A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.
Proverbs 14:30
The Bible reveals that our bodies are very much affected by our emotions.
If we are at peace with God first and others it will lead to a healthy body.
Conversely, if we let negative emotions take precedence then we can find that health issues arise.
[I'm not in any way linking every illness with emotions, disease is part of our fallen world. However, if we can make changes in our lives which lead to a peaceful heart, then so much the better].
Of course, we know that stress is a killer leading to heart disease and strokes - it is medically proven.
Let go of anger and leave rage behind! Don’t get upset—it will only lead to evil.
Psalm 37:8
Sadly, I must confess that, often, I have let my emotions have free reign in my life. It has never had a good outcome. At the very least I have ended up up with a rotten headache -worrying and fretting about things that I can't change.
So I am thoroughly recommending the Way of Peace and Trust in Jesus.
We all have such different temperaments - some are much more prone to anger, some to worry or fear. There is one "cure all" solution for each personality type - turning it all over to the Lord.
Psalm 55:22 AMPC
Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail).
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7
Proverbs 3:5-8 AMPC
Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn [entirely] away from evil. It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones.
A very BIG selah!
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