Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Physical Well-being

Physical well-being is also included in life's true way to prosper. Like third John 2 says, "I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."
I believe physical well-being involves caring for our hearts, bones, and bodies. Many scriptures reveal how we can have a healthy heart. First we need to acknowledge that God knows our hearts better than we do ourselves. In Acts 15:8a, says," So God, who knows the heart, acknowledges them." This knowledge should make us aware of our hearts condition. In Psalms 69:32b, says, "And you who seek God, your hearts shall live." And in Matthew 5: 8 says, " Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." So by receiving God's Word in our hearts, we can truly have a healthy heart. God's Word says we can also have healthy bones. Scriptures like, Proverbs 16:24 tells us how pleasant words can be health to our bones. Also Proverbs 3: 7,8, and Proverbs 4: 20-22, explains by departing from evil, fear the Lord, give attention to God's Word and keeping them in our hearts will bring strength to our bones, life, and health to our flesh, which is our bodies.
Of course, there are other scriptures that requires us to do some exercises. And this is something I have personally tried and it works. Praise and worship songs are a form of exercises. When the soul is moved by these songs, the heart rejoices, bones are strengthen, and the body is dancing before the Lord, this is what we were all created for. Make praise and worship apart of your prosperous living with a healthy dose of God's Word.


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