HEALTHY LIFE PATTERN

we are going to continue the third lesson about health with the theme: “Healthy Life Pattern”. We are going to study a few life patterns that will make us have healthy body.
1) To live according to the Word of GOD
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The first time sickness/pain came in the life of human was due to human broke the Word of GOD ( Genesis 3:16 - 16To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
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If we don’t live according to the Word of GOD, then GOD will allow sickness to come in our life. Leviticus 26:14-16 14" `But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands, 15and if you reject my decrees and abhor my laws and fail to carry out all my commands and so violate my covenant, 16then I will do this to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and drain away your life. You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
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So we may fall into sickness because we live in sins/ we do not live according to the Word of GOD.
Psalm 107:17 17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
Example: King Jehoram lived in sins so he suffered a very severe disease (2 Chronicles 21:12-15-12Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet, which said: "This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: `You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah. 13But you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and you have led Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab did. You have also murdered your own brothers, members of your father's house, men who were better than you. 14So now the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives and everything that is yours, with a heavy blow. 15You yourself will be very ill with a lingering disease of the bowels, until the disease causes your bowels to come out.' "
Gehazi (2 Kings 5:20-27- 20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, "My master was too easy on Naaman, this Aramean, by not accepting from him what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him." 21So Gehazi hurried after Naaman. When Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him. "Is everything all right?" he asked. 22"Everything is all right," Gehazi answered. "My master sent me to say, `Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talentD of silver and two sets of clothing.' " 23"By all means, take two talents," said Naaman. He urged Gehazi to accept them, and then tied up the two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, and they carried them ahead of Gehazi. 24When Gehazi came to the hill; he took the things from the servants and put them away in the house. He sent the men away and they left. 25Then he went in and stood before his master Elisha. "Where have you been, Gehazi?" Elisha asked. "Your servant didn't go anywhere," Gehazi answered. 26But Elisha said to him, "Was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money, or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, flocks, herds, or menservants and maidservants? 27Naaman's leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever." Then Gehazi went from Elisha's presence and he was leprous, as white as snow.
Not all disease/sickness are because of sins however sins can bring disease/sickness.
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In the New Testament Lord JESUS explains there are diseases caused by the evil spirit. So if someone likes to associate himself with evil spirits, then the evil spirits can destroy his health. Mark 9:25 25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evilA spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."
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We can receive healing from Lord JESUS from all sickness however after that we must not sin again. John 5:14. 14Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."
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Let’s leave all sins and live according to the Word of GOD so we will have a healthy body from the Lord
2) Do not work beyond our body strength.
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Our body has its limit in its abilities
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If we work beyond our body abilities then our body will be easily become weary and in sickness.
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It is better we use our body according to its abilities, then our body will be in healthy condition
Example Vehicle that is used continuously without rest will be easily broken
A Person who is lack in rest/ sleep will be easily sick
An electric fuse which is used beyond its capacities.
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So we have to work to our maximum, but we must also have time to rest so we will not easily get sick.
3) To maintain cleanliness/ hygiene
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Tempat yang kotor adalah sarang sakit penyakit.
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Kalau kita hidup di tempat yang kotor, maka kita akan mudah terkena berbagai macam penyakit.
Rumah yang banyak genangan air akan menjadi tempat nyamuk bertelur sehingga mudah terjangkit demam berdarah.
Makanan yang banyak dihinggapi lalat bisa membuat perut jadi sakit.
Orang yang jarang mandi akan mudah terkena penyakit kulit.
Meludah disembarangan tempat membuat tempat menjadi kotor dan sarang penyakit.
Membuang tikus mati di tengah jalan membuat jalanan menjadi kotor dan sarang penyakit.
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Jagalah kebersihan tempat tinggal, tempat kerja dan diri kita sendiri sehingga kita menjauhi sakit penyakit.
4) To Exercise
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Exercise is one of the important things in today’s modern life because we live in this modern era, we seldom move around. Example
For the have, wherever they go they always ride on vehicle
Many high rise buildings are equipped with lift/escalator.
With the advancement of technology, many things which should have been done by our hands, have been replaced by machinery, example : washing machine, water pump etc
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Many benefits we can get from having exercise
To make the blood flow better.
To increase the oxygen in our body
To release the toxin out of our body
Now there are many tools to release the toxin from inside the body: Detox tools, plaster
GOD has already designed our body to be able to neutralize toxin through : our sweat being released, our urine, our feaces, release gas through fart.
To destroy the fat/ sugar in our body
By running / walking on spot will make the fat/sugar in our body burnt
To increase our body resistance towards diseases.
To decrease the stress hormone.
To sleep more soundly
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Let’s do some exercise or do many movement in our daily activity, etc, example
When we are not in a hurry, we purposely walk using the stairs even though there are lifts/ escalator.
When we have spare time in between our activities, we can do light gymnastic movement
Run on the spot while listening to El Shadday radio/cassette/TV/ MP3
HAVING SICKNESS IS EXPENSIVE, BEING HEALTHY IS CHEAP!!
5) Do not keep habits that will destroy our health
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Some bad habits that can destroy our health, example
Smoking
Staying up late at night
Riding motorcycle without proper clothing
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Let’s leave all bad habits that can destroy our health so we can have a healthy body because GOD wants our soul, spirit, and body are all well maintain. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 23May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
6) Seek the advice of doctors/ health experts
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Doctors and health experts have learnt and have been given a lot of information about health by GOD (Proverb 1:7 - 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but foolsA despise wisdom and discipline, Proverb 2:6 6For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. )
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Luke, who was used by GOD to write one of the Gospels, was also a doctor.
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To ask the advice of doctors and those experts in health is a very wise action to maintain our health.
Let’s build a healthy life pattern so we will have a healthy body which is very useful for our life.