Wellness Series
This series is dubbed Wellness because we are going to sink deep
(like a well) into issues, draw out the root cause, destroy those roots,
replant and grow up well,
another keyword which simply means healthy.
From the previous blogs we have
discussed two indicators (or signs) of a soul living in wellness:
1. Health is knowing what your real
needs are and how to get them met.
2. Health is knowing how to create
and cultivate close relationships with others.
Today we shall tackle: Health is
responding to challenges in life as opportunities to grow in strength (faith)
and maturity, rather than feeling like a ‘victim’ beset by “problems” 1.
We are all experiencing the influence
of COVID-19 right now. That “influence” can look like a “problem”; and it may
appear that we are the helpless ‘victims’ subjugated to its power.
When the ten Israelite spies were sent
to the Promised Land to check out the people whom they were charged to conquer,
eight came back to report how they themselves appeared like ‘grasshoppers’ in
their own sight and in the sight of the Anakite ‘giants’ (Numbers 13:32-33). Yet, two of the spies boldly stood firm in
faith and affirmed, Let us go up at once and take possession,
for we are well able to overcome it (Numbers
13:30).
Not all of us have the gumption to
grab the proverbial ‘bull’ by the horns.
Eighty percent of the Israelite spies were gripped by fear—that
crippling tool of Satan to stop the progress of anyone who has a dream
of living in a land flowing with milk and honey with fruit so succulent and
abundant. That ‘land’ is your soul. That ‘fruit’ is your wellness. What makes you afraid to accepting the
promises of God, dear Christian?
He promises you good success in Joshua
1. He promises you long life in Psalm 91.
He promises you healing, peace, and abundance in Isaiah 53-55. And He confirms those promises again in the
New Testament with the shedding of Jesus’ blood on Calvary. What more evidence do you need to believe
that God loves you and that His thoughts are only focused on providing the best
for you?
Live your dream, your life’s
purpose now. Yes, in the midst of COVID-19, dare to take possession of what
matters most to you.
YOU
ARE THE VICTOR, NOT THE VICTIM!
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No matter where you’ve come from, what
you’ve done, or who you think you are in sight of yourself or others, our
Heavenly Father, God sees you as a marvelous creation in His image! Any good Father wants the best for His
children. You are saved, therefore, made
right with God, Our Father, and He yearns to perfect everything in your
life (Psalm 138:8). But you must have
the faith, the belief that, once you put your trust in Him, HE + me—we—are
well able to overcome any problem.
Are you willing to let go, and let God
move in this COVID-19 situation right now?
You are not alone. You are not a victim. God listens and hears the prayers of His
children (Revelation 5:8b). Get on your
knees, stretch out on the floor, clap, shout, sing, do whatever you do to call
on the name of the Lord in prayer; and, in supplication, tell God what you
desire to happen right now!
When we talk with God, do we not close
our eyes? We do that so that we stop
subjugating our souls to our own sight and to the sight of others. When we close our eyes in prayer, we release
our trust in our Father to look at us with His eyes and you are the apple of His eye
(Zechariah 2:8b).
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Yes, COVID-19 is a problem, a giant
global pandemic that challenges us to grow strong in faith and in
maturity. You know what you need and how
to get those needs met. You can create and cultivate close positive
relationships with yourself and others.
It’s now time to closely follow prevention protocol, to be strong in
faith, and respond to this ‘giant’ with prayer power!
My Father + me—we—are well able to overcome it!
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1. From Travis, J. (1977). The Wellness Workbook. Mill Valley, CA,
USA: Wellness Resource Center.
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