How to keep your body and soul in
good health
Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength. - Mark 12:30
Recent studies have shown that
people who practice their faith regularly may be getting some health benefits:
A study conducted by sociologists at Purdue University found that 4 percent of
those who regularly attended religious services reported poor health, compared
with 9 percent of those who did not attend a house of worship. And 36 percent
of weekly worshippers reported they were in excellent health, compared with 26
percent of non-attenders.
So what makes the difference?
Researchers aren’t sure, but they say the reason could be that people attending
weekly services may be more likely to see friends who ask about their health
and can recommend a doctor. But while that may be true, there’s most definitely
something to be said for the healing benefits of connecting with God on a
regular basis.
As a Christian, it’s very
important to care for your physical body. In fact, the Bible is clear that
your body is God’s temple (1 Corinthians 6:19). But one key aspect of that
temple that much of modern medicine doesn’t take into account is that it’s not just
physical, it’s spiritual as well.
You’re not just flesh and
bone; you’re also very much soul and spirit. So when it comes to your health,
focus on the physical, but don’t neglect your spiritual health as well. When
your body and your soul are nourished appropriately, you can experience an
overall health beyond what medicine can do alone!
Prayer Challenge
Ask God to help you nourish
both your body and your spirit by staying physically and spiritually healthy!