OPTIMIZING MENTAL HEALTH IS A TRUST ISSUE

 

OPTIMIZED MENTAL HEALTH IS A TRUST ISSUE

   Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 

  Proverbs [MKJV] 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 

  Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, in order to prove by you what is that good and pleasing and perfect will of God. 

  James 1:5-8 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him. But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. For do not let that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, not dependable in all his ways. 

  I’m sure that after reading today’s title that some of you think I’ve lost my mind. WHAT, a trust issue?!

  Mental health is a constant issue that historically recycles newsworthy as a cause; a problematic human condition at some level for one and all suffering the throes of the knowledge of good and evil. (Gen.3) The otherwise expert explanations and measurements of mental health varying through the ages, but generally identified by an individual(s) being functional in society or not. This general criteria of functional has and will continue to vary, _____ being considered normal in some cultures.

  Where and when did the problem start?

  With Adam and Eve. None of us will be sane as they were prior to their not trusting God.

  The remedy?

  There is no absolute cure this side of heaven. There is however optimized individual mental health depending on how much we trust The One that created us in his image. (Gen.1:26) His freely provided counsel being Truth (Jn.17:17); the Word living (Jn.1:1) and written (The Bible, 2Tim.3:16; 3Tim.2:14-16; 2Pet.1:20). His Truth, when relied upon makes us wise unto deliverance (2Tim.3:15); the embraced application of godly wisdom being synonymous with our possible blessed optimization of the health of body, soul, and spirit.

  Hear and heed the Word of God: “Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, according as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who has called us to glory and virtue, through which He has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. But also in this very thing, bringing in all diligence, filling out your faith with virtue, and with virtue, knowledge; and with knowledge self-control, and with self-control, patience, and with patience, godliness, and with godliness, brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness, love.” (2Pet.2-7)

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