We’ve begun with the notion that we want to be made well, and we’ve taken the time to ask ourselves what stands in our way of letting Jesus make us well. Now it’s time to examine some of the classic ways by which all of us at times block ourselves from the healing grace of God. Many have heard of the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and we may be familiar with them as they have been popularized in movies and literature. But how do those relate to our wellness?
Each of these classic sins is at its root fear, fear of _____. The seven sins we will examine are simply different ways that fear manifests itself. 1 John 4:18 reads, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.” Fear is the opposite of love. God is love, and God wants our lives to be about love. By this metric, wellness - both physical and spiritual - is being perfect in love. Therefore, when fear rules our lives, we are not living as the whole, well people that God calls us to be.
In order to achieve spiritual and physical wellness, we need to allow God to cast the fears from our lives that keep us from love. Next week we will dive into a series of examining seven of the sins and the underlying fears that keep us from wellness. In the meantime, think about these seven sins and how they relate to your wellness journey:
Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride
Questions to ponder: Which of these sins most rules my life? How have I reacted out of fear when it comes to this sin? What would my life look like if God replaced this sin with love?
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