WHAT IS WEALTH?
An abundance of valuable possessions or Money, It can also be defined as a plentiful supply of a particular desirable thing. Hypothetically speaking wealth is often defined with respect to financial prowess, power, fame or affluence while excluding Health. Healthy people think more of wealth, while wealthy people think more of their Health.
WHAT IS HEALTH?
Health is a gift of God.
Health, according to the World Health Organisation, “is a state of complete, physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely in the absence of disease or infirmity
GOD’S WANT US TO BE WEALTHY & HEALTHY
“It’s amazing to know that the all-encompassing Yaweh is concerned about our Health…”Jer 8 vs 21 and 22. “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 3 John 2 (KJV)
MAN AS A TRIPARTITE BEING
➢ Spirit: Breath of God in Man
➢ Soul: This is the intersection of our Spirit and Body
➢ Body: The Vehicle we need to stay in while here on earth. We only have one for a lifetime, so the more reason we need to take good care of it.
HEALTH – ILLNESS CONTINUUM
- The health illness continuum is a tool used to visualise/monitor our health status. It’s a pictorial representation of the trend in our healthline towards wellness or illness.
- The emphasis of the health-illness continuum is that we embrace lifestyles that promote our health while we walk away from those lifestyles that deter our health.
CONFLICT OF WEALTH & HEALTH
Wealth and Health are complementary, but at the same time, they can be contrasting:
- An indicator of our Wealth is our Health.
- Health sometimes cannot be measured in financial terms
- We only talk of wealth when healthy, in ill-health especially terminal disease, wealth is an agonizing luxury.
- The cost of Health: Personnel involved, the cost of drugs, lab investigations. etc. It a popular saying Health is costly, ill-health cost more.
- The necessity of Health: We need to be healthy to fulfil God’s purpose and our various ambitions. Josh 13 vs 1-5
- There is no substitute to Health. Josh 13 vs 1-5
HEALTH TIPS TOWARDS WEALTHY LIVING
- Serve God: When we serve / resourceful to Him, Our Health becomes His concern, and he comes through for us as our great physician – Ex 23 Vs 25
- Be conversant with your health status: It is good to keep the basics of our Health at our fingertips. e.g Height, weight, Vital signs with emphasis on our blood pressure and fasting blood sugar.
- “Let thy food be thy Medicine” – Hippocrates
❖ Optimum water intake, especially during the day
❖ Phase out carbonated drinks
❖ Increase fruit and vegetable intake - Hygiene is key to staying Healthy
- All drugs should be taken as prescribed – “Poison is everything and nothing is without poison, The dosage makes it either a poison or Remedy” – Paracelsus
- Exercise – As we aim at being wholesome/rounded, the little profit in exercise, ranging from passive exercise like breathing to mild exercise like running and stretching exercise, all accrue to being whole. 1 Tim 4 vs 8
- Take rest before rest takes you – Don’t wait till you break down before you rest. Rest is often a time to relax and recharge. Being rounded is key as regards our health, i.e. be balanced, not all battles are won with physical strength, not all races are won on our feet, but rather on our knees. Physically, Spiritually, Psychologically, etc. Any area left unguarded may be an entry point for ill-health.
- Even in Ill-Health, there is restoration Jer 30 vs 17
- Be thankful – Col 2 vs 15
