Living Whole with Chronic Pain
May the God of peace sanctify you, making you whole ~ spirit, soul, & body!
There's A Better Way To Live
This is from the book: Biblezine Divine Health. By Dr. Don and Mary Colbert.
(The following is the opening of the book so you will know how and where the book works)
No matter how healthy you may be, there's always room for improvement. God's plan for health, which we call divine health, is based upon the concept of wholeness. This is health that takes into account physical factors as well as emotional, psychological, and spiritual factors. When all aspects of a person's being are strong, vibrant, filled with energy, and free of disease, that person is moving toward wholeness.
Divine health presents one of God's foremost health manuals for living a healthy, "whole" life - The New Testament. The Bible is like an owner's manual for your life. It not only addresses spiritual issues, but also practical issues related to your body, relationships, and to the ways in which you think and feel about yourself and the world around you.
In addition to Bible commentary information ("Insights into the World"), you'll find calendars that address seasonal tips for whole-person living, and short segments that provide "Wise Choices" and "Q&A" on Bible health principles. You will also find "Health Check" quizzes to help you determine your own level of wholeness. Main features about the Bible's plan for whole-person living are found in segments labeled "The Ultimate Health Resource" and "Wholeness 101".
There are a number of features that address the food you eat, including "Righteous Recipes" that use healthful foods, many of which are mentioned in the Bible. You'll also enjoy the tidbits of information found porting the food laws of the Old Testament in a series of features titled "The Law and Science". There are features on "What Would Jesus Eat?" as well as "Bible Beverages." "The Condiment Cabinet" features present various condiments, herbs, and spices mentioned in the Bible.
Bible-inspired information related to specific ailments is found in the "Scripture Solutions" section of features. As for exercise, you'll find good tips in the "Walking The Walk" segments.
Some of the features focus on emotional health, include features titled "The Healthy Soul" and "Overcoming Obstinate Obstacles". Since many emotional and physical ailments are linked to stress, don't overlook the "Stress Busters" segments.
Specific needs of men and women are addressed in feature sections titled, "Women's Issues" and "Men's Issues". Beauty and health often are closely related and you'll enjoy reading about the "beautiful people" in the Word of God ("People Called 'Beautiful' in the Bible"), as well as short bits of information under the banner "Godly 'n' Goodlookin".
Don't miss the fun information in the special section titled "Creating Your Own Bible-Land Spa". There's also information about gardening - both as a means of growing food and herbs and as a means of creating a place of beauty for nourishment of the soul. Check out "Gardening for Health" features.
Enjoy! But do more than enjoy the read. Start putting into practice what you learn. You'll feel better for it, and be better equipped to fulfill your purpose on this earth with the best quality of health possible.
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Wholeness 101
"A Life "Flowing with Milk and Honey"
The Bible speaks in several places about the Israelites going to and occupying a land "flowing with milk and honey" Exodus 3:8, 17, 13:5, 33:3; Jeremiah 11:5, 32:22; Ezekiel 20:6, 15.
What does this mean?
In the natural, a land flowing with milk refers to a land fertile enough to have great pastures capable of supporting large herds of cattle and flocks of goats and sheep. The milk of cattle was not consumed - it was used solely for nurturing calves - but the milk of goats was made into cheese and yogurt for human consumption. Herds and flocks were signs of prosperity and health to the Israelites. A land "flowing with milk" was a land blessed by God, who alone could cause flocks and herds to multiply.
A land "flowing with honey" referred to a land that could support an abundance of fruit trees and vines, their flowers being the source of nectar that bees would turn into honey. Such a land would have plenty of food for the Israelites, and have a satisfying "sweetness". It was a land conducive to farming and high yields of crops. It was a land in which man could use his talents and skills to plant, cultivate, and harvest.
In the emotional and spiritual sense, a land with many flocks, herds, and cultivated fruit trees and vineyards was a land of peace. One of the first things that warring nomadic tribes did as they invaded a territory was to consume or drive away a people's flocks and herds, and to strip the trees and vines of their fruit.
God promised His people a land filled to overflowing with prosperity, fruitfulness, and peace. The joy of living in the fullness of His Promised Land was a joy that satisfied both the body and soul. It was a joy rooted in God doing what only God can do, and man doing what God has equipped man to do. It was a land in which God and man worked together to bring about great blessings.
