• Trusting God brings about PEACE - Shalom - Wholeness

  • Shalom / Peace - Biblical peace is about wholeness or completeness, and it was brought to earth in the person of Jesus, the Prince of Peace.

• • God wants us to be whole: Body, Mind & Spirit.

  Forgiveness

  • Healthier relationships.

  • Improved mental health.

  • Less anxiety, stress and hostility.

  • Fewer symptoms of depression.

  • Lower blood pressure.

• • A stronger immune system.

  Unforgiveness can have a negative impact on your physical health, including:

  • High blood pressure

  • Weakened immune system: Unforgiveness can make it harder for your body to heal

  • Reduced sleep

  • Chronic pain

  REST:

  • Psalm 46:10
  • Matthew 11:28
  • Ecclesiastes 4:6
  • Proverbs 19:21

  
  

  Challenge of the Week:

  What does true rest look like in your life? Pray about what to do to rest in HIM. Do one thing you did as a kid that brings you peace and joy.

  
  

• We are “Holistic Beings”

• “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” Genesis 1:27

• We are created in the image of God.

• God is God the Father, God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit.

"For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one" 1 John 5:7

• We are Mind, body & spirit.

• • We are holistic just like God is holistic

  
  

  Attainable (capable of being done or carried out)

  • Affordable (inexpensive, and reasonably priced)
  • Achievable (able to be brought about or reached successfully)
  • Scripture reading: meditate and speak
  • “My body is a healing creation that was meant for wholeness.”

• We are diving into step 3...Sleep!

  What are the some facts?

• • 8 Hours of sleep is best (7-9)

  • Sleep alkalizes the body.

  • When you are sleeping 7-9 hours a night you get sick less often.

  • Proper sleep helps you stay at a healthy weight.

  • It lowers risk of serious health problems like diabetes and heart

  
  

  Apply the A’s

  • Attainable (capable of being done or carried out)

  • Watch sunset
  • Grounding
  • No blue light 30 min - 1 hour before bed
  • Dark, cool room
  • Chamomile, lavender, magnesium.

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    Affordable (inexpensive, and reasonably priced)

  • Watch sunset - free

  • No blue light 30 min to an hour before bed - free

  • Keep room dark and cool - mostly free

  • Supplements - great & affordable options. Sleep spray

    
    

    Achievable (able to be brought about or reached successfully)

  • Don’t sleep enough? Start getting ready for bed an hour earlier. (while you get ready for bed, put the phone away and turn off the tv.

  • Book reading as a family, prayer as a family, etc.

  • Try for 7 hours first then work up to 8 hours.

  • Prepare for school or work the night before. (lay out clothes, make lunches, etc.) Then wake up a little later in the morning.

  • Make rest a priority!

    
    

    • Challenge of the Week

    • • Start sleeping 8 hours a night.

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