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They say man is a spirit, as a soul and lives in the body. This statement it so concrete, plain and true.
Let add this, to that statement. Man is also a creature of habit, with needs and capabilities.
Man as different types on needs basic on all three parts. Spirit, soul and body. These needs are also met differently. Not all food is for the stomach. There's that of the spirit, of the soul and the body which is stomach.
A healthy man is one whose needs are met in all these three parts of him.
Matthew 4:4 The Message (MSG)
4 Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: “It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God’s mouth.”
The bible does not say bread is not important, but it means man's life needs more than food. Man needs more than food to stay alive, healthy, successful and fulfilled.
A man who has a broken body, a body stricken by illness or infirmities can live longer and peaceful than the man who as a strong and healthy body, but sick soul and spirit.
Why do I say this, I do not mean it is easy to live with any infirmity, nope not at all. But I just want people to start also focusing on their spirit and soul the same way people now days mind so much of their physical healthy.
We do so much for our physical bodies, be healthy and strong but also to look strong, attractive and beautiful. We have neglected so much of our inner healthy and hungers. We are trying to feed more the body in hope our spiritual and soul hunger will disappear.
I have you meet people who when they get stressed, sad they take all that to the kitchen? They consume and consume, they grow fat and fat. They fatten but their problems remain unsolved. Why? Because physical food does not solve emotional breakdown or in other challenge in life.
Each of these three need must be met and must be met appropriately. Do you remember, when God had created a perfect world, he planted a perfect garden and he formed a perfect image of himself? We all remember that because it is there in the scriptures.
But here is what I want you to notice, in spite of all that Adam continued to feel lonely amidst the perfect work of God, in spite of his perfect relationship with God.
When God noticed that, he said this. Let's create him a helper, the one who will be just like him. Who will match his intelligence, emotions, habits and nature. And God made Eve from Adam's rib. What happen next, read the scriptures you will see much Adam was excited to see Eve. His loneliness disappeared because now he had his kind to compliment him. His need was met.
We need to go back and start feeding and meeting our needs appropriately. There's food for the spirit, the soul and the physical body all these are important and neccesary. As the physical food impact our bodies and so is the food of the spirit and the soul. Our spirit and souls will become what we feed them with. And if we neglect them the outcome also will be reflected.
Balance diet is designed to meet the genuine needs, not wants, not fantasies not competition, not for impressing other people. Just to meet basic needs of the body. Not every food on the diet look glamorous, expensive, attractive or tasty, but each food completes the diet. Without it the diet is not balanced.
It is the same with the other parts of your being, sometimes what you may need to feed your spirit or soul is not what is popular, it may not look glamorous, or tasty. But you know what? Get it, because that is what you need to have a healthy being for a complete life.
There things that will not be a good taste to your physical body, there would things that your body is not comfortable with but their necessary for your spirit or your soul, so what should you do? Just do it.
You need to take care if your whole being because life needs each part of you, and more importantly God needs you with everything you are and have.
Be careful with what you feed your spirit, soul and body. Make sure the diet that you feed on is balanced.
Do not go after material things to feed your hunger for God, do not God for wealthy for the need to feel important, do not try to fit in for the need of identity. Do not neglect physical needs and relationships for the excuse to serve God.
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