We know it is possible to live with great material prosperity and not be spiritually or emotionally fulfilled. We also know it is possible to feel content even in times of great material or physical need. God's desire is for His people to know material and natural fruitfulness and spiritual and emotional fulfillment.
Fruitfulness and fulfillment - those are foremost hallmarks of a genuine "Promised Land".
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Biblical Fasting
Fasting in the Bible is usually accompanied by prayer, and at times by doing good works. It is a mater meant to be exclusively between a person and God. The Hebrew word for fasting (tsum) means "to cover over" -- as in covering the mouth. The Greek work for fasting (nesteia) means "to abstain from food."
The ancient Israelites fasted on the Day of Atonement. (Leviticus 16:29-31). In other places in the Bible, people fasted as a sign of mourning (1Samuel 31:13); as an act of repentance (Daniel 9:3-19); as a means of seeking God on behalf of those who were suffering or sick (2Samuel 12:16-23); or as a means of clearing the mind in a time of important decision making (2Chronicles 20:1-18). Fasting was thought to have both spiritual and physical recuperative and therapeutic value -- as a means of cleansing body and soul, and bringing about greater wholeness.
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And page after page has those types of comments along with the Scripture on each page that goes along with them.
I am REALLY enjoying this book, and do recommend it to each and every one! And I will be posting various articles from the book for you all!!
Blessings,
Coach Marla
(The following is the opening of the book so you will know how and where the book works)
No matter how healthy you may be, there's always room for improvement. God's plan for health, which we call divine health, is based upon the concept of wholeness. This is health that takes into account physical factors as well as emotional, psychological, and spiritual factors. When all aspects of a person's being are strong, vibrant, filled with energy, and free of disease, that person is moving toward wholeness.
Divine health presents one of God's foremost health manuals for living a healthy, "whole" life - The New Testament. The Bible is like an owner's manual for your life. It not only addresses spiritual issues, but also practical issues related to your body, relationships, and to the ways in which you think and feel about yourself and the world around you.
In addition to Bible commentary information ("Insights into the World"), you'll find calendars that address seasonal tips for whole-person living, and short segments that provide "Wise Choices" and "Q&A" on Bible health principles. You will also find "Health Check" quizzes to help you determine your own level of wholeness. Main features about the Bible's plan for whole-person living are found in segments labeled "The Ultimate Health Resource" and "Wholeness 101".
There are a number of features that address the food you eat, including "Righteous Recipes" that use healthful foods, many of which are mentioned in the Bible. You'll also enjoy the tidbits of information found porting the food laws of the Old Testament in a series of features titled "The Law and Science". There are features on "What Would Jesus Eat?" as well as "Bible Beverages." "The Condiment Cabinet" features present various condiments, herbs, and spices mentioned in the Bible.
Bible-inspired information related to specific ailments is found in the "Scripture Solutions" section of features. As for exercise, you'll find good tips in the "Walking The Walk" segments.
Some of the features focus on emotional health, include features titled "The Healthy Soul" and "Overcoming Obstinate Obstacles". Since many emotional and physical ailments are linked to stress, don't overlook the "Stress Busters" segments.
Specific needs of men and women are addressed in feature sections titled, "Women's Issues" and "Men's Issues". Beauty and health often are closely related and you'll enjoy reading about the "beautiful people" in the Word of God ("People Called 'Beautiful' in the Bible"), as well as short bits of information under the banner "Godly 'n' Goodlookin".
Don't miss the fun information in the special section titled "Creating Your Own Bible-Land Spa". There's also information about gardening - both as a means of growing food and herbs and as a means of creating a place of beauty for nourishment of the soul. Check out "Gardening for Health" features.
Enjoy! But do more than enjoy the read. Start putting into practice what you learn. You'll feel better for it, and be better equipped to fulfill your purpose on this earth with the best quality of health possible.
________________________________________________________________________
Wholeness 101
"A Life "Flowing with Milk and Honey"
The Bible speaks in several places about the Israelites going to and occupying a land "flowing with milk and honey" Exodus 3:8, 17, 13:5, 33:3; Jeremiah 11:5, 32:22; Ezekiel 20:6, 15.
What does this mean?
In the natural, a land flowing with milk refers to a land fertile enough to have great pastures capable of supporting large herds of cattle and flocks of goats and sheep. The milk of cattle was not consumed - it was used solely for nurturing calves - but the milk of goats was made into cheese and yogurt for human consumption. Herds and flocks were signs of prosperity and health to the Israelites. A land "flowing with milk" was a land blessed by God, who alone could cause flocks and herds to multiply.
