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Seminar. Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness. Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness. “ So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. ” Job 2:7.
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Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.” Job 2:7
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound -- think of it -- for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?.” Luke 13:16
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness But God desires us to enjoy health and happiness! “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” 3 John 1:2
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness At Creation, God gave to Adam and Eve the best possible diet – a vegetarian diet!
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.” Genesis 1:29
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness Edible land creatures:(a) Part the hoof(b) Chew the cud
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth: ‘Among the beasts, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud – that you may eat. Leviticus 11:2,3
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat … ‘the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.’” Leviticus 11:4,7
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “‘These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers – that you may eat.’” Leviticus 11:9
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “‘You shall not eat any fat, of ox or sheep or goat. ‘Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or of beast.’”Leviticus 7:23,26
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness Science affirms that a diet that is high on fiber significantly reduces the risk of diabetes, arteriosclerosis and cancer.
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness The Food Pyramid Fats & sweetsProteinVegetables& FruitCarbohydrates 2 - 3 Servings 3 – 5 Servings 2 – 4 Servings 6 – 11 Daily Servings
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.” Genesis 2:15
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness • Supplies power to plants leaves to manufacture food that we eat. • Enables the skin to produce vitamin D, known to suppress cancer cells.
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness • Kill germs, aids healing and enhances immune system. • provides healthy skin when used in moderation; but skin cancer if used in excess.
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.” 1 Corinthians 9:25
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness What can I do to overcome an unhealthy habit and get a NEWSTART? • Identify and resolve the basic cause – addiction is often a symptom. • Make a firm decision: I choose to quit now! • Avoid persons and places that tempt me
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness What can I do to overcome an unhealthy habit and get a NEWSTART? • Take a walk and breath deeply. Exercise helps. • Drink plenty of water. Irrigate the system.
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness But since addiction is the work of the devil, we need more than human effort to overcome it!
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Mark 11:24
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness Mark 11:24 The A B C of victory! A = Ask B = Believe C = Claim Get Victory Tonight!
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness Oxygen, replacing carbon dioxide, is pumped through my 60.000 miles of blood vessels! Life- giving oxygen is supplied to my 300 trillion body cells! So, I need regular deep breaths of God’s fresh air. How important is air to, life and health?
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “…Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest”Mark 6:31 We need 6-8 hours rest per day.
Eight Steps to healing, health and happiness “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5,6