The Whole Man

In 2009, we have to become serious about the whole man - Mind, Body & Soul.    We have to develop the whole man.  We need to keep renewing our mind, we have to care about health & wellness of our body and we have to care about our spiritual self.   More important, do you attend a church that cares about the whole man?

 

Yesterday, at church we kicked off are Health & Wellness Ministry for 2009.  We had a medical doctor & nurse come in and gives us information about health issues in the United States.  More importantly, he said that you have to be an 'advocate' for your own health.  You can't leave it up to the doctors, ask questions about your health.  Be an advocate for your health and move.  These two points I think were the most important points that I took away.  Don't just allow a doctor to say, your blood pressure is high and you just start popping a pill with out asking what is my blood pressure and how do I go about lowering it.  You have to 'move', he said we are one of the most sedentary countries in the world.  We have to get off that couch and move.

 

Over the past weeks , we have been given books to read for the leadership team and for the entrepreneurs at church.  My Pastors are making sure that we continue to renew our mind.  They are caring for more then the soul of a man, but making sure that they care about the 'whole man'. 

 

In 2009, do you have someone besides yourself being an advocate for your 'whole man'?

Spitirual Family

The other day I went to my Spiritual Father's mother birthday celebration. It was awesome to hear what other women around the same age as her, had to say how she has spiritually blessed their lives. How in reality she has become 'the pastor' of he senior housing village. As I sat listening to everyone else, I thought about what she has meant to me since I met her. We have truly connected since I met her two years ago. We can talk to each other without speaking. She is an awesome person who has so much wisdom and discernment. Yet, this morning I fully received the revelation of the impact of this women on my life. Because of her I have an awesome spiritual father and because of him I have an awesome spiritual mother. You know God gives us a natural family tree, but yet he also blesses us with a spiritual family tree; if we receive it. The natural family tree gives you life and a heritage, but the spiritual family tree truly births your purpose and destiny. When you have spiritual grandparents, spiritual parents and spiritual sisters they make sure that there are no spiritual abortion. They make sure that you birth forth your purpose and destiny. Take time today and make sure that you have a strong spiritural famity tree. Your life depends on it!

2008 Financial Crisis - Spiritual Viewpoint

As I watched the Bailout Bill not pass the House on Monday and the market plunge to 777.68. I thought of a lot of things. I did not panic as the President may have suggested last week. I didn't want to pull the money from my 401k or investments. First of all, my God is bigger then all of this. Plus, isn't 7 God's perfect number; now we know 777 is the perfect number's for a gambler (which I am not). Didn't He say, " That He would supply all my needs according to His riches and glory". His not mine or the world's. Do you think that when God told Noah to build the Ark, then take two of every animal and his family in the ark; the earth will be flooded. He did not stop and before he closed the Ark door and say 'God how many days are we going to be in this state, we may not have enough food'. No, Noel closed the door of the Ark and knew that God would supply all their needs. He trusted Him. Remember, the widow's oil in 2 Kings 4:1-7, when she cried out to the man of God and his response was, what do you have in your house? She had oil. He told her to borrow jugs and containers from neighbors and then go in your house with sons and lock the door and pour oil into them then set it aside. She poured until she had no more containers. She then went back to the man of God and he told her to go and pay off her debt and you and your sons live off what is left over. In the time of crisis this tells us that God cares for His faithful who are in need and distress. Also, she did not hesitate to respond to the instructions of the man of God in faith and obedience. This is the time to stay in prayer and build up your faith. Knowing that God has your back. Remember, He is our JEHOVAH-JIREH. This is the time to pray the Prayer of Committal. You can commit yourself and all of the cares and worries of your mind to Him and enjoy divine peace. This is truly the season to before more faithful and committed. This is the time to give over everything to God and have greater FAITH then ever. My personal reminder is the birds chirping in the morning (sometimes to early), going about their day. Knowing that their creator will provide them with the food they need to survive. Be strong and know that God knows what you need and has your back.