Medicine

Every morning before I begin my weightlifting & morning walk, I get motivated by waking each day around 5:15 and pouring a cup of coffee. I participate in “the morning scroll.” I than go to my Bible Gateway app and read wherever God is leading me. Sometimes He really isn’t leading me anywhere. There are seasons. Sometimes I’m reading continuously through various books of the Bible. Sometimes He’s got a lot to say to me and it’s obvious. Other times, I pick a passage and see where it leads and what direction He may take. Sometimes I feel He’s really pouring into me other times not so much. But the most important thing to me is that I keep reading even when I’m feeling like I’ve hit a dry spell because just when I least expect it, He shows up in a big way. When I say he “shows up”, He is always with me, I’m just not quite feeling a stirring, if that makes sense.

I love meditating on God’s word. It’s a key component to my overall wellness. There are so many scriptures I can meditate on any given day depending on what is happening in my life. Meditating on God’s word allows me to not only continuously pour positivity into my life, but it also makes me open to allow God’s Holy Spirit to work. (**His word is like medicine) I rely on The Holy Spirit as I rely on water to keep me hydrated. It isn’t always easy, and I’m not always disciplined. Some days it’s like starting all over. It’s kind of like learning to ride a bike…except you never fully learn. It’s always important to get right back up and right back into His word even when you don’t feel like it. If you exercise, there are days you simply don’t feel like doing it. Often, though, those are the days you experience the best workouts. It’s the same with reading and studying God’s word.

**Proverbs 3:7-8

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
It will be health to your flesh,
And strength to your bones.

**Proverbs 4:20-22

My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.