A land "flowing with honey" referred to a land that could support an abundance of fruit trees and vines, their flowers being the source of nectar that bees would turn into honey. Such a land would have plenty of food for the Israelites, and have a satisfying "sweetness". It was a land conducive to farming and high yields of crops. It was a land in which man could use his talents and skills to plant, cultivate, and harvest.
In the emotional and spiritual sense, a land with many flocks, herds, and cultivated fruit trees and vineyards was a land of peace. One of the first things that warring nomadic tribes did as they invaded a territory was to consume or drive away a people's flocks and herds, and to strip the trees and vines of their fruit.
God promised His people a land filled to overflowing with prosperity, fruitfulness, and peace. The joy of living in the fullness of His Promised Land was a joy that satisfied both the body and soul. It was a joy rooted in God doing what only God can do, and man doing what God has equipped man to do. It was a land in which God and man worked together to bring about great blessings.
We know it is possible to live with great material prosperity and not be spiritually or emotionally fulfilled. We also know it is possible to feel content even in times of great material or physical need. God's desire is for His people to know material and natural fruitfulness and spiritual and emotional fulfillment.
Fruitfulness and fulfillment - those are foremost hallmarks of a genuine "Promised Land".
________________________________________________________________________
Biblical Fasting
Fasting in the Bible is usually accompanied by prayer, and at times by doing good works. It is a mater meant to be exclusively between a person and God. The Hebrew word for fasting (tsum) means "to cover over" -- as in covering the mouth. The Greek work for fasting (nesteia) means "to abstain from food."
The ancient Israelites fasted on the Day of Atonement. (Leviticus 16:29-31). In other places in the Bible, people fasted as a sign of mourning (1Samuel 31:13); as an act of repentance (Daniel 9:3-19); as a means of seeking God on behalf of those who were suffering or sick (2Samuel 12:16-23); or as a means of clearing the mind in a time of important decision making (2Chronicles 20:1-18). Fasting was thought to have both spiritual and physical recuperative and therapeutic value -- as a means of cleansing body and soul, and bringing about greater wholeness.
________________________________________________________________________
And page after page has those types of comments along with the Scripture on each page that goes along with them.
I am REALLY enjoying this book, and do recommend it to each and every one! And I will be posting various articles from the book for you all!!
Blessings,
Coach Marla
Tags: biblical, divine, health, land, living, promised, scripture, whole, wholeness
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly Walker (& Donald) on -
WOW! MARLA!! I think you hit the JACKPOT when it comes to books that represent all that LIVING WHOLE is about! I am on my way over to Woman of Faith where I found this book on sale this morning! I am seriously going to be checking into this book and to see if it is the right book for a "book study" here at LW - maybe for a "Summer Session". Anyways...I am excited at your find and want to join you on the journey. Maybe between the two of us we could post enough to be able to have a decent discussion about parts of it, even with those who don't purchase the book. Thanks for taking the time to write so much for us already! BRAVO!
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Permalink Reply by Coach Marla on -
You are soooooo welcome!
I will continue to write various different
things I find in the book....maybe even
some of the yummy recipes they have!!
Book study sounds like fun!
I so hope you will get the book and enjoy
it just as much as I have so far....=)
Blessings,
Marla
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Permalink Reply by Amy K on -
This sounds like a book full of incredible information, designed just for us, well, everybody really! How exciting!
I want it, too. Will be looking of it on sale.
Thanks Marla!
Love to you,
Amy
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Permalink Reply by debbie on -
Oh my, I am so excited, I beleive I have this book, its up on the shelf with my recipe books, I forgot all about it. Will be heading to kitchen to look, as soon as chat is over. Cant wait to dig into it along with you.
YSIC
debbie/can
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Permalink Reply by smileyhappyhealthymom on
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Coach Marla,
Wow!!!!! I soooo have to read this book! I love this! I am going to have to buy and read this book, then pass it on to my mother who thinks it's time to throw in the Hep C towel, I can't let her do that. I may be a grown woman but I still need my best friend, my mom. It's not the same if she goes to live with Jesus. He hasn't warned me yet, and he always does. Anywho, I miss you girlfriend. When can we go for coffee at Java City again? I will email you soon dear. : )
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