Before embarking on your journey to be healthy and fit, you must first address your foundation. Let me explain what I mean …

A strong spirit is the foundation that leads to true health and fitness. Being “Organic” or getting back to where God created you to be starts with your spirit (Tim Elmore).  I am convinced that as our spirit gets stronger, it will have a profound effect on our total health.

Since your body is God’s temple you should glorify Him with it. However, we often give little regard to how we treat our bodies. We don’t get enough sleep, don’t exercise, and don’t eat right. Then to make matters worse we push our bodies to the limit expecting it to keep working just fine. Is it time for you to inspect your building – are you trashing the temple of God?

Many Christians act like they own their body – they can eat whatever they want, they can think whatever they want, they can feel any way they want, they can go without sleep, they can stress their bodies, minds, emotions, choose not to exercise – sit on the coach – yet believe God that they will be healthy.  It doesn’t work that way.  James 2:20 states “Faith without works is dead” (KJV).  This verse applies to all areas of our lives including our health.  We have to make the commitment or covenant that our body is not our own.  We’re supposed to live to 120 years of age, but the average American checks out at 75.5 years of age.  (Dr. Don Colbert).

What we do in the body, will affect our spirit, because our spirit lives in the Body (Jentezen Franklin).

So here’s the first step to total health and fitness … Forgive!!!!!

Do yourself a favor – accept people for who they are (Joyce Meyer)

Forgiveness does not come easy for most people, but it’s what we must do in order to truly be healthy. When we forgive, we are being obedient to God and ultimately protecting our bodies from sickness and disease. Sometimes forgiveness has to be directed toward ourselves. I know for me, forgiving myself is sometimes harder than forgiving others.

Make the choice today to forgive and then to move on. You will be glad you did. Total health will not happen unless you start with forgiveness.

I encourage you to stop reading right now. Grab a pen and paper and write down all the people you need to forgive. Remember that list may include you.

Once you have the list completed make a conscious decision to forgive right now. This is a choice based on your spirit, not on your emotions. You may not “feel” like you can forgive the people on your list, but don’t worry, if you make the decision to forgive, that’s what matters. 

Now, tear up the list and make a decision to move on.

Be Organic God’s Way!

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