Essential 10: Develop a Relationship With God
Essential 10: Develop a Relationship With God
You build a relationship with God in the same way you build a relationship with those around you—through sharing and listening. By offering a simple prayer daily, you will enjoy a sense of well-being you will not experience any other way.
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Points to Consider • God loves you and wants you to be healthy and happy • You have been blessed with unique gifts and you have been created for a divine purpose • God wants to have a relationship with you • Your body is God’s temple • Your life becomes richer, and has greater meaning, as you develop your relationship with God • Divine inspiration can give you guidance, love and support • You will receive strength and love as you develop your relationship with God Substantiation |
According to a summation of physical and mental health studies by Harold Koenig, M.D., Center for the Study of Religion/ Spirituality and Health, Duke University Medical Center, greater religious involvement has been associated with lower blood pressure, fewer strokes and deaths from heart disease, lower mortality after heart surgery and greater survival and better health in general. Studies also found that people who are more religious experience greater wellbeing and life satisfaction, and less depression and anxiety.
A study by researchers at the national Institute for Healthcare Research published in the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine in 1999 shows that people who attended a religious service once a week and prayed or studied the Bible once a day were 40% less likely to have high blood pressure than those who didn’t.
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