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This past weekend, as we continued our series on getting a 20/20 vision for life, I invited my wonderful wife Colleen to speak about a topic that she is very passionate about – our health. God has given her a keen desire to pursue not only her own health, but also to impart His wisdom in this area to others as well. Our bodies are very much a part of who we are, and if we want to live a 20/20 LIFE, we need to get God’s Vision for Our Health. Here’s some of what she had to say:

Most of us have gone from darkness to light spiritually, but I want us to go from darkness to light physically as well. That requires having a vision for our health. Those who lack this, usually experience a sense of discomfort, guilt or discouragement when the subject is broached. If that’s the case for us, it means we’ve bought into guilt and condemnation. That’s not God’s way. He wants us to experience conviction that will lead to true change.

God wants us to have healthy bodies, and when we get His vision for our health, it restores our hope, incentive and courage to break free from the desires of the carnal appetite. It enables us to discern and choose between those things that sustain and enrich us over those that satisfy but destroy us. In addition, it also establishes us as good role models to those we have been given charge over. Having a vision for our health will motivate us to increase in biblical knowledge and wisdom concerning health, which will then be reflected in our daily choices – choices that will honor, glorify and please Him.

On the other hand, when we lack a vision for our health, we don’t exercise restraint. In fact, we tend to view constraints as nothing more than limitations to our freedom and happiness. We become a poor influence to the generations below us and, ultimately, fall short of God’s best as both the quality and length of our lives are shortened unnecessarily – something that must sadden our loving Father.

For many of us, it’s time for a change. That means we need to recognize and admit our need for change. Then we must institute a plan to change. And then, for change to truly take place, we must be committed to the plan. If we want to walk in God’s healing, we first need to get His vision for our health.

This was a good message, and very timely for many of us. Doesn’t it make sense to have a vision for your health? If this has touched a chord in your heart, let me encourage you to listen to or watch the full recording of this message, and then, visit our bookstore to pick up some of the many resources for healthy living Pastor Colleen has made available to us there. Don’t miss out on the blessings of a healthy life. Diligently pursue God’s Vision for Your Health!

My Vision for Health

• I will live to reflect my gratitude for His goodness, His greatness and His power.
• I will consider the price that He paid to purchase me.
• I will remind myself of the truth that I am not my own but I am His temple.
• I will be accountable to Him, presenting myself daily to Him as a living sacrifice.
• I will choose first the living foods that He designed me to benefit from and avoid those altered by man.
• I will discipline my body to enable me to finish this race and glorify Him.