Proverbs

Wow! I really haven't gotten back to my blog in a long, LONG time. I could lay out a million excuses like having two young children, or moving again, but the truth is I just haven't wanted to; I haven't been inspired.

I'm currently doing an independent study (man I need to get into a new Bible study:o) in Proverbs, and I'm feeling lead to start blogging about it. My only hope is that God directs my words, and that I'm not misleading in any way. So here we go...

Today I read Proverbs 14, and the verse that caught me today was 30, which says "A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealously is like a cancer in the bones." Isn't it just amazing that the Bible tells us that our mental states clearly affect the health of our physical bodies? And modern science has shown this to be true; people who are more stressed than others tend to be more susceptible to sickness and disease. When we are calm and peaceful, we are more healthy; it's a fact.

The line that really got me is about jealously. I catch myself being jealous; jealous of our friends that get to go on vacation, jealous of people who can spend willy-nilly, jealous of beautiful, fit women. You know, just jealous. I have to continually remind myself that we really DO have it all. We've got two awesome, healthy kids, and a wonderful marriage. So what if we can't go on vacation... one day we will. It doesn't take long to find people who could afford anything in the world, and are still not happy. Why then should I waste my time being jealous of people like that? It's a cancer to my body, and a waste of feelings. I need to be happy with what God has given me because it is priceless. Lord, give me a peaceful heart, and a mind free from unhealthy things.