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H EALTH AND H EALING

Health and Healing CONTENTS 1. Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow! 2. The Power of Choice 3. Celebrating Spiritual and Physical Fitness 4. The Water of Life 5. The Environment 6. Faith and Healing 7. Rest and Restoration 8. The Atmosphere of Praise 9. Temperance 10. Integrity: Wholeness and Holiness 11. Optimism: Happiness and Healing 12. Nutrition in the Bible 13. Social Support: The Tie That Binds

Health and Healing OUR GOAL {181} W E ARE GOING to look at what’s often been a neglected aspect of the wonderful truths God has given us as a movement, and that is the health message. The Lord reveal these principles to us for the same reason He died for us, because He loves us and wants what’s in our best interest.

Health and Healing L ESSON 5, M AY 8 Health and Healing L ESSON 5, M AY 8 Faith and Healing

KEY TEXT Isaiah 26:3 NKJV “Y OU WILL KEEP keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed in You, because he trusts in You.”

Faith and Healing I NITIAL W ORDS {183} FAITH IS A connection with God that comes from knowing His power and resting on His promises to act on our behalf. The effects of faith in God bring health to our minds and bodies.

Faith and Healing Q UICK L OOK 1. Fear and Faith (Genesis 3:8-10) 2. The Power of Faith (Proverbs 17:22) 3. Faith and Healing (Matthew 15:28)

Faith and Healing 1. F EAR AND F AITH Genesis 3:8-10 NKJV “A ND THEY HEARD the sound of the L ORD God walking in the garden …, and Adam and his wife hid themselves…. Then the L ORD God called to Adam and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ And He said, ‘I heard Your voice … and I was afraid….’ ”

1.Fear and Faith THE FEAR FACTOR {249} FEAR IS A natural and necessary emotion that helps human cope with danger and helps them survive. This emotion and instinct is necessary in a world subject to accidents, crime, disease, terrorism, and war. So often though, we find ourselves fearing things that never come to pass. Fear is a very stressful emotion, one that can take a powerful physical toll on our bodies.

How are we to deal with it? We believe that God created us, sustains us, and cares for us. Because of this, we of all people should have reasons to be able to deal with the fears and trials that beset all humanity. 1.Fear and Faith THE FEAR FACTOR {251}

Faith and Healing 2. T HE P OWER OF F AITH Proverbs 17:22 NKJV “A MERRY HEART does good, like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.”

2. The Power of Faith M IND AND B ODY {253} T HE LINK BETWEEN our mind, our attitude, and our bodies is very powerful. Though science cannot fully explain how that link works, it recognizes that the link is there, and this can make a world of difference in our overall health.

Doctors report that up to 90 percent of patients they see come with stress-related complaints. When we are stressed, we release certain hormones that can affect various organs in our bodies. Over long periods of time, the organs can be weakened by these hormones, making them more susceptible to disease. 2. The Power of Faith M IND AND B ODY {255}

Release certain hormones that can affect various organs in our bodies. 2. The Power of Faith WHAT STRESS CAN DO {255} Release adrenaline, leads to heart palpitations. Stress hormones cause hypertension. Can induce hyperventilation. Can cause digestive problems. Can cause an increase in blood glucose. Have a negative impact on our sleep. Affect negatively our immune system.

We need to learn to handle stress. Here is where faith in God can have such an important role, because knowing and experiencing for yourself the reality of God’s love can have such a calming effect, greatly reducing stress and the negative health consequences that often follow it. 2. The Power of Faith M IND AND B ODY {255}

The peace, the assurance, the hope that faith gives believers can bring about mental attitudes that will impact our overall health. A merry heart can, indeed, be like medicine— even better, because so often medicine can come with deleterious side effects. 2. The Power of Faith M IND AND B ODY {253}

Matthew 15:28 NKJV “T HEN JESUS ANSWERED and said to her, ‘O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.’ And her daughter was healed from the very hour.” Faith and Healing 3. F AITH AND H EALING

3. Faith and Healing C HRIST’S M INISTRY {257} T HE GOSPELS SHOWS that much of Jesus’ ministry involved miraculous healing. In many cases, too, faith is treated as a prerequisite to the healing itself. That faith is such an important component has led some to believe that if an attempt at healing through prayer fails, it is because of a lack of faith on the part of the one who is sick. This is a very superficial and false understanding of faith and healing.

In none of these texts is there any mention of faith on the part of those who were healed. This is not to diminish the role of faith in the question of miraculous healing; it is just to show that expressed faith is not always a crucial component. Matthew 12; Luke 13, 14, 22 C HRIST’S M INISTRY {257} The good news is that we still can trust in the love, mercy, and goodness of God, even amid the inexplicable tragedies.

Testimonies 4:60, 61 F INAL W ORDS {259} “T HE SYMPATHY WHICH exists between the mind and the body is very great. When one is affected, the other responds. The condition of the mind has much to do with the health of the physical system. If the mind is free and happy, under a consciousness of right doing and a sense of satisfaction in causing happiness to others,

Testimonies 4:60, 61 F INAL W ORDS {259} it will create a cheerfulness that will react upon the whole system, causing a freer circulation of the blood and a toning up of the entire body. The blessing of God is a healer, and those who are abundant in benefiting others will realize that wondrous blessing in their hearts and lives.”