It’s time for de-toxing; body, soul and spirit.
It’s time for fall cleaning and getting ready for winter. That can mean bringing out the winter clothes and washing it. Taking out the spring
and summer clothes, washing them and packing it away for a while. Some clothes you may just want to throw out and purge your closet.
Fall cleaning can be a huge undertaking; cleaning windows, raking leaves, tending to flowers and bushes, cleaning closets, washing draperies, cleaning rooms where the previous inhabitant has moved out and gone to college. You get it all done by just doing it one small thing at a time. Slowly, but surely.
Here are some other ideas about cleaning you may not have thought about.
- DE-TOXING or cleaning your body.
When the idea of fasting is mentioned some people go into shock! They can’t imagine themselves going without food for a day. But, fasting can help your body to rid itself of toxins. By just drinking water or vegetable juices it allows your body to rest from the digestive process and cleanse itself. Now, I’m talking about a fast that is appropriate for your situation.
If you’re on medication that needs to be taken with food, then by all means follow your physician’s orders. But the food you eat with it may be different then what you usually eat. Maybe clean your cupboards from packaged and processed foods. Start using organic, whole foods. Shop the perimeter of the grocery store and pick up more fresh, as close to natural items as possible.
Purge the high sodium, high sugar, high chemically processed man-made foods. Avoid soda pop, energy drinks and white food. And just like cleaning your house may feel overwhelming, so might cleaning your selection of food. But you can do it one small step at a time.
“What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?” 1 Corinthians 6:19
- DE-TOXING or cleaning your soul.
Your soul is your mind, your thoughts and emotions. How do you clean your soul? By “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” 2 Corinthians 10:5 Does what your thinking line up with the truth of God’s Word? When lies become stronghold’s in your mind they will affect your health and your actions.
Strongholds of lies cause feeder behaviors much like a tumor sends out feeders for its survival. You act on the lie you feel is true.
When you worry about losing your job in the future or are anxious about what people think of you, does that line up with what God says? God’s Word says “For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7. Also, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27. If you are in fear or anxious you may turn to food, shopping or chemicals as a comfort or avoidance that may indeed become an addiction.
We are also to forgive each other – “Jesus said to him, I say not to you, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:22. We need to purge ourselves of spirits of accusation, bitterness, resentment and anger. “Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8.
Trying to clean the soul feels overwhelming also. That’s because we can’t do it on our own. We can only do this …” through Christ which strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” Hebrews 9:14. Christ Jesus removes the lies of strongholds by giving us the truth of His WORD!
- DE-TOXING or cleaning your spirit.
Father God has told us “You shall have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:3. We are not to follow idols. Most of us, though, have allowed our five senses to be our idols. And some of us, in the search for healing, have compromised our faith and let our vision be blurred as to what an idol is. We need to purge our homes of idols.
Some of us in our frantic efforts to be healed have gone to alternative methods rather than turning to Father God who created us. We’ve let our guard down or were just plain ignorant. Well ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance leads to destruction as that is Satan’s intent.
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to me: seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.” Hosea 4:6
Instead of feeding from the Word of God we allow ourselves to turn to other gods. We need to see them for what they really are and cleanse them from our lives. If what you are “ingesting” spiritually does not glorify the One True God then we need to purge it from our life. If you’re a believer these things may not jeopardize your salvation but they may affect your witness of Jesus Christ and affect someone else’s salvation.
Idols may consist of books, DVDs, CDs, games, jewelry, art, statues, posters, souvenirs or anything that exalts itself above Jesus Christ as the Lord of your life. Check to see the background of the article you have in your possession. Is it the symbol or practice of another religion or philosophy? Does it lift your self effort or energy above Jesus Christ and His Word? Does it bring peace and harmony or strife, fear and depression?
Yoga, for one, is from the Hindu religion. You cannot Christianize Yoga. It’s name means to yoke with Brahma the Hindu god. The positions are meant to unite with a Hindu spirit. Here is a great video that explains the deception of Yoga:
Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you objects or attitudes that would hinder your relationship with Father God. Ask yourself if it glorifies God. Other considerations for purging may be: acupuncture, reiki, energy healing, biofeedback, horoscopes, tarot, Ouija board, palm reading, dream catchers, TM, visualizations, EFT, reflexology, crystals, yin-yang, zen, ki or chi, martial arts, peace sign, third eye, tv shows, movies or books that promote or fantasize supernatural, occultic or immoral practices, music CDs that glorify death, suicide, drugs, or immorality, horror or scarey books and movies/DVDs, secret societies, violent or sexual video games, pornography.
Can we expect Father God to listen to our prayers when we won’t even consider cleansing ourselves from idols? “And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.” Acts 19:18-20.
Let us not be ignorant brothers and sisters in Christ. As we clean this fall let’s get clean on ALL levels: spirit, soul and body.
Some things to ponder for your health; spirit, soul and body.
Patti
