Romans 12:1 (NKJV) 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
It’s good to make sure that in all our busyness we take time to stay healthy and whole, both physically and spiritually. If we are suffering today from any kind of illness, seek God for direction in getting His proper care.
If we are overweight and need help with eating habits or getting exercise, don’t wait until we begin to have health issues. Acknowledge it, and ask God to guide us in where to find the help we need, and to help us have self discipline, saying no when we need to.
Is the stress from all that we do eating away at our insides day and night? Do we suffer from acid reflux, indigestion, migraines and achy back etc?
Ask God for a healthy balance in showing us how to turn off the mind and slow things down. Maybe it’s time for a rest, time to take a vacation, or simply to get outside and take a walk. Get away from it all, having some NO-thinking and NO-phone time.
Healthy downtime or play time is so important and can bring healing to our natural bodies, mind and our relationship with Christ.
We can try to push through the pressures of our everyday needs and the necessities of life, work, the kids, the house, the ministry, etc. We can try ignoring the very truth about how we feel on the inside and the effects from it on the outside. But we need to remember that our bodies, minds and souls are important to God.
It’s up to us to take the necessary steps, and if we don’t know how or we don’t have the strength, we need to ask for help from Him. He will guide our steps and point us in the right direction if we let Him.
Jeremiah 17:14 (NKJV) 14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.
God cares. It’s OK to take a healthy step today toward caring for ourselves. Whatever the cost may be, it is worth it.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
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