Find Clues for Better Health (Mind, Body, Spirit): Try the Daily Health Survey

What is wrong with me?  Why am I so restless and agitated?  Something inside me is not right, but l don’t know what it is.  

Have you ever felt this way?  Maybe you have some time in the past, or maybe right now?  

The psalmist experienced this inner turmoil and asked, 
Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
                         (Psalm 42: 5a and 11a, Psalm 43: 5)

The answer may not come quickly or easily.  And the answer may depend on several factors.  One important factor is how well we know ourselves.  We live in physical bodies, but we are also soul and spirit (1 Thessalonians 5: 23) and these three interactively shape our mental and emotional health.

Health:  Physical and Spiritual
So, the question is, "How well do we really know ourselves?"  Some of us have sought answers through psychological counseling.  Others have turned to God's Word, perhaps with the help of a friend or pastor.  Still others have simply lived with their inner turmoil, tamping it down, denying the struggle, or pursuing unhealthy ways to calm their inner ache.

The inner struggle can be particularly difficult for us if we have made a spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ. We are all too familiar with the Bible verse that says, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3: 23);" and that, if we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1: 9).  We have even prayed, Search me O God and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way (Psalm 139: 23-24).

There have been times when our humble and honest submission to God in response to His Word have brought assurance of His forgiveness and peace.  But when that peace does not come, good Christians like we are, we remain stuck in the spiritual dimension and forget that we are also "soul and body." We forget that our bodies are a temple of God's Spirit (1 Corinthians 6: 19).  Like all temples, our bodies require proper and regular maintenance and repair.  How well we steward our physical bodies can have as much influence upon our mind, spirit and emotions as how much we are feeding upon and applying God's Word. 

But still, being good Christians, we may deny that our physical bodies, our nutrition, our exercise and play, and our physical rest could have any significant bearing on our spirit and emotions. In fact, the thought of emphasizing the physiological aspects of our being and how they might affect our minds and emotions seems unspiritual and irrelevant to the real spiritual battles we face.  Yet the Scriptures teach that God is the provider not only for our spiritual need but for our physical needs so necessary for both our physiological and spiritual well-being.  When Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life" (John 6: 35), His message was that just as bread is essential to our physical lives, so He is essential to our spiritual lives.

What if there was a way for you to self-check your own "health" in a comprehensive way that addresses your spirit, soul, and body?  And what if this self-check involved a series of telling questions that caused you to realize some of the factors and behaviors that may, in fact, be helpful or hurtful to your overall health and sense of well-being?  And best of all, what if each question within this self-check not only gave you a measure of where you are in a particular health factor but it also provided you with a path forward to address that particular factor, plus immediate feedback on how well you are addressing that factor?  Wouldn't the result be not only a means of getting to know yourself better but also learning the necessary behavioral modifications that would place you on a path toward better overall health in mind, body, and spirit?

lf all of this sounds like a tall order that promises much while delivering little, why not give it a try and see?  The Daily Health Survey, as it is called, has already been tested and the results confirm that it can deliver.  if you are like the person we described in the introduction, or have a friend or family member who might benefit from the Health Survey, why not invite them to join you and learn how you both can grow in mind, body, and spirit together?   All you have to do is decide to give it a try.  And better yet, share your decision with a friend and take the survey together. You can be as private with your personal data, as you wish to be.  Don't rush to excuse yourself as one who cannot benefit, or dismiss the thought that you might be throwing a life line to a friend or family member by inviting them.  And don't think less of the Survey when you learn that it costs nothing except a few minutes each day in order to steer your life in a direction that will influence the rest of your day.

Steps to Register
We have shared briefly the reasons why you should give the Daily Health Survey a try.  At this writing, we are already in Day 2 of the latest 30-day round of the survey, but you can still join the group, participate each day online, and receive your own private health data.

To read some additional background and rationale for the importance of the Daily Health Survey including helpful videos and examples of the health data, just click HERE.  [We advise that you check out this link before you proceed.]

However, if you wish to press forward and enroll online immediately in the current 30-day round, here are the necessary links you need:

Daily Health Survey 
To Enroll, click HERE [Links active on March 23 or after.]

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