There’s a lot of focus these days on being healthy. You can read books, surf the Internet, listen to podcasts, and watch videos and television programs to learn the best fitness routines, good sources of nutrition, and the healthiest food to eat. In fact, millions of dollars are spent on teaching and learning how to obtain a healthy lifestyle. But can you imagine how much better this world would be if people spent as much money and research on how to be spiritually healthy as they do for obtaining a healthy body? The Bible says in 1 Timothy 4:8, “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” In other words staying spiritually fit will reap benefits not only for your life here on earth but most importantly for all eternity. Develop habits that will keep you motivated to exercise your spiritual muscles. Keep your Bible close by and in plain sight so that you will read it often. Set time each day for worship and devotions. And don’t forget daily quiet time to not only talk to God but listen for Holy Spirit guidance. You alone have control over your schedule and unless you make your spiritual health a high priority, you’ll backslide until you no longer have a relationship with God at all. That’s why it’s important to stay healthy spiritually and the results will be manifested in all that you do and say to bring God honor and glory.
Psalm 73:26 KJV - My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Hebrews 12:1 KJV - Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Ephesians 6:10-13 KJV - Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Romans 12:1 KJV - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.