Beyond: Living UnshakableSample

In order to respond to the call to love those in our homes and around us, as well as to go into all the world or invest our gifts and talents, we must grow unshakable as a healthy, physical vessel of God. We must allow Holy Spirit to yield the fruit of the Spirit, self-control, and guide us in how to divinely nourish, rest and move our bodies. Today, we will explore nourishing our bodies.

When we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, we are no longer our own. We are God’s. We are encouraged to be wholly sanctified in spirit, soul and BODY. Our physical being is not exempt and our dietary consumption matters. If the food we consume on a daily basis fosters an environment of break down and disease, rather than building a healthy, vibrant vessel, there is strong encouragement to go before the Lord and seek His instruction for “turning the ship” around. Nutrient dense foods like vegetables, healthy proteins and fats, along with God-made carbohydrates, foster an environment of health in our bodies.

Daniel enjoyed a simple diet of vegetables and water for 10 days. As a result, Daniel and his friends “looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by the king”. Not only did their physical appearance communicate to those around them they were healthy and nourished, they were specially blessed. Blessings of aptitude for understanding, wisdom and ability to interpret visions and dreams followed.

Today, sit with the Lord and allow Him to search your heart for a moment. Be encouraged to ask:

Lord, am I currently able to physically respond to Your calling on my life?

Lord, does my diet nourish and build up my body, Your vessel?

God, in what ways are You leading me to walk in the fruit of the Spirit, self-control, and modify my diet to better create an environment that fosters health and vitality, while radiating Jesus?

With God’s grace and Holy Spirit leading, resolve to grow beyond comfort zones and live unshakable by determining to be more intentional about nourishing your body with healthy, whole, nutritious God-made foods.

Prayer: Lord, thank You for my body. I surrender my physical body to You. I ask Your Spirit to guide me in cooperating with You to allow my physical body to be wholly sanctified and set apart to physically to respond to the needs of those around me. Holy Spirit, I acknowledge You now live within me. I ask You to guide me in how to best nourish my body in this season. Lord, I ask for an increase of the fruit of the Spirit, self-control, in order to renovate my diet and honor God with my daily nutrition choices. Thank You Jesus, amen.