The Daily Guide
Your body and your spirit
The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, But who can bear a broken spirit?
Proverbs 18:14 - NKJV
The spirit maintains life in the body. There are many reasons for physical death occurring but it is when the spirit permanently departs from the body that a person is said to have died. At a daily level also the spirit has direct impact on the condition of the body. A person with a strong, healthy, whole spirit will find his or her physical body benefits from it. That person is likely to enjoy more health and speedier recoveries from sickness. Ja.2:26.
I praise God for my good health. I admit I start physically from the basis of a strong body which I've taken good care of. I also eat healthily, exercise and get sufficient rest. Nevertheless, I'm sure this health I enjoy is more than just a physical thing. It is also a spiritual thing. Here are four spiritual elements contributing to my good health: 1) Jesus is in my life as my Saviour and Shepherd, 2) The Holy Spirit is in my life and so I have the fruit of the spirit, 3) I have faith in Christ's substitutionary sacrifice at Calvary and the consequent promises, 4) I daily absorb the Word of God into my heart as nourishment to my spirit. Mal.4:2, Gal.5:22-23, Psa.103:3-4.
Do you want to experience better health? Then remember to nourish your spirit with the Word of God! The Word of God embraced and taken in by the heart strengthens and builds up your spirit. The Word of God in the human spirit provides life and cure to the body. Prov.4:20-23, Jer.15:16, Deut.8:3.
Nourish yourself daily on God's Word
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