Wellness Series
Well, dear soul, we are almost to the
end of our journey to wellness. How do you feel? If you are changing and feel a
“shifting” from your old self into someone new, then you are benefiting from
this series. I, too, am applying what is
written because it is not written by me, per se, but I write what the Holy
Spirit tells me to express.
Your ears shall hear a
word behind you saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
(Isaiah
30:21a).
In other words, get quiet, get still;
and confidently wait for the Lord’s instruction. Blessed are all those who
wait for Him (Isaiah 30:18c). But in this century of technological
“noise”, how can a soul hear and subsequently get fed? Nowadays, believers of Jesus, want to “see”
signs and wonders instead of “hearing” the voice of God speaking directly to
them telling them which way to ‘walk’: where to go, what to do, and how to get
to a life of abundance, or wellness.
Did not Jesus tell us in John 10:10b
that I have come that they may have life, and that they may have
it more abundantly?
Abundance is the wealth stored up and
ready to be used for the wellness of any one who learns how to handle it. Wellness is health in your physical body, in
your soul wherein lies your emotions (heart) and thoughts (mind), and in
spirit—your connection and relationship to God, the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit. One indication of wellness
for the believer is the presence of perfect inner peace, peace of the soul,
working in you when you’re fully connected to Jesus.
Every good gift and
every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights,
with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning
(James
1:17).
God’s abundance is the wealth of His
gifts manifested in His children who dare to make those gifts work in their
lives. It’s time for you to activate
your “one thing” and work it for your wellness. And these are the signs of your wellness: 1. spiritual strength; 2. peace of
mind; and 3. an abundant life.
To attain spiritual strength, draw
closer to God by returning and resting
in His Word. Read your Bible or listen
to audiotapes of God’s Word. It is His
spiritual food for the growth of your soul.
Just like the body, without food, the soul becomes malnourished and gets
sick. In taking quiet time, and with
confidence, assertively ‘eat’ God’s Word and trust in its truth to gain
spiritual strength.
Peace of mind comes with meditating on and doing the Word of
God. Test the Word if you will. I have since I began reading the Bible; and
can surely testify that it never fails, it never turns into something else
other than the will of God, nor does it have variation—to fit what you want. You only have to believe in its truth; and
it will work for you.
Finally, folks have a problem with living an abundant life. Abundance does not equal ‘to be rich’ and loaded
with money. When you get the love (more
like lust) of money out of your head, your heart will beat with God’s heart to
know that when you seek the will of God for your life and walk in His
righteousness, He will lead you by His Holy Spirit into a life filled with
unspeakable joy and all the other Fruit of the Spirit. And as Matthew 6:33 confirms, He will make
sure you have everything you need to keep on working your talent(s), including
money, in order to carry out your mission here on earth.
Health is creating the good life that
is productive and beneficial, rather than allowing negative forces to create
your life for you1.
Do what makes you ‘happy’, what makes
you work the talent(s) (God’s gifts) in you for the benefit of humanity, even
if your ‘human community’ begins in your home, or church, or workplace. Can it not extend to your state or region,
nation, and eventually to the whole wide world?
Don’t think small about the size of the human population your gift(s)
can reach. When God is in it, it can
multiply by His mathematics, not by earthly exponents.
You must wake up and decide to live a
productive and beneficial (abundant) life.
No one can make that decision for you.
And you must have a plan. Write
down everything you want to start, or if you have started, write the next steps
to take to accomplish your goal, your life-dream, your one thing. Shake the dust off from anyone and anything
that does not support you in working your gift(s) from above and trust in
God. He will surely send people into
your life as divine helpers. He’s only
waiting for you to step out on faith, looking up to Him.
Therefore the Lord will
wait, that He may be gracious to you (Isaiah 30:18a). Our Father is waiting for you to move forward
into your good life of abundance by putting your talent—His gift of
abundance—to good work.
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Osei-Anyamesem. All rights reserved.
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1. Travis, J. (1977). The Wellness Workbook. Mill Valley, CA, USA: Wellness Resource
Center.
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Abundant Life graphic by Greg E. Viehman, M.D.
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