WEBVTT 00:00:14.630 --> 00:00:16.870 Hey, Forever GodGirl, I'm your host, Iz, and 00:00:16.870 --> 00:00:18.829 welcome or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl 00:00:18.829 --> 00:00:21.489 podcast. In today's episode, we're gonna talk 00:00:21.489 --> 00:00:24.929 all about mental health. As you may know, it 00:00:24.929 --> 00:00:27.329 is May, which is also Mental Health Awareness 00:00:27.329 --> 00:00:30.059 Month. So I thought I'd hop on here and explain 00:00:30.059 --> 00:00:32.700 a little bit more about mental health, which 00:00:32.700 --> 00:00:35.359 is a tricky and intricate subject. But as we've 00:00:35.359 --> 00:00:38.399 previously learned, we cannot understand ourselves 00:00:38.399 --> 00:00:41.679 until we understand our creator and how he created 00:00:41.679 --> 00:00:44.780 us. Alright, let's tackle the first question 00:00:44.780 --> 00:00:48.539 together. What is mental health? When you hear 00:00:48.539 --> 00:00:51.479 the term mental health, it refers to a person's 00:00:51.479 --> 00:00:54.719 overall emotional, psychological, and social 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:58.229 well -being. I don't understand half the words 00:00:58.229 --> 00:01:00.850 you just said. That's okay. Let me break it down 00:01:00.850 --> 00:01:03.409 just a little bit more for you. So emotional 00:01:03.409 --> 00:01:06.390 means your emotions and your feelings, how you 00:01:06.390 --> 00:01:10.310 feel. Psychological means your mental and emotional 00:01:10.310 --> 00:01:13.609 state, so how you feel and how you think. And 00:01:13.609 --> 00:01:16.230 social well -being just means building and maintaining 00:01:16.230 --> 00:01:18.750 healthy relationships with other people. Okay, 00:01:19.010 --> 00:01:21.129 I think I got it now. Mental health is how you 00:01:21.129 --> 00:01:24.239 think. feel and behave. Yes, I'm so glad you 00:01:24.239 --> 00:01:26.579 got it. But now that we learned what mental health 00:01:26.579 --> 00:01:29.420 is and what it influences, now let's see what 00:01:29.420 --> 00:01:31.739 the Bible says about it. See, God never meant 00:01:31.739 --> 00:01:34.099 for us to handle our mental health by ourselves, 00:01:34.180 --> 00:01:38.140 because He made us so He knows us best. For example, 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.200 we have Philippians 4:6-7, which says, Don't 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:43.719 be anxious about anything, but in everything, 00:01:44.140 --> 00:01:46.959 by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, 00:01:47.239 --> 00:01:49.480 let your request be made known to God. And the 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:51.659 peace of God which should pass is understanding 00:01:51.659 --> 00:01:54.500 will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ 00:01:54.500 --> 00:01:57.319 Jesus. This scripture for example doesn't just 00:01:57.319 --> 00:02:00.159 speak to the way that we feel but it speaks to 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:03.400 the way that we think because our thoughts influence 00:02:03.400 --> 00:02:06.819 our feelings and our feelings influence our actions. 00:02:07.099 --> 00:02:09.639 So this scripture is telling us to not be anxious 00:02:09.639 --> 00:02:12.199 about anything because we have something the 00:02:12.199 --> 00:02:15.280 world doesn't have. We have God's supernatural 00:02:15.280 --> 00:02:18.960 everlasting peace and when we have the mindset 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:23.009 of gratitude. It will help us to guard our thoughts 00:02:23.009 --> 00:02:27.069 and our feelings which in turn guards our actions. 00:02:27.849 --> 00:02:29.830 But this isn't the only scripture in the Bible 00:02:29.830 --> 00:02:32.409 that talks to us about mental health and what 00:02:32.409 --> 00:02:35.370 to do about our mental health. Flip your Bible 00:02:35.370 --> 00:02:38.710 to Matthew 11 verse 28 specifically in the ERV 00:02:38.710 --> 00:02:42.150 version which says, come to me all of you who 00:02:42.150 --> 00:02:44.629 are tired from the heavy burden you have been 00:02:44.629 --> 00:02:49.780 forced to carry. I will give you rest. Yes, you 00:02:49.780 --> 00:02:53.520 heard me right. Jesus will give us rest when 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:56.699 we come to him. We all can get burned out sometimes 00:02:56.699 --> 00:03:00.860 mentally, physically, and emotionally (and spiritually). However, 00:03:01.099 --> 00:03:03.419 when we come to Jesus, we don't have to carry 00:03:03.419 --> 00:03:06.879 the burden anymore. And guess what? There are 00:03:06.879 --> 00:03:10.479 still more scriptures. In fact, in Romans 8:6 00:03:10.479 --> 00:03:13.300 it says, for to set the mind on the flesh 00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:15.979 is death, but to set the mind on the spirit is 00:03:15.979 --> 00:03:19.979 life and peace. Now, before I fully explain the 00:03:19.979 --> 00:03:22.219 scripture, I do have to point out something. 