Author: Craig Mellendorf

Healthy Success—Part 7: Physical Health
To be limited in our physical health imposes limits on our kingdom .
Two Illustrations for the Human Body
1) - Romans 12:1— present your bodies a living sacrifice
Dying to self instead of indulging self, offering your body to God as worship
2) - 1 Corinthians 3:16 & 6:19
A place where God lives and is to be honored.
God wants us to steward our bodies
so we can be used for His purposes and glory.
Core Components of Physical Health
1.
A. Reduces Stress—Improves Emotional Health
Decreases the body’s stress hormones—cortisol and adrenaline.
Stimulates production of chemicals that make us feel better.
B. Improves Physical Health
Lowers blood pressure and blood sugar, improves cholesterol.
Cuts the risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, colon and breast cancers, osteoporosis and fractures, obesity, depression, and dementia.
Can cure ED by improving blood flow and testosterone levels.
Slows the aging process, increases energy, and prolongs life.
Exercise routine
5-6 times a week except during illness, include strength and cardio.
30-40 minutes moderate (walking) at once/chunks. 20 minutes vigorous.
2.
Limit unhealthy fats, carbs, sugars, and sodium.
Hydrate, get enough protein.
Important: after the diet program, how will you eat? Need a changed lifestyle. To go back to eating the way before you dieted leads to weight gain.
3.
A. - Psalm 127:2; 23:1-6
Experts say adults need at least seven hours per night.
B. - God set up work 6 days, rest 1. Exodus 20:9-11; 31:14
How to Keep the Sabbath
Cease—stop working, thinking about work, stop wanting, stop worrying.
Rest—rest your body, mind, spirit.
Delight—currate joy, feed your soul beauty, do things that replenish you.
Worship—center your soul on gratitude, love, affection for God & from God.

Dave Walters