Good Morning Garden

Get emotional and excited over every trifling occurrence, especially if it is no concern of yours.

Eat and drink indiscriminately. Your stomach is only a sink, anyway, and being made of cast iron, will stand anything.

Cut down your sleep. This is an excellent way to undermine the nervous system.

Never relax. That would give the body a chance to recuperate. Avoid all exercise. Exercise pr omotes circulation.

Read as much as you can about diseases and ailments. Your public library will carry many suitable books.

Discuss your own ailments at great length and, if you have had an operation, give dramatic little lectures about it at every opportunity.

Take good care of your dog, and your horse,a nd your automobile, but neglect your body. The Bible says that your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit, and to go against the Bible is always a good shortcut to trouble.

…If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt put none of these diseases upon thee
…for I am the Lord that healeth thee (Exodus 15:26).

While much time is devoted in these morning thoughts to our spiritual health, we can not ignore our physical health, which in most cases flow from our mental states. What we do to and for our bodies is how we treat the temple of God here below. Negative emotional states not only impair our spiritual health, they also trigger the release of harmful chemicals that damage our bodies. Anger, hate, frustration, anxiety, resignation, self -deprecation, self-recrimination and all forms of negative thoughts, feeds poison into our system and harms our health.

What we put into our bodies or deny our bodies also effects its health. When we put too many bad things and too few good things in our bodies, we pollute it and diminish the functions of our minds, bodies and spirits. If our minds are dulled, our bodies compromised and our spirits dimmed by what we consume or fail to consume, then our ability to manifest God’s will is diminished. If we are filled with negative thoughts and feelings, then our ability to understand and obey God’s will is blocked.

On the other hand, when we give our mind, body and spirits what they need while denying those things which harm us, we unblock to
the channels through which God’s spirit, will and wisdom flow. When those channels are opened and maintained by a healthy lifestyle, then God’s spirit flows into our lives lifting us, comforting us and strengthening us to achieve God’s will. Then, we may enter our Eden and then all our needs will be met. Then, we will know the peace that surpasses all understanding. Then we will sleep like babies. Then, will run and not be faint.

When we care properly for this temple God gave us, then it will take care of us and it will be occupied by God in us through the Holy Spirit. Then we will enter our Gardens.

Keeping well the temple,
Z gardener