Most of us have something that makes us feel better when we’re sick. Chicken noodle soup, for one. For me, it was Canada Dry Ginger Ale, room temperature. And of course cough drops and medicine.
Feeling better and getting better are two different things. You can feel better but still feel sick. You can be getting better but feel horrible. The difference is a state of physical well-being and mental well-being.
The road to getting better is simple, you take your medicine and have your comfort foods and rest. You don’t see people bathing in soup, or soaking their tired, weary bones in ginger ale. They’re not sitting in their living room with twenty bottles of cough syrup in front of them, just looking at them and reading the directions.
That sounds silly, doesn’t it?
We know that we have to ingest the medication, not wear it and not be surrounded by it. Unless we take our daily dose with rest (physical well-being), and partake in something that brings us comfort (mental well-being), we will not get better.
Likewise with our spiritual well-being. It’s seems to be easier to let our spiritual side get sick. Everyday we’re bombarded with worldly toxins. News, movies, gossip, innuendos, must haves and what about me attitudes. Being surrounded by the things of this world can easily and swiftly damage your spiritual well-being. But we must MUST! be careful to nurture our spirit in the right way.
Often times we surround ourselves with church folk, have a sermon playing on the radio, Christian music, read thru our devotion and say a prayer throughout the day. But the act of doing these things, more often than not, give us the misleading sense of physical and mental well-being.
We must ingest God’s word, the sermons, the Christian music, devotions and give over completely to prayer.
Like medicine for our physical bodies, we must indulge in the word of God. Allow the salt and savor of the word to dance on our lips, coat our tongues and dwell in our mouths to taste the full flavor. Then swallow God’s word and let it flow throughout our bodies and minds. Giving it space to linger and be absorbed into our very being.
You see, being around medication will not make you whole. Just like surrounding ourselves with the ‘things’ that are Godly and spiritual will not nourish, provide or sustain us. We must consume, devour, feed on and be fed from God and his word on a daily basis to help maintain our spiritual health and walk.
Matthew 5:5
You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat.
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