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:25.740 Notice that it talks about the flesh, which is 00:03:25.740 --> 00:03:28.780 the body, and it also talks about the spirit. 00:03:29.450 --> 00:03:33.090 But it didn't talk about the soul. Hmm. And why 00:03:33.090 --> 00:03:35.750 is that? Because the soul is the bridge between 00:03:35.750 --> 00:03:39.389 the body and the spirit. So, the soul is where 00:03:39.389 --> 00:03:43.069 our innermost thoughts, desires, and our feelings 00:03:43.069 --> 00:03:46.750 are. And that's not all. In 3rd John chapter 00:03:46.750 --> 00:03:58.310 1 verse 2, it says, Wow. Why is this so interesting 00:03:58.310 --> 00:04:02.150 and revelatory? Well, we just discussed how our 00:04:02.150 --> 00:04:06.150 thoughts, our mind, our heart, our feelings are 00:04:06.150 --> 00:04:09.750 our soul. And it is also a known fact that our 00:04:09.750 --> 00:04:13.069 mental health influences our body health. The 00:04:13.069 --> 00:04:16.170 fact that we see this scripture in the Bible 00:04:16.170 --> 00:04:19.550 written thousands of years before doctors would 00:04:19.550 --> 00:04:23.199 ever discover that just confirms the fact even 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:26.899 more that in order to understand our mental health 00:04:26.899 --> 00:04:30.459 our soul and our feelings We need to go to the 00:04:30.459 --> 00:04:35.480 one who created us We need to go to God Honestly 00:04:35.480 --> 00:04:37.899 forever God girls. I feel like we just solved 00:04:37.899 --> 00:04:40.379 the mystery case, but now that we just solved 00:04:40.379 --> 00:04:43.740 that mystery case It's time for a special segment 00:04:43.740 --> 00:04:46.819 song trivia. What song do you think this is? 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:18.040 The real question, do you know what that song 00:05:18.040 --> 00:05:23.439 is called and who's it by? Any guesses? Well, 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:26.439 if you guessed Wild and Free by Doe and Anike, 00:05:26.579 --> 00:05:29.800 then you are correct. Give yourself a pat on 00:05:29.800 --> 00:05:32.379 the back, Forever GodGirl. I am so godly proud 00:05:32.379 --> 00:05:34.839 of you. However, now it's time to talk about 00:05:34.839 --> 00:05:38.379 something even better and more important, salvation. 00:05:38.819 --> 00:05:41.779 Are you saved and have you accepted Jesus is 00:05:41.779 --> 00:05:45.610 free? gift of salvation because if you haven't 00:05:45.610 --> 00:05:49.050 then this episode is great and all but you won't 00:05:49.050 --> 00:05:51.629 have any authority over your mental health in 00:05:51.629 --> 00:05:56.750 Jesus Christ. So, if you have a personal relationship 00:05:56.750 --> 00:06:00.889 with Jesus Christ then this episode will help 00:06:00.889 --> 00:06:05.610 you but if you don't have a personal relationship 00:06:05.610 --> 00:06:09.389 with Jesus Christ then I invite you to give your 00:06:09.389 --> 00:06:12.490 heart to the Lord today to receive him into your 00:06:12.490 --> 00:06:17.029 heart. Go to Romans 10:9-10. It says, If you 00:06:17.029 --> 00:06:19.930 confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe 00:06:19.930 --> 00:06:22.269 in your heart that God has raised him from the 00:06:22.269 --> 00:06:25.290 dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one 00:06:25.290 --> 00:06:27.949 believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth 00:06:27.949 --> 00:06:31.529 confession is made unto salvation. If you said 00:06:31.529 --> 00:06:34.930 this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and 00:06:34.930 --> 00:06:37.790 now have eternal life with Jesus. You are saved 00:06:37.790 --> 00:06:42.149 from all your sins, past, present, and future 00:06:42.149 --> 00:06:46.110 sins you may commit. This truth is not a free 00:06:46.110 --> 00:06:49.670 pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you 00:06:49.670 --> 00:06:53.470 power over all wrong choices and empowers you 00:06:53.470 --> 00:06:56.310 to spread the gospel to others. You are saved 00:06:56.310 --> 00:06:59.069 forever and your name is written in the book 00:06:59.069 --> 00:07:01.350 of life. Did you just give your life to Jesus? 00:07:01.449 --> 00:07:03.670 If you did, give yourself a pat on the back. 00:07:03.790 --> 00:07:07.029 Again, I am so godly proud of you. Thank you 00:07:07.029 --> 00:07:09.189 so much for listening to this podcast episode. 00:07:09.370 --> 00:07:11.449 I trust that it helped you and that you learned 00:07:11.449 --> 00:07:14.689 something. And remember, mental health is just 00:07:14.689 --> 00:07:17.610 an accumulation of how you think, how you feel, 00:07:17.930 --> 00:07:20.730 and your behavior. Hey Forever GodGirl, did 00:07:20.730 --> 00:07:24.149 you like this episode? If so, please follow us, 00:07:24.250 --> 00:07:27.490 rate us five stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, 00:07:27.829 --> 00:07:31.129 and anywhere you listen to podcasts. And visit 00:07:31.129 --> 00:07:35.730 us on our website at ForeverGodGirl .com. That's 00:07:35.730 --> 00:07:38.310 how you help us spread the good news. See you 00:07:38.310 --> 00:07:45.800 next time, bye!