Healthiness is a Choice So Choose Wisely

One of my sons' favorite movies right now is The Ironthat you are not a healthy person. It just means that as
Giant. It is about a robot that falls to earth and doesn'tChristians, we make a conscious choice to live a more
remember his purpose. He was created to be aChrist-like life.
weapon but with the help of a little boy namedThe book of the bible Proverbs was written to help us
Hogarth, the robot learns that he can be whatever hegain wisdom, discipline, and understanding and to help
chooses. I think one of the best lines in the movie is,guide us in doing what is right and fair in our lives
"You are who you choose to be." That is such a(summary of Proverbs 1). Proverbs 3:8 tells us that
simple statement but it really sums up how we live ourone of the benefits of wisdom is, "health to your body
lives.and nourishment to your bones." By using wisdom in
Many of us make a New Year's resolution to beour choices, the bible tells us that we will be healthy
healthier. Whether its losing weight, quitting smoking, orpeople.
some other variable that affects your health, we allAnother thing that stood out to me from the
want to make healthier choices. So it's February now,psychologist's speech was that we are only
how is your resolution going? Are you making theresponsible for our selves and our children up, to a
choices that will help you to have a healthier body,certain age. God is not going to judge us on other
mind, and spirit?peoples choices, only our own. If the people around us
Achieving a healthy body, mind, and spirit is difficult. Atare not using wisdom and making healthy choices, we
one of my MOPS meetings we had a psychologist ascan't use that as an excuse for not making our own
a speaker. One of the things he said was thathealthy choices. If we want to have a healthy body,
Christians have the healthiest life style. It doesn't takemind, and spirit our choices should be based on
much thought to figure out why. It is because we strivewisdom, understanding, and discipline. Remember, you
to be godly people. We try to make the right choicesare who you choose to be, so choose wisely and
for our bodies, minds, and spirits in order to please God.reap the benefits that God promised.
Now, this doesn't mean that if you are not a Christian