To
begin improving your mental, physical and spiritual health start by making some
realistic goals, and begin implementing small steps towards these goals.
The
most important goal you can make is taking care of your spirit.
Make goals towards spending daily, intimate time with God. Let all that
distracts you and deters you from this time be put aside. Allow at least 30
minutes per day of quiet time with the Lord. Start a Bible study to aid in your
spiritual growth, and if you are married make a goal to pray together daily and
have a Bible study that you can do together. Do whatever the Lord leads you to
do, but do something that will feed your spirit and cause you to mature spirituality.
This may look different for other people. That is okay, do what will cause you
to grow and mature. If you need spiritual healing in this season, then take some
time where you pull back from ministry positions and leadership roles, and
allow God to “pour back into you,” and restore your soul. If your “cup is
empty” you cannot effectively help anyone. There is a season to be on
front-line ministry and a season to allow God to pour back into your cup. You
may need to be refilled in this season. Go before God and ask Him, “What season
am I in?” This may not be the time that you are serving full-force, but a time
that God is going to bring refreshment into your dry places.
Take
care of your spirit first, and everything else will come easier.
Next take care of your mental and emotional health.
Start by saying, “No,” more often. Do things just for fun and pure enjoyment.
Listen to your favorite music, read, garden, or paint. Try and spend at least
10 minutes outside in the sun. Set boundaries and limits with other people and
on your time. Limit your time with negative and draining people. Set a guard on
what causes you stress, and limit what stresses you as much as possible. Do not
allow other people’s problems to become your problems! Do not carry the burdens
and responsibility of other people. Cut out all unnecessary things in your
life, make priorities.
Finally, take care of your physical body. Get at least
8 hours of sleep. Eat balanced meals with daily fresh fruit and vegetables.
Stay away from fried foods and sweets as much as possible. If you do not
exercise, start walking at least 3x per week. Take a multi-vitamin and B
vitamin daily. Drink plenty of water and
drink green tea daily. Take warm baths to relieve tired muscles and to relax
you.
The mind, body and spirit are connected so, implement goals
to improve not just your physical health but your mental and spiritual health
as well.
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