The Wellness Revelation 40-Day Journey Sample

Press On

A HARVEST IS COMING!

For the past seven weeks, you have dedicated yourself to a new way of life – a healthy and whole way. And it hasn’t been easy. That is because anything worth having in life always comes at a price. You have overcome temptation. No doubt you have woken up with sore muscles and still directed yourself to move, sweat, and eat right for another day. You have gone to bed with a tummy that is half-full instead of stuffed.

You are learning the art of sufficiency.

Perhaps, you feel you haven’t paid any price in pursuing wellness and wholeness. If that is your situation, I invite you to allow the Spirit to search you and reveal where things got off track. Don’t fall into the trap of taking on any shame.

If you feel as if you are achieving success, don’t allow yourself to wander. Keep your mind and heart focused on God. As soon as you think you have “arrived” and have it under control, pride develops, which leads to rebellion. Lasting health and wholeness, which lie in holiness, require interdependence with God, not independence from Him.

In eight weeks of pursuing a healthy and whole, gospel-centered life, you are just beginning to plant the seeds and tend to your field. Perhaps you see fresh green buds of hope sprouting forth and are tempted to get comfortable.

Now is not the time to let up. A harvest is coming! And until we step into our glorified selves and see Jesus face-to-face, we can never fully relax. Rest assured, there will be seasons of rest, but this is not to be confused with seasons of gluttony or self-centered living.

Day by day, glory to glory, faith to faith, we must continue to sow the good seeds of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health.

Reflect:

Recalling God’s goodness is a mental exercise we should engage in daily. Physical exercise improves our fitness and strength; remembering who God is renews our minds and increases our joy.

Take time to write down what God has shown you over the past seven weeks that you will choose to remember in the days and months ahead.