You ever have days where you barely feel like you’re surviving? The issues of life: children, work, marriage, caring for aging parents, health challenges and the like all have a way of sucking the life right out of us if we’re not careful. But that’s not God’s will for us. Jesus came that we would have LIFE and have it to the FULL! His desire is for us to thrive.
THRIVE
/THrīv/
To prosper, flourish.
So make no mistake about it friend, it is God’s desire that you thrive and flourish in EVERY area of your life. Your mental health, your emotions, your physical health, your spiritual life, and your relationships can all reflect the health and vitality entitled to you as a Kingdom citizen.
We serve the TRUE and Living God, el Chay. el Chay is our source of life. We live because He lives. We don’t serve a false God made of wood or stone, but the True and Living God whose Spirit raised Jesus from the dead and who resides inside you right at this very moment.
However, you are not in the flesh but in the Ruach—if indeed the Ruach Elohim dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Ruach of Messiah, he does not belong to Him. But if Messiah is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the Spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Ruach of the One who raised Yeshua from the dead dwells in you, the One who raised Messiah Yeshua from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Ruach who dwells in you. Romans 8:9-11
So here are 5 simple ways to allow the Ruach, Spirit of God to flow in and through you so that you are LIVING FULLY every day.
BREATHE
Most people breath way too shallowly. Every cell in your body requires oxygen in order to survive. If you want to feel alive and nourish your cells you must breathe. And not just any type of breathing either. You want to be sure to breath from your diaphragm.
EASE YOUR MIND
The Lord doesn’t want you carry and harboring things. He invites you to cast your cares, your worries, and your anxieties on Him because He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7). So nourish your mind by not harping on the past and not stressing over the future. Jesus said today has enough cares of its own. So bask in the beauty, majesty and joy that is found here in the present moment.
MOVE YOUR BODY
When we don’t ease the mind, that gets stored in our bodies. In his book, The Body Keeps The Score, Bessel A. van der Kolk says, “We have learned that trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body. This imprint has ongoing consequences for how the human organism manages to survive in the present.” Because the body keeps record of all we experience it is importance that we not only ease the mind, but that we also move the body so that we release. When we move we release environmental toxins, trauma, we activate the lymphatic system which is responsible for removing waste from the body and more. So go for a walk, get on the trampoline with your kids, or grab a jumprope and get to moving.
MEDITATE
The enemy is persistent in trying to present us with lies. We must be diligent to store God’s word in our hearts and to meditate on that word day and night (Psalm 1:2). Having that word in your hearts and on your lips enables you to have victory over the enemy. I challenge you to memorize 2-3 new scriptures a month and meditate on them all day long. Your spirit man will grow stronger and stronger as you meditate on the word.
PRAY
Pray is your primary gateway for communing with the Father. When we pray we literally merge heaven and earth. Jesus said what you bind on earth is bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth is loosed in heaven (Matthew 16:19). And remember that pray isn’t just a monologue. It’s also an opportunity for you to get quiet so that God can talk to you. The Lord longs to spend time with you and one of the ideal opportunities for that to happen is in prayer.
These 5 simple ways to thrive will yield great rewards when you practice them consistently. And because I am wholly committed to seeing you FLOURISH, I’m inviting you to attend my upcoming FREE virtual conference, Nourish to Flourish. During the conference my speakers and I will share key strategies on how you can manage your emotions and nourish your mind, body and spirit so that you are flourishing in prosperous health.
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As always, it is my prayer that you’ve been Inspired to Live Fully!
