Forgiving heals,ill-will kills

“Resentment is like drinking poison, hoping your enemy will die”,said Nelson Mandela. One politician revealed in a television interview that he held no grudge against anyone due to feared that his hatred would ‘eat him inside to death’. “…you must make sure to control the anger and not let it control you…If you lose maintain control, you win, but if you lose control, you lose",observes Willie Jolley. How do you lose as a result of ill-will? “If the negative thoughts …remain constant...hormonal reactions generate chronic strain on the organs and physical systems. We can experience many health conditions like muscle tension, headaches, poor sleep and fatigue, poor digestion, weight gain, high blood pressure and circulation problems, poor breathing patterns and organ dysfunction like diabetes”, mused Anu Sehgal. It is clear that ill-will is detrimental to health. You could suffer from any of the health conditions mentioned above. Ultimately, you could die as a result of just that individual you resent. You could die simply due to some workmate you do not greet as a result of your jealous or hatred. But because of God’s everlasting love, he gave us the rules to follow to avoid falling into ill-will and its deadly consequences in Luke 6v27-32: “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who ill-treat you…Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Remember that forgiveness heals, but ill-will kills. If you are jealous, hate or hold a grudge against anybody, those negative emotions are quietly chewing you to your probable early grave. The choice is yours!

Don't worry,be happy

Singer Bobby McFerrin sang, “Don’t worry, be happy”. What he meant was you can choose to be happy through positive thinking. The bible in psalms 37verse1 also warns against worry. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale observes: “You do not need to be a victim of worry…you were not born with the worry habit. You acquired it. And because you can change any habit or acquired attitude, you can cast worry from your mind…The worrier, it seems, is not likely to live as long as the person who learns to overcome worries.” Worry is detrimental to your health. If you are its victim, it is high time you wrestled yourself free of the dangerous habit. You only need to do one thing; choose. Choose to be happy! One psychologist observes, “Worry is the most subtle and destructive of all human diseases.” Here is a poem on the devastating habit. Why Worry There are only two things to worry about; Either you are well or you are sick. If you are well, there is nothing to worry about. If you are sick, there are two things to worry about; Either you will get well or you will die. If you get well, there is nothing to worry about. If you die, there are only two things to worry about; Either you will go to heaven or you will go to hell. If you go to heaven there is nothing to worry about. If you go to hell, well…why worry now! It‘s too late! ---author unknown Remember Bobby McFerrin’s song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

A time for everything

There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8): a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to love and a time to hate, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. Whatever storms may be blowing in your life, just know that there is time to end. No condition is permanent.