As I travel all over the world, I observed that most people in the church are just as sick and unhealthy as the unbelievers.
Rollback time, several years ago (too many years to mention lol!!!)…when I was in my late teens and early 20’s, I didn’t know many people who were sick and unhealthy, in spite of their age. I was serving active duty in the Air Force, where staying fit and being in health was a top priority because there was a standard to maintain. Overweight people who were in an unhealthy weight and/or BMI (Body Mass Index) would immediately get placed on an exercise-monitoring program. If
improvements were not made to get them back to expected standards, in a reasonable amount of time, they would eventually be discharged as they were deemed unfit for military service!
Unlike our military branches, we cannot ‘discharge’ people from the Kingdom because they neglect their
health, nor would we want to. People are way too precious! In the Kingdom, we have compassion and we pray for the sick. However, we can learn a vital lesson from the military; those who wanted to stay enlisted had to take charge of their diet and exercise and regain a healthy BMI.
Some people need more than prayer, they need a changed lifestyle where they take charge of their health. We are to glorify God in our bodies and this is the only vehicle we will have to fulfill the call of God.
1 Cor. 3:16 NKJV “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”
I have been around many people all throughout my life. I have owned my business for over 26 years, and I worked with thousands of people. While employed as a church staff pastor and directing a training center, I also came into close contact with lots of Christians. Later on, I launched an international ministry, where I preached all over the world. After traveling
both throughout the USA and abroad for over a decade, conducting missions and events to thousands of people, I have come in close contact with all kinds of people from various walks of life.
You may think this next statement sounds critical, but it is not, it is just my
observation and conclusions based on what I have seen.
One thing remains true, the majority of people that I have met are overweight and unhealthy. Some of them lack energy and are often sick. Then others are very ill facing severe symptoms. In fact, some will die if they don’t receive a miracle from God or have immediate medical intervention. These dear people are faced with the harsh reality that they must make drastic changes before it is too late. Many people are like ticking time bombs-ready to explode at any minute. Sadly, some don’t heed the warning signals their bodies are sending to them. They reject these warning signals and keep on with their unhealthy patterns.
Now I know that some individuals have tried and failed many times over with fad diets. This is not an accusation against
them; they tried and probably tried hard!!! The reality is, diets don’t work! People lose their weight, and within months they are back to where they started. Perhaps with extra weight too!
In desperation, some people reach out to unhealthy options in an attempt to correct their problem; but because of a lack of knowledge or bad advice, these can cause adverse side effects. People will try pills, wonder-working health drinks, or even worse, undergo dangerous surgeries (that they pay or with their loss of health down the line), or unhealthy fad diets that can
end up destroying their organs over time.
Hos. 4:6 NKJV “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.“
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We can’t dump massive amounts of chemicals in the form of energy drinks, alcohol, sodas, and toxic junk food into our bodies and expect to walk in divine health! Yet so many people continue in their unhealthy ways of binging on donuts, ice creams, burgers, chips, greasy fries, white flour bread, and simple high glycemic carbs and think it’s the devil attacking when
they feel horrible and have an adverse doctor’s reports. Or worse yet, get hit with a heart attack, have a stroke, develop diabetes, or cancer comes knocking on their door. It isn’t the enemy, it’s mostly bad choices!!!!!
Becoming sick and dying of a disease isn’t God’s will for His people. Jesus died to save us from our sins and sickness.
To get different results, we all need to wake up and do something about it. This takes courage, a willingness to risk, and determination to stick to the plan that will produce a lasting change.
If you are struggling with your health, you can do what I did nearly two decades ago. Make a decision to go ALL-IN!
Start moving forward in your health and don’t quit. If you would like my help, reach out. It would be my honor to be your health coach and walk with you in your journey of transformation!