Hey, Forever GodGirl, I'm your host, Iz, and
welcome or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl
podcast. In today's episode, we're gonna talk
all about mental health. As you may know, it
is May, which is also Mental Health Awareness
Month. So I thought I'd hop on here and explain
a little bit more about mental health, which
is a tricky and intricate subject. But as we've
previously learned, we cannot understand ourselves
until we understand our creator and how he created
us. Alright, let's tackle the first question
together. What is mental health? When you hear
the term mental health, it refers to a person's
overall emotional, psychological, and social
well -being. I don't understand half the words
you just said. That's okay. Let me break it down
just a little bit more for you. So emotional
means your emotions and your feelings, how you
feel. Psychological means your mental and emotional
state, so how you feel and how you think. And
social well -being just means building and maintaining
healthy relationships with other people. Okay,
I think I got it now. Mental health is how you
think. feel and behave. Yes, I'm so glad you
got it. But now that we learned what mental health
is and what it influences, now let's see what
the Bible says about it. See, God never meant
for us to handle our mental health by ourselves,
because He made us so He knows us best. For example,
we have Philippians 4:6-7, which says, Don't
be anxious about anything, but in everything,
by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,
let your request be made known to God. And the
peace of God which should pass is understanding
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus. This scripture for example doesn't just
speak to the way that we feel but it speaks to
the way that we think because our thoughts influence
our feelings and our feelings influence our actions.
So this scripture is telling us to not be anxious
about anything because we have something the
world doesn't have. We have God's supernatural
everlasting peace and when we have the mindset
of gratitude. It will help us to guard our thoughts
and our feelings which in turn guards our actions.
But this isn't the only scripture in the Bible
that talks to us about mental health and what
to do about our mental health. Flip your Bible
to Matthew 11 verse 28 specifically in the ERV
version which says, come to me all of you who
are tired from the heavy burden you have been
forced to carry. I will give you rest. Yes, you
heard me right. Jesus will give us rest when
we come to him. We all can get burned out sometimes
mentally, physically, and emotionally (and spiritually). However,
when we come to Jesus, we don't have to carry
the burden anymore. And guess what? There are
still more scriptures. In fact, in Romans 8:6
it says, for to set the mind on the flesh
is death, but to set the mind on the spirit is
life and peace. Now, before I fully explain the
scripture, I do have to point out something.
Notice that it talks about the flesh, which is
the body, and it also talks about the spirit.
But it didn't talk about the soul. Hmm. And why
is that? Because the soul is the bridge between
the body and the spirit. So, the soul is where
our innermost thoughts, desires, and our feelings
are. And that's not all. In 3rd John chapter
1 verse 2, it says, Wow. Why is this so interesting
and revelatory? Well, we just discussed how our
thoughts, our mind, our heart, our feelings are
our soul. And it is also a known fact that our
mental health influences our body health. The
fact that we see this scripture in the Bible
written thousands of years before doctors would
ever discover that just confirms the fact even
more that in order to understand our mental health
our soul and our feelings We need to go to the
one who created us We need to go to God Honestly
forever God girls. I feel like we just solved
the mystery case, but now that we just solved
that mystery case It's time for a special segment
song trivia. What song do you think this is?
The real question, do you know what that song
is called and who's it by? Any guesses? Well,
if you guessed Wild and Free by Doe and Anike,
then you are correct. Give yourself a pat on
the back, Forever GodGirl. I am so godly proud
of you. However, now it's time to talk about
something even better and more important, salvation.
Are you saved and have you accepted Jesus is
free? gift of salvation because if you haven't
then this episode is great and all but you won't
have any authority over your mental health in
Jesus Christ. So, if you have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ then this episode will help
you but if you don't have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ then I invite you to give your
heart to the Lord today to receive him into your
heart. Go to Romans 10:9-10. It says, If you
confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe
in your heart that God has raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one
believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation. If you said
this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and
now have eternal life with Jesus. You are saved
from all your sins, past, present, and future
sins you may commit. This truth is not a free
pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you
power over all wrong choices and empowers you
to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the book
of life. Did you just give your life to Jesus?
If you did, give yourself a pat on the back.
Again, I am so godly proud of you. Thank you
so much for listening to this podcast episode.
I trust that it helped you and that you learned
something. And remember, mental health is just
an accumulation of how you think, how you feel,
and your behavior. Hey Forever GodGirl, did
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next time, bye!