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This week, we are going to continue talking about having a healthy mind. Did you know that your heart cannot beat without stress? Stress is not bad but distress is. Distress is when stress gets to the point where it is destructive. To combat distress, the scripture says we should rejoice evermore. Now, there is a difference between joy and happiness. Despite all of the things that are happening to you, you can still feel joy. Laughter is good for the body and good for the soul. You should surround yourself with people who are full of laughter. That will contribute to your joy and alleviate your distress. Worry is a sign of distress and the cause of many physical ailments. We literally worry ourselves sick. The key to being worry free is prayer. God said he will keep in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on him. If you are really praying, you can’t worry and if you worry, you aren’t really praying. Just like stress is good for you, so is fear. Not all fear is bad. The Bible talks about the spirit of fear though. That is when you are afraid of everything. That is not healthy! In fact, unhealthy fear can cause irrational behavior. I pray that you take these words to heart and continue to work towards a more holistically healthy lifestyle, starting with the most powerful part, the mind.

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Your mind needs exercise and nourishment just like your body does and your mental health depends on what you put into your mind. The bible tells us what to put in our minds in Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things”. The brain is so powerful that we do not even tap into a small percentage of what it can do. One factor that contributes to our mental health are our attitudes. Unfortunately, it’s harder to have a good attitude than a bad attitude because we are born in sin and shaped by inequities. In Psalms 34, the bible says that we should have an attitude of praise even in times of trouble. I’m not going to say that you will never have a negative experience or a negative report but, for every negative report you have, I want you to think of 10 positive reports. This is a journey toward holistic health and I am asking you to go on it with me.

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God put it on my heart write a book about holistic health called, The Ultimate Boost from Within: 31 Days to Health, Wealth, Wholeness and Happiness. Over the next few weeks, we will be going over some of the key points in the book. We are made up of many facets. Most of the time, we focus on our physical being, our physical health, but there are many different areas of health that we need to foster. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Ghost and God wants us to take care of every facet of it. A chain is only as strong as its’ weakest link. In the coming weeks, we will discuss physical health, mental health, emotional health, financial health, social health, and spiritual health. This week, I will go over a few different things you can do to improve your physical health. I hope that you all will tune in and join me in this journey to holistic health. The book is also Now Available for purchase on Amazon, Amazon Kindle and at www.bishoplscott.com.