 Prior posts in this series are here, here, here, & hereWhen it comes to body health, I must admit that I’ve been a typical American most of my life. Since the time I was small, I’ve eaten whatever was put in front of me, and too much of it. Once I made it past 21 or 22 years of age, my body weight seemed to balloon more easily than I thought possible.
The sad thing is, I didn’t consider my nutritional habits in light of what God thought at all. I knew the teachings of the Bible that instructed me to be a steward of the things God has given me… (Matthew 25:14-26), but I didn’t “get” that my physical health was one of those things.
What happened to make me aware of the connection was a gracious gift from the hand of God. Here’s the story…
My body health story
Due to a handful of factors, I found myself in need of a break from ministry in the fall of 2011. My church family allowed me to take a
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As I said in the last post… your stewardship before God begins with yourself. You can’t lead others to be healthy, unless you are healthy. You won’t be able to lead others, until you lead yourself – and I’m sure you know, that’s not as easy as it sounds. We are complex creatures.
God made us beautifully complex from the moment of creation. Unspoiled by sin, I’m sure Adam and Eve were a wonder to behold. I wish I could have known them (someday I will). But when sin entered the picture it twisted their (and our) beautiful complexity into a mess that is itself complicated beyond recognition. Emotional instability, mental illness, birth defects, personality issues, and many more such things are examples of what sin’s presence in the world has done to us. Because of that fact, every one of us has been tainted by sin’s far-reaching effects in multiple ways, from the inside out.
THAT is a big part of why it’s extremely difficult for us to take responsibility for ourselves. We are broken in ways beyond our comprehension, but nevertheless are called by our Savior to be responsible stewards anyway.
That’s the starting point for this website
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