Through my life I have had seasons where I was focused on mental health, seasons where I was focused on spiritual health, and seasons where I was focused on physical health. In my current season of life, I am focused on the health of my WHOLE being; and the that of others. God created us as WHOLE people; we are not compartmentalized, we are WHOLE beings. For the true health of any of us human beings, there needs to be health in our body, our mind, and our spirit. This focus that I have on our WHOLE beings has led me to explore and journey down some pretty interesting paths that seem to continually led me to the same thoughts; we really need to seek the health of our body, the health of our mind, and the health of our spirit. This isn’t a revolutionary thought, I know that many people have spoken the same thing. For me, I am on a journey to discover how God will use all of this for my wellness and the wellness of others.

I have struggled with the separation and compartmentalizing of our beings; because if any part of our being is not well, it impacts the rest. If I have a headache, I struggle to read my Bible to learn more about my God and I am certainly not thinking clearly mentally. This is just one example. If I am not spending time with God and therefore weak in my spiritual health, my thought processes aren’t clear and my body can suffer from bad choices. Likewise, if my mind health is poor I will feel it in my body and likely find something blocking my relationship with God. Of course these are very vague examples, I hope what I am saying is clear though. In my much younger years, I struggled with bouts of depression; not severe but depression none-the-less. In these bouts of depression, I would make decisions about how to make myself feel better that would only lead to more depression and/or regrets. During these seasons, I would self-medicate with alcohol, shopping, or talking trash about other people. My spiritual health was circling the toilet bowl with my choices. And it was during these seasons that I dealt with some unexplainable health issues. In my late twenties God got my attention; and since He captured my heart, the roller coaster ride of my bouts of depression have mostly gone away except for the ones that seem to crop up with difficult life experiences that usual lead most people into some kind of a depression. I am talking about the loss of my parents and my son; for example.

As Holy Spirit has been molding and shaping me into the masterpiece that God created me to be, I have witnessed the health of my WHOLE being improving. With God setting me free of many fears, healing my heart from wounds, and His teaching me more about Him; I have found my mind being so much more clear and healthy. With a healthier mind and spirit, I have found that I am better able to make healthier choices for my body; I get exercise and feed my body foods that help it to work well and not rebel on me. Of course I have treats sometimes; however, I don’t focus on junk food like I used to. When I feed my body good stuff, it rewards me by feeling better and I have much more energy and my mental state is better and clearer.

God created our bodies as ONE WHOLE being, not separate entities; I believe that we are to treat it in that way. Our body, our mind, and our spirit make up our WHOLE being. I pray that you are enjoy health in your WHOLE being! I am praying for that very thing. Please contact me if there’s a specific way that I can be praying for you or if you want to talk.

“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 NIV)

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