“Thriving”

I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love. Psalm 52:8

Verse Reflections:  I love the word “thriving”.  It is powerful and uplifting.  We will not just survive.  We will not just live… we will thrive!  And then we have to back up and see in this verse that we will thrive “in the house of God.”  We have to stay close to Him, link our arms in His, walk with Him.  His house is where He is so we must take Him with us always.  If we plant our roots in God’s house we will thrive.  We will “progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances”.  The key with planting our roots is that God and the house of God becomes our source of nutrition and water.  Hmmm… what would happen if we went to God for every morsel of food or water?  We would be healthy and we would have the nutrition we need and the weight that is ideal for this amazing body He created.  Some of us have issues with the home we grew up in and that contributes to our unhealthy eating patterns.  This verse frees us from that bondage.  This verse tells us to forget that house and plant your roots in the house of God.  We are blessed by grace to be able to say goodbye to any elements of our past that may hinder us.  Forgive, cleanse, move forward and thrive.  Plant your roots in the house of God.  Feel beautiful, feel successful, feel loved.  You can always trust in God’s unfailing love.  He created us.  He loves us just as we are and yet He wants us to thrive.  Today we are going to eat healthy, get healthy and thrive.

 

Prayer:  God, take my hand and allow me to plant my roots in Your house.  My house is not working.  My roots are not stable.  One wind comes along that smells good and my roots come out of the ground.  All my good intentions are blown over and my roots begin to die.  I am not being successful in my journey to be healthy and I have to have your support.  I do trust in Your unfailing love but I doubt my own.  God I am ready to thrive.  Please help me.  I need Your sources of nutrition, Your sources of food.  Only by planting myself in Your house, in Your presence can I take care of this body You blessed me with.  Please take my hand and keep me stable.  I need to have Your strength, I need Your soil to cover up my roots and keep me still, keep me nourished with Your food, Your healthy choices.  Today we are going to thrive in our choices.

Did you know? Food high in tryptophan help your body make melatonin and serotonin.  Melatonin helps you regulated your sleep cycle.  Serotonin regulates appetite, sleep, mood and pain.