The Lord sustains the weak on their sickbed
and restores them from their bed of illness.
Psalm 41, 3
Dear family in the Lord!
What a promise! Especially in these days were everybody seems to believe that "it's going around".
In the spirit of "Oh taste and see that the Lord is good" let's think about how we can avoid catching "it". This season offers you all sorts of sweet treats and baked goodies, paired with the desire to huddle at home. As much as I love all of the above I want to share a new thought with you.
What happens when you eat a sweet treat? Your body reacts to the sugar! Usually you interpret that reaction as positive and stimulating. There you have your pattern. You're hooked. You want more. Society tells you it makes you human to tick this way. -For my salty tooth audience that was about to zone out reading this I want to point out that the simple carbs in chips and crackers have the same effect on your body, so keep those peepers engaged- Now what about if you were hooked to a food that did more than stimulate you- it would first of all sustain and saturate you?
You are what you eat and you crave what you eat- hence: you crave what you are. Sobering, huh?
Reminds me of the story in the Gospel where Jesus asks his followers to eat his flesh and drink his blood. We talked about that in Spa #10 Offensive Cuisine. People were very entertained by Jesus. He fed them, he excited them by performing miracles of healing and other sorts. He stimulated them to stick around. Like putting marshmallows in a salad. But when he told them that they need to get also sustained and saturated by him, most of them took off. Sobering, huh? God wants to go deep with us. We decide if we let God tickle us, if we allow him to stimulate us or if we let him touch and mold us, if we allow him to sustain us. Sniffing Jesus means just sniffing. Eating Jesus means becoming Jesus.
Can we come alongside God to sustain us on the sickbed? Maybe we can even do our part and avoid ending up on the sickbed altogether? The key is truly acknowledging and honoring your immune system as a force that can work for you or can be weakened by your choices.
Here some reminders on how to
STAY STRONG or GET BETTER
by merely natural means:
1) Sugar intake. You've heard this before. Limit/ avoid sugar intake to not add stress to your challenged immune system.
2) Eat saturating foods. Dark green leafy veggies such as kale, spinach, broccoli to boost Vitamin C intake.
3) Drink loads of water! Dehydration is a direct consequence from suffering from allergies and linked to sinus, ear and throat sickness.
4) Garlic, onions and Coconut oil. Add these good friends of mine to your dishes to boost your immune system.
5) Winter Power Fruit: Pomegranate! So worth to dig and chew through this sweat/sour treat!
6) Rest is a weapon. Get the amount of sleep you need.
7) Praise God for his providence through the wisdom of nature!
8) Get out there! Go for a walk, take in that sun when it comes around. There's no age tag attached to snow- so play in it and absorb that Vitamin D childlike!
I hope you were inspired to taking matters of health into your own hands, which includes, but is not limited to, lifting your health up to the Father above!
Be blessed abundantly!
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