On July 12, 2006, God gave a word to me in a prayer meeting with a group of trusted friends as we prayed together for strength and revelation. It was short and simple, but so very profound!
“The path to health is in the mouth, what goes into it, and what comes out of it.”
As I have reflected on this word from the Lord, its power and wisdom amazes me. What we eat and drink goes into our mouths, and the choices we make in these areas are so important. What we say and pray also comes out of our mouths, and it is a key to our spiritual life. What we decree in Jesus Name can change things, and what we eat can directly change our bodies. Our words need to align with God's word, and should be positive, not negative. What we eat and what we say both effect us in huge ways. They go hand in hand for our health.
Life is an adventure...and it can pass you by if you aren't looking for it. How do you look for life or have an adventure with it? Live it the way God intended for you to...live it to the fullest. Love and respect yourself - get healthy and take care of your body and soul, look for the best in people - even if they are the worst, look for the best and rejoice in that. Begin to take advantage of the pathway to health and blessing that God has provided for you.
For too long good Christians have been influenced by our culture in the things we eat and the way we prepare them. It is high time that we shake off the bondage of the culture and set ourselves free from ways of eating that foster addictions to sugar and flour and fried foods. I must do this -- and so do many others in America. And if we love our children, we must help them build a good foundation of eating and lifestyle habits. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6.)
Taking care of our temples (our bodies) is a responsibility many of us Christians need to work on. America is becoming a health wasteland, because in large part to bad choices, both individually and collectively. Chronic disease is epidemic in the United States. Cancer is the number one killer. Diabetis, Lupus, Krohns disease are on the rise. More children are being born with ADHD and autistic. One big contributing reason: American diet. Our immune system is hammered with chemicals, preservatives, nitrites, sulfites, phosphates, and heavy metals. All of this can contribute to chronic disease and cancer.
On top of all this, we have record pollution rates in our environment. The healthiness of water we drink is suspect in many parts of the country. Manmade electromagnetic fields invade our bodies on a regular basis. The air we breathe is often laced with bad things. To add insult to injury, the greenhouse effect and other negatives from our out of balance ecosystem are contributing to global warming, rises in skin cancer, and severe climate changes that affect the health of many people. Bad choices beget bad situations. We must humble ourselves, respond to God's truth, and repent and change our ways.
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