Week 5 of the New Year, New You series, focusing on Spiritual Health and it's role in physical and mental health.

1. NEW YEAR, NEW YOU
Week 5: Connecting Well
Dr. Cole Bradburn, D.C.

2. CONNECTING WELL
“But the Lord said ‘Do not
Be Appearanceless consider his appearance or his
height, for I have rejected him.
If you rely on how you look to The Lord does not look at the
decide how you feel, you are things man looks at. Man
always a bad hair day away from looks at outward appearance,
misery but the Lord looks at the
Trying to look your best is not a heart.”
bad thing. -- 1 Samuel 16:7
Look in the world and see how
much $$ is spent on how people
look.
When you become caught up in
how you look, you also tend to
get caught up in how others look.
However, if your appearance determines your self-esteem, self-worth, and health you
are limiting yourself and building on a foundation of sand
There is no peace in a life spent wishing you were what you are not

3. CONNECTING WELL
Be Wantless
Not to be in want is not to be
human!
As you begin to desire more
and more, what you desire
begins to drive your thoughts,
control your actions, and
determine your emotions.
Do not be a slave to your
wants. Want what God gives
you, and trust that He will
give you all you need & more
than you ever wanted
Philip 4:11
“Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am”
You can’t work your way into Heaven. Constantly seeking more will often cause you to look
past what is truly important. Don’t be a miserable achiever

4. CONNECTING WELL
Be Acceptanceless
Do what is right, not what is
acceptable
The desire for acceptance has led
many astray (kids stealing candy,
teenagers smoking)
Do not follow the blind, lead them
by looking to the Bible for what is
right.
“Be completely humble and
gentle, be patient, bearing in one
another with love.” -- Eph 4:2
2 Peter 1:5-7
Phillipians 4:8-9
Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to
knowledge, self control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. (2 Peter 1:5-7)
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things.
Put into practice and the peace of God will be with you. (Phil 4:8-9)

5. CONNECTING WELL
Be Resultless
Better to have 1 win & 20 losses than no losses & no wins! To begin
enjoying all of life more, pay more attention to enjoying playing the game
and less attention to how it turns out.
Joseph had only a 1 and 3 record (.250), but wound up in the hall of fame.
At first, Joseph suffered nothing but losses, but his faith and trusting in
God’s overall plan let him look past his winless streak and bring victory for
millions
Loss - Joseph was cast into a pit by his own brothers
Loss - His brothers, wanting to make a profit, sold Joseph into slavery
in Egypt
Loss - Potiphar’s wife tried to lure Joseph into committing adultery.
Joseph defied her and feeling scorned, she had him arrested on rape
charges and locked in prison.
Win - Joseph was made the highest official in the king’s court and
overseer of all of Egypt. Using his gifts from God to interpret dreams,
he saved Egypt and surrounding nations from a famine that would have
cost countless lives.
When he reunited with his brothers he did not exact revenge. He overcame the losses and
understood the divine will of God in his life. He fed his brothers and said “Don’t be afraid.
Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to
accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” (Gen 50:19-20).
So happiness is staying focused on your mission, not your results.

6. CONNECTING WELL
Be Prideless
GOD/me “God opposes the
There is no one who understands proud but gives grace
you more or knows your needs as to the humble.”
well as God. --James 4:6
We are almost totally unaware of
how our thoughts and actions will
impact the world and our future.
God is moving millions of people in
billions of directions and knows the
outcome of every move
Release leadership responsibilities to
God to see His will done in your life.
Create peace, not stress.
Philip Thinking vs. Andrew Thinking
We tend to fall into the trap of thinking we are so brilliant and so capable that we can run the
show for ourselves!
If we depend only on what we see & understand, it will be impossible for us not to make error
after error.

7. CONNECTING WELL
Be Timeless
You wake up by an alarm, cook by the
microwave, get paid by the hour, and eat Everything comes in
by the clock. season, in God’s
If you are feeling like you are always time, as He intended.
running out of time, you are right! This
feeling of hurry creates stress so intense it
can be deadly.
Slowing down to pay attention to God, your
family, & your health will begin creating peace
What does trying to defeat time cause?
Hurry, Rage, Failure, Stress
Remember, God is older, wiser, and
while He appears to move slow at times,
He is always right on time.
It took the Israelites forty years to get
across the desert. And guess what, they got
there right on time.
You who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on
business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen
tomorrow...Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”
-- James 4:13-15

8. CONNECTING WELL
Be Fearless
“Be strong and courageous.
Remember King Jehoshaphat’s Do not be terrified; do not be
five steps to being fearless discouraged, for the Lord
--2 Chronicles 20 your God will be with you
1. Take your problems to God wherever you go.”
(20:2) --Joshua 1:9
2. Turn to God for answers to your
problems (20:12)
3. It’s God’s battle, not yours
(20:15)
4.With God be fearless (strong &
courageous) (20:16-17)
5.Let God be glorified in victory
(20:24-26)
Your problems ahead of you are never as great as the Power behind you

