches from their original group in Tampa Bay have changed teams or left the National Football League altogether during that time span, Tony has found that the One Year format keeps them connected as a community.

On any given day, they all know what the others are reading. Essentially, everyone is on the same page. This knowledge sparks e-mails or voice mails or direct conversationsWhat did you think about those verses from Ezekiel? I needed to hear that today. It really spoke to me because...

With this One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge, our hope is that the format will create the same sense of community for you, which is why we have indicated dates for the readings, but have not tied them to any particular year. Wherever you are in life, jump right in with todays reading. And check out www.uncommonchallenge.com and www.coachdungy.com for more resources.

The book focuses on seven themes, with each theme repeating every seven days. Therefore, every week you will read one devotion from each of the themes:

• Core
• Family
• Friends
• Potential
• Mission
• Influence
• Faith

January 1 starts with Core. Every seventh day that follows ( January 8, 15, 22, 29, and so on) will be an insight on Core. Each devotion stands on its own, so that no matter what date you begin, whether its January 1 or August 27, you can jump right in. No matter what year you begin, you will always be in community with others who are reading the devotional.

Each devotion includes Scripture and an Uncommon Keyan application or action to implement based on what youve just read. This isnt just a read-it-and-youre-done type of devotional. The goal is to not only engage your mind, but to also challenge your heart. That, too, is worth sharing with the community that you may form with others.

If you miss a day, keep going. Dont try to catch up, and dont feel guilty. Yesterday is gonespend time with God today. Our prayer is that every day you will be blessed by what you read and challenged to do more for Gods Kingdom.

T ony Dungy

N athan Whitaker

I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. 1 CORINTHIANS 9:27

Self-control. Discipline. Getting in shape. A new commitment to stick to the plan.

How many times have you written down these goals or thought about them just before January 1? In a CNN report on New Years resolutions, it wasnt surprising to learn that losing weight is the most common goal people set. In fact, I would guess that year after year that rarely changesit will always be up there. Its what fitness centers across the country gear up for: an influx of new customers and increased revenue in January more than any other time of the year.

And then we come to our sensesaround February.

When I was a player, wed see that occasionally when training camp rolled around. Professional football wasnt a year-round enterprise then, and guys had jobs in the off-season. Some would show up totally out of shape when camp began.

As followers of Christ, we should maintain self-control and discipline, especially when it comes to taking care of our bodies. Getting in shape and making a commitment to stay that way honors God. He has given us our bodies through the miracle of creation. Taking care of them, watching what we put into them, and being careful about how we use them each day are responsibilities we shouldnt take lightly.

But that mind-set is important not only for our physical bodies but also for the training we do and the commitment we make to ourselves and to God. We commit to learn more about Him and about how we can be better disciples. Its not a passive endeavor. It takes resolve and repetition, consistently working at it for maximum results. And results will happen as we grow closer to Him. Real success in achieving goalswhether they were set on January 1 or notcomes when we know we cant do it by ourselves and look to the Lord for strength.

Where do you need improvement? More physical training for your body, taking care of the temple He gave you? Or getting to know Him better, spending time in His Word and with Him in prayer?

Id recommend both on a regular basis. And ask God to be your trainer, to be there when you need to be pushed a little harder. He will give you the strength to help make your resolutions realities.

UNCOMMON KEY > Moving from desire to actually doing better is only achieved with self-discipline, and self-discipline only works effectively when you trust in Him to help. Amp up your self-discipline in the areas you need it most.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. REVELATION 21:1-2