Being healthy is actually hard to accomplish these days. Humans have become rather sedentary and are barely willing to walk to a store a couple of blocks away. Fast food restaurants litter practically every block and our diets are literally loaded with fat and sugar. Physical health is important to our bodies- but spiritual health is equally, if not more necessary in our lives. Learn how to be healthy in both aspects.

Exercise:

*Physical: Instead of watching TV, walk around your neighborhood. Plug in your ipod and listen to music and for once, enjoy "nature" [or what is left of it]. Go to the gym once a week and set up a weekly exercise schedule. Most importantly- move around. Simply pacing back and forth while talking on the phone will eventually add up.

* Spiritual: Engage in a one year bible reading plan. Read three chapters per day and finish the entire bible within a year. Make the determination to pray everyday for at least fifteen minutes. If this is too difficult to hold yourself accountable for, have a friend call you once in a while to remind you of your commitment to God. Only through spiritual exercise can we maintain a healthy relationship with God.

Eating healthy:

* Physical: Cut down on calories. This does not necessary mean raiding the grocery store and memorizing the nutrition facts. It means making wise decisions when it comes to food. Instead of having your afternoon Coke, drink water. Instead of that slice of pizza, go to Subway. Eating wrong can mean high cholesterol or diabetes, problems no one wants to run into.

* Spiritual: Try to cut down on worldly media. Some forms of media can be detrimental to our spiritual lives and can indirectly influence the way we view life. Sad, love songs have been shown to affect listeners in that listeners are more susceptible to depression and broken hearts. Instead, try digesting Christian music, texts, and even shows. No longer will we be ruled by depressing, emo ballads- instead, Christ will be the center of our lives.

Healthy lifestyles are key to living a fruitful and happy life. People today have become rather obsessed with physical health- investing hundreds of dollars in gym membership and a personal trainer. What people fail to realize is the importance of spiritual health- that although being physically healthy is important, the physical life only lasts for so long. Thus, as Christians we need to strive for both- only then can we positively improve our lives.

Comments (2)

Jean Lim wrote on September 17, 2008

Title: ... Haven't you yet learned that your body is the home of the Holy Spirit God gave you, and that He lives within you? Your own body does not belong to you. For God has bought you with a great price. So use every part of your body to give glory back to God, because He owns it." I Corinthians 6:19-20 report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +0

soyeong wrote on June 29, 2009

Title: good way that is really good way. Every people already know health is the most important thing. But.... keeping the rule is really difficult like drinking water instead of drinking coke..... From today, I am going to try to keep that. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +0