Good Medicine
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22
The relation that exists between the mind and the body is very intimate. When one is affected, the other sympathizes. The condition of the mind affects the health to a far greater degree than many realize. Many of the diseases from which men suffer are the result of mental depression. Grief, anxiety, discontent, remorse, guilt, distrust, all tend to break down the life forces and to invite decay and death.
Disease is sometimes produced, and is often greatly aggravated, by the imagination. Many are lifelong invalids who might be well if they only thought so. Many imagine that every slight exposure will cause illness, and the evil effect is produced because it is expected. Many die from disease the cause of which is wholly imaginary.
Courage, hope, faith, sympathy, love, promote health and prolong life. A contented mind, a cheerful spirit, is health to the body and strength to the soul. "A merry [rejoicing] heart doeth good like a medicine." (Proverbs 17:22). (Ministry of Healing, 241)
"Rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you" (Deuteronomy 26:11)
Reflection: Many of us have made it a habit to worry and be stressed. As one day ends and the next begins, we continue the negative pattern. When we look back, however, we don't even remember yesterday's troubles. Let us ask God to help us get rid of this life-damaging habit and be a positive influence with those we come in contact.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22
The relation that exists between the mind and the body is very intimate. When one is affected, the other sympathizes. The condition of the mind affects the health to a far greater degree than many realize. Many of the diseases from which men suffer are the result of mental depression. Grief, anxiety, discontent, remorse, guilt, distrust, all tend to break down the life forces and to invite decay and death.
Disease is sometimes produced, and is often greatly aggravated, by the imagination. Many are lifelong invalids who might be well if they only thought so. Many imagine that every slight exposure will cause illness, and the evil effect is produced because it is expected. Many die from disease the cause of which is wholly imaginary.
Courage, hope, faith, sympathy, love, promote health and prolong life. A contented mind, a cheerful spirit, is health to the body and strength to the soul. "A merry [rejoicing] heart doeth good like a medicine." (Proverbs 17:22). (Ministry of Healing, 241)
"Rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you" (Deuteronomy 26:11)
Reflection: Many of us have made it a habit to worry and be stressed. As one day ends and the next begins, we continue the negative pattern. When we look back, however, we don't even remember yesterday's troubles. Let us ask God to help us get rid of this life-damaging habit and be a positive influence with those we come in contact.
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