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7 Steps to Honor God with Your Health

7 GOSPEL TRUTHS FOR YOUR HEALTH JOURNEY

1. Honoring God is the best motivation—when we seek to honor God in all that we do, we know the victory has already been won. Seeking God’s glory puts us in step with the almighty God of the universe and his relentless power. Getting our lives caught up in the current of God’s love and his honor, will keep us from paddling upstream against his sure purposes for our lives. If we stay healthy for God’s glory, and God is for us, who can be against us!?
2. Slow is better than fast—sisters let’s banish the all-or-nothing thinking that is produced by our body shame. We want to be as healthy as we can for the rest of our lives, for the glory of God. We want these changes to be permanent. And we certainly don’t want the yo-yo dieting coaster to become our ride-or-die. To find lasting success in the slow lane of health, let’s ask ourselves the question: “What do I need to be successful at this for the rest of my life?” God created our brains with an amazing ability to give us great solutions when we ask ourselves great questions.
3. Your worth is in Christ alone—I don’t know about you, but I feel pretty sure of my worth in Christ until I see another girl who is more successful, more fit, or more put together than I am. When I’m alone with Jesus in my Bible, I feel confident in the body he gave me, the talents he created me with, and the circumstances in my life that I know he’s using for good. But the temptation to compare and feel less than others is very real for me. This is why I daily need to cling to Christ and the truth he speaks about me in his word. I desperately need those reminders in my life each day.
4. God cares about every detail of your life—he is not only a big-picture God but a God of the details as well. He cares about the mundane and unseen. He notices when I can’t sleep at 3 am. He shouts for joy over that tough parenting moment I handled with the grace that no one will ever see. He delights me with his creativity in how the sunset never looks the same way twice. He meets me on my daily walks and gave me the muscles to exercise. He created in detail all the good things I pile in my salad. And he whispers to me when I’ve spent too much time scrolling and my thoughts are dwelling in unfruitful places. Nothing is too small to be untouched by his love. When we feel alone, he is there, loving us in vivid detail.
5. The enemy is against you, but God is for you—let’s not forget we have a real and present enemy of our souls. The devil is prowling around like a roaring lion seeking to devour us. Satan wants us sick, unhealthy, tired, and stuck. He wants to make our lives as miserable as possible and dampen our kingdom impact. But the end of the story is that God is for us, and he conquered the power of the enemy when he died on the cross and rose again three days later. The victory belongs to the Lord, and he is on our side.
6. Lean in the promptings and conviction of the Holy Spirit—the very best plan for healthy living is individualized to each one of us and is based on something we can continue for the rest of our lives. There is no better way to tailor our approach to something that will last than to lean into the promptings and conviction of the Holy Spirit. When we don’t know what to do next, we can simply ask for wisdom and the Bible tells us he gives it generously to all without finding fault. (James 1:5)