Happy Wellness Wednesday, Garden Fam 🌸
I hope you are having a wonderful week! It’s Stress Awareness Month and we know that chronic stress is a huge enemy to our health, so we are starting a new series today. This month, I will be sharing ways to avoid and alleviate stress in various areas and seasons of our lives. Check out this week’s video to learn what the Bible says about managing stress and grab some additional practical tips for managing stress below!
Have a healthy & wholesome week!
Love you bunches 🍇
Focus Scriptures
1 Peter 5:5b
God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
1 Peter 5:6-7
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
2 Corinthians 12:8-10
Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Practical Tips for Avoiding & Alleviating Stress
Maintain your health staples!
Eat well
Consume a well-balanced diet
Sleep well
Quantity: Get enough sleep
Quality: Set yourself up to get the best possible sleep each night
Get active
Make an effort to exercise regularly
Do your best to get the nutrients (vitamins and minerals) your body needs
Check out our vitamins & minerals series for more information
This is a part of consuming a well-balanced diet, which can support mental health and stress management
Minimize and set boundaries for…
Your screen time
Increased phone and screen use is associated with higher levels of stress
Your ‘Yes’
Be selective with what you say ‘yes’ to.
Ensure that you are able to realistically take on the request before agreeing to do so
Allow God to lead and guide you as far as when to say ‘yes’ and when to kindly decline
Be okay with saying ‘no’ when you are not able to help, don’t desire to participate, or have been instructed by God to do so
Implement self care practices
Make a habit of doing things that you enjoy and that help you to relax and decompress, such as…
Taking baths
Going for walks
Stretching
Dancing (my personal favorite 😊)
Reading
Participating in your favorite hobby
Reduce or eliminate caffeine
Drinking more than your personal limit of caffeine can cause symptoms of anxiety
Make time for community
Spend time with family and friends who can support you in stressful situations and/or offer time away from the concerns of life
There are many more suggestions that may help you to manage your stress, but these are great starting points that can be implemented with any schedule, lifestyle, or situation. It’s up to you to decide how to do so!
Happy Faith Friday, Garden Fam 🌸
It’s my birthday, so I’m coming with a candid conversation about some things God revealed to me about my walk with Him, specifically concerning heart posture and modifying sin in our lives. God desires our hearts above all else, and it is through our submission that He is able to work within us to empower us to do what pleases Him. Check it out and let me know in the comments, what areas of your life do you need to submit to God?
Love you bunches 🍇
Have a healthy & wholesome weekend!
Focus Scriptures
“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
Hebrews 11:6
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 10:22
Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
Psalm 51:6
And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:24-25
“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”
Hebrews 10:16
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16
Happy Wellness Wednesday, Garden Fam 🌸
I hope you are doing well!
This week, we are continuing in our Biblical Health Series and focusing on the principles and promises for healing. If you or someone you know has been seeking or awaiting healing, this is for YOU! Really, it’s for all of God’s children, because we never know when God may want to use us as a vessel for healing for ourselves or someone else. There were so many scriptures to choose from, and I still did not capture them all here, but check out today’s video and the additional scriptures below to build foundational understanding of God’s principles, promises, and prerequisites for healing.
Which scripture resonates most with you? Let me know in the comments!
Anchor Scriptures
Psalm 103:1-3
Psalm 147:3
Exodus 15:26
Isaiah 53:5
Mark 16:17-18
Homework
🌸 Grab the additional scriptures on the blog, so you know what God has to say about healing, the promises & prerequisites
🌸 Read or listen to the healing stories listed below.
🌸 Begin to pray the scriptures over yourself or anyone you know who may need healing.
A Deeper Dive
Anchor Scriptures
Psalm 103:1-3
Takeaways
Believe that God is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
These scriptures recount WHO God is.
He is our HEALER amongst many other things!
Read the full chapter to know more about who God is!
Psalm 147:3
Takeaways
Reveals more about God as our healer.
Exodus 15:26
Takeaways — Major Key!
God is our healer & will protect us from illness
What we must do:
Keep your ears open to His commandments
Bible & Holy Spirit
Do what is right in His sight
Isaiah 53:5
Takeaways
Jesus paid a high price for our healing
Mark 16:17-18
Takeaways
Jesus left us the gift of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.
When we believe, God can use us as vessels to perform great works through the power of the Holy Spirit
Healing over ourselves & others
Other Promises & Examples of Healing in the Bible
Exodus 23:25
Takeaways
God will bless our food & water, and take sickness out of our midst
What we must do:
Remove all idols from our heart & environment
Serve God & God alone
Malachi 4:2
Takeaways
The sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings
Jesus = Light of the World
What we must do
Honor the Lord
Devote ourselves to Him
Healing after Repentance
Jeremiah 30:17
Jeremiah 33:6
Praying for Healing
Jeremiah 17:14
James 5:14-16
A Sample of Healing Miracles
Naaman healed from leprosy
2 Kings 5:1-19
Hezekiah healed & his life extended
2 Kings 20:1-11
Jesus’ healing miracles needed their own post ❤️
I’ll let you research the healing miracles performed by the apostles on your own 😉
Prayer for Healing
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for being the God who heals us.
Thank you for your love, grace, and mercy towards us, for your forgiveness & restoration.
Thank you for sending your only son to die on the cross for our sins and so that we may be able to receive your healing power.
I thank you that You said that you heal the broken hearted and bind up their wounds. I thank you that You said that You would take sickness out of our midst if we simply submit to You and follow Your instructions. I thank You that You said you would restore health to us.
Father, we repent of any sins we or those in our bloodline have committed, knowingly and unknowingly. Will you please forgive us of our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness?
If there is anyone watching this video who is experiencing illness in mind, body, or spirit right now, will you please send healing to them now through Your Holy Spirit?
Heal them, O Lord, and they shall be healed;
Save them, and they shall be saved,
For You are our praise.
Thank you for Your healing power!
We love you, we honor You, and we praise you!
In Jesus’ mighty name,
Amen ❤️