9. CONNECTING WELL
Be Faithful - 3 types of faith
1. I’ll believe it when I see it faith. If
you need to see God or have a need
for Him to perform miracles to
believe in Him, then you have no
faith.
2.Believer faith - you can believe
only what you do not see.
3.Ph.D. faith (past having doubt) -
When you have Ph.D. faith, you
know God is as real as the chair “If you do not stand firm
you are sitting in, and you see in your faith, you will not
concrete evidence of Him in all stand at all.”
things. You know God will provide
-- Isa 7:9
for your needs and answer your
prayers.
Exercise your faith - Get your Ph.D. by marveling at creation, see God and His presence in
this world and in your body.
Talk to God as if He is really there, because He is.

10. CONNECTING WELL
Be Hopeful.
Rather than having excuses for
why it would be impossible for
you to overcome the stress in your
life, with hope you can be daring
enough to do what is necessary
Whatever you feel is possible is
possible. Whatever you think is
impossible is impossible. Think
big. “Those who hope in the Lord
With hope, you are different will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like
A hopeful attitude turns your: eagles; they will run and not
errors into education grow weary, they will walk
oppositions into opportunity and not be faint
fears into fascination -- Isa 40:31
The right path is rarely the popular path, remain hopeful and God will lead you a different
way
Definition of hope - Phillipians 4:11 - “I have learned to be content whatever the
circumstances.”

11. Love God so much that you are inspired to be obedient

12. THE SPIRITUAL TRIATHLON
PRAYER TIME
There is power in the spoken
word.
Going to your Father and
talking to Him as if He is
alive and real, which He is,
is a major way of building
your faith and getting
results in your life.
“And pray in the Spirit on all
occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests.”
--Eph 6:18.

13. THE SPIRITUAL TRIATHLON
BIBLE TIME
All the best ways of attaining
peace and handling life’s
challenges are written in the
Bible.
When accepted in full faith,
the Bible is a source of power
for all good, bad, and
indifferent times.
Do not wait until you
encounter difficult times and
then begin searching out God
for answers. Seek Him first.
Many examples, metaphors, and illustrations necessary to a less stressful and more
productive life are in the Bible.

14. THE SPIRITUAL TRIATHLON
QUIET TIME
Western society often looks at other
cultures that live in poverty or exist
without cell phones, Internet, movies,
and “modern” essentials of advanced
civilization, and wonder how they do it.
These other “less advanced” cultures
look at our “modern” society and wonder
how we do it.
How can people live in cities with all
the noise, distractions, and without as
much real evidence of the presence of
God.
Modern life allows for no quiet peaceful
time in nature. This can make it very
difficult to really hear, see, and feel the
presence of God. God is always with
you. When you are in the silence, you
are more likely to also be with Him.

15. THE SPIRITUAL TRIATHLON
Why in the Morning?
God is supposed to get your first
fruit, and best fruit. Give Him the
best part of your day and you will
have an amazing day.
He deserves more than a little
part left over at the end of your
day or week.
How would your spouse feel if
you met with them only on
Sundays/Wednesdays for a
couple of hours?
In the morning you can connect
with God before all the
distractions of daily living set in.

16. Coffee With Jesus
Spiritual Triathlon

17. Spiritual Health
Mental Physical
Health Health
Can having a bad diet cause disease?
Can being completely sedentary cause disease?
Can negativity, worry, doubt, and pessimism cause disease?
Can a life without Jesus cause disease?

18. Spiritual Health
Mental Physical
Health Health
Can eating right, moving well, thinking positive, and connecting well ever cause disease?
Can it fight disease?
Can it cure disease?

19. BE HEALTHY, BE PREPARED
If we are on a Spiritual Spiritual Health
battleground, don’t you think we
need all our ammo (Spiritual
health, mental health, physical
health)?
If you were the enemy, where
would you attack...where someone
is weak or where they are strong? Mental Physical
his purpose is to kill and Health Health
destroy. One way is to deceive
as many as possible about their
bodies [temple]. How?
Healthfulness of foods, beliefs
about DNA, cholesterol,
vaccination, the aging process,
and the nature of true health.
Spiritual health then is tethered to mental/physical health, and limited by their shortcomings.
The Father’s message for you is Life, and Life more Abundantly. Spiritually abundant,
mentally abundant, physically abundant.

20. INSPIRED OBEDIENCE
You can do so much more
for the Kingdom this way
Obedient in:
your time with Him
how you train your mind
how you train your body
what you put in your body
1 Corinthians 6:20
We were all bought with a price, one that could never be repaid. For this price, we are told to
honor God with our bodies. With His help, I want to be as good of an investment as possible.

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