Enjoy Good Health: A Faith-Based Approach to Personal Wellness

Enjoy Good Health: A Faith-Based Approach to Personal Wellness is a companion guide to the authors popular wellness book Mind Over Fork. This book uses Bible verses to highlight her positions on dieting food selection and overall wellness.While the world provides us with an ideal standard of health and happiness Christians have a secret wellness weapon that doesnt come from pills powders food pyramids or supplements. The difference between believers and nonbelievers is Christians have a guidebook to living a life of purpose filled to the brim with practical advice for everyday life. Its called the Bible. The problem is that rarely do believers turn to the pages of Gods Word for nutrition and fitness advice. The author is trying to change that. Christians should strive to live a life that brings glory to God (1 Corinthians 10:31) and that includes what they choose to eat why they want to eat it and how they care for their bodies. Unfortunately the Bible doesnt provide us with a detailed diet plan or a food pyramid or even instructions on proper exercise. However food is not excluded entirely from the Bible. As youll learn certain foods feast and even fasting had biblical significance. In the Old Testament God performed miracles to supply humans with food. Humans used food to show reverence to God. In the New Testament Jesus performed miracles using food fellowshipped over meals and even used food as a metaphor for His sacrificial body. These are invaluable life lessons that shouldnt be overlooked but viewed from a broader perspective. These same Biblical principles can be applied today. While food often appears in the Bible there is nowhere in the Scripture that says you must have abs a thigh gap or completed a marathon to get into heaven. There is not one definitive Bible verse in the New Testament that says Christians must eat only vegetables or only non-starchy plants or forgo food groups or added sugars. Equally so there is nowhere in the Bible that says you cant pursue a fit physique achieve athletic greatness or only eat foods from certain food groups or grown in a particular manner. That is where the water gets muddy and peoples personal opinions creep in to sway you one way or another. This book is inspired by Scripture the stories people and parables throughout the pages along with the authors reflections. She encourages you to avoid simply reading over the verses mentioned in this book but pause and take time to look them up in your Bible. Throughout you will find opportunities to go deeper into your thoughts and feelings with journaling style questions labeled explore. Avoid the urge to skip over these. Start a journal to allow God to use these questions as a catalyst for uncovering your truth. Integrate the explore exercises and the provided Bible verses into your daily prayer life and devotional time. Make this book more than another book to read. Make it a personal excavation to better understand your relationship with food and self-image.