Thursday, July 1, 2010

The Feast: Six Steps to Optimal Health: 2. Heal Your Emotions

*Proverbs 17:22
- “A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.”

*Sirach 38:9-10
- “My son, when you are ill, delay not, but pray to God, who will heal you: Flee wickedness; let your hands be just, cleanse your heart of every sin;”

*The bigger the trials, the bigger the victory :-)


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-What you feel, you can heal.
-Lord puts in us a fantastic system that heals (1. Our bodies have their best repairment; 2. Our bodies have the best army—the antibodies; 3. Our bodies have the best pharmacy in the world—we are able to secrete hormones for us to naturally heal.)

-7.2 M die yearly because of cancer. 85% of all diseases are rooted from negative emotions.

-Pills only relieves us temporarily from pain; but FORGIVENESS is one of the keys to feel better and avoid negative emotions.


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2 ways to get sick (things to avoid):

Too much negative emotions
Too little positive emotions


1. Too Much Negative Emotions

Stress and sickness are related.

>type A personality are prone to heart disease. (controlling, competitive, always rushing, etc.)

>enjoy life; slow down; trust God

>most heart attacks happen on Mondays

Anger and sickness are related

> other people find it hard to forgive


>people who easily get mad have higher death rate (6x) than those who are not (taken from the hostility test taken among doctors)


How to deal with stress:
Ø you cannot pretend that they’re not there… don’t run away from your negative emotions. You can’t escape from them. If you’ll avoid them, one day you’ll be numbed, and they’re still there becoming worse and manifesting in your body.
Ø feel you negative feelings before the Lord and come to Him…pray to Him. Let your problems press you closer to God (instead of making your problems stand between you and God).
Ø you can be yourself and be true to God—it’s okay to air to Him your emotions, sentiments, questions. (Psalm 22 and Psalm 55)
Ø don’t be afraid to ask the Lord why… but remember, they way you ask must be guided and has limitation that is set on trust in Him.


2. Too Little Positive Emotions

>the oil of gladness will bring us good health

>life is too good to be wasted on little things that won’t bring us good.

>focus on your blessings and on good things.

>acknowledge what gives you pain and pray to God for/about it.

>GRATITUDE!—always look for something to be thankful for and happy about.

>TRUST!—when you know that GOD is:
in love with you
thinks of you all the time
has great plans for you
..what can go wrong?

>the Bible has 7,000 direct promises of God and more than 30,000 indirect promises of God.

>1 Peter 5:7
- “7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

> “Devil, you pick the wrong guy, God cares for me!”

>Thank God for what you have.

>Ask God. Believe that you will have it. Feel the feeling of having it already.


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***Challenges and reminders…

change you emotions
reprogram your mind and heart
decide not to be affected by negative people, events, and things
think happy thought (healthy, wealthy, happy)… your emotions follow your mind.
you have a God bigger than your problems
“Greater is He who’s in me than who’s in the word.”



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