Wednesday; November 10

I have been trying to eat better and get more exercise lately. Several months ago, I got tired of being tired, so I made the decision to make an adjustment in my lifestyle. While I haven’t reached my goals, I am closer than I was in June. Interestingly, I have noticed a couple of things. First, my clothes fit better; but maybe more importantly, I don’t have as many of the internal issues I had. My bouts with heartburn have all but disappeared. I don’t wake up suffering from what I felt were “sugar hangovers”. I have found that the cravings I used to feel are fewer and father between just by simply eating better. I have known this all along, but when it comes to health, I can be my worst influence or my best advocate.
I am probably not telling you anything you don’t already know – but are we as aware of this in our emotional wellbeing as we are in our physical lives? Have we noticed the correlation between how we feel about life and what we put into our minds? Just as excess sugar and fat can impact our day-to-day health, too much negative stimulus can influence our emotional wellbeing. When our media intake is constantly negative, it is going to get us down. When our entertainment is overly lascivious, it is going to tempt us to pursue evil. Several years ago, we were taught, “We are what we eat”. A modern parallel to this might be “We are influenced by what we input”.
The New Testament challenges us, “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.” (Philippians 4:8). Are we tired of what we have become? Today is a good day to change how we feel by changing what we digest – physically, emotionally and spiritually.

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