Trust Principle
“Keep your wants, your joys, your sorrows, your cares,
and your fears before God…. ‘The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy.’
James 5:11. His heart of love is touched by our sorrows and even by our
utterances of them…. Nothing that in any way concerns our peace is too small
for Him to notice. There is no chapter in our experience too dark for Him to
read; there is no perplexity too difficult for Him to unravel. No calamity can
befall the least of His children, no anxiety harass the soul, no joy, cheer, no
sincere prayer escape the lips, of which our heavenly Father is unobservant, or
in which He takes no immediate interest. ‘He healeth the broken in heart and
bindeth up their wounds.’Psalm 147:3.”— Ellen White
As Seventh-day Adventist Christians we obviously believe in
a higher power- God. We also believe in having a close and personal
relationship with our savior and that in this relationship he cares for us and
loves us immensely.
One of the SDA health principles is trusting in God. While
trusting in God may not seem to be health related, we believe that trust is
something that benefits our mental and emotional health. This in turn can
benefit our overall physical health.
What Exactly is Divine Power?
The definition of divine power is:
Pertaining to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
Addressed, appropriated, or devoted to God; religious; sacred.
Proceeding from God; godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity: divine magnanimity.
Addressed, appropriated, or devoted to God; religious; sacred.
Proceeding from God; godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity: divine magnanimity.
As mentioned above, for Adventists, divine power is God and
God alone.
Trust in God = Good Health?
Yep, pretty much!
For the last several years studies have found people who
actively believe in a form of divine power (go to church, pray, etc.) have
lower blood pressure, stronger immune systems, live longer, have better mental
and emotional health, and higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction than
their peers!
On top of this, Adventists believe that God can provide us
with healing and health and that this is His desire for us.
“Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and
be in health, even as your soul prospereth.” 3 John 2
We know that in all things, God wants the very best for us
and we trust that he will guide us. By trusting in Him we are able to function
in more positive ways when we encounter stress, are late for work or find
ourselves faced with the loss of a job.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not
unto thine own understanding …it shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to
thy bones.” Proverbs 3:5, 8
Continue with the NEWSTART Bible principles for health.
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