What Causes Disease?
Published on Sep 24, 2016
What causes disease? It would help to know wouldn’t it? Because then we would have a fighting chance to avoid it the next time. These surprising answers will take you through the mind-body connection to Biblical truth long neglected.
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What Causes Disease?
Dig down to the Spiritual Roots!
2 things really bother us about disease:
1. The illness itself
2. Why we got it
For help with #1 see
"3 Paths to Healing"
at healingstreamsusa
.org/gift-l-1
For help with #1 see
"3 Paths to Healing"
at healingstreamsusa
.org/gift-l-1
To understand what causes it, dig in...
If we know the cause, we can seek the cure
We could even avoid other diseases
This is not to point a finger at us
Like Job's friends wrongly did with him
But at something we may be doing unaware
Insight #1
The Mind-Body Connection
Mind-Body Connection
- Ever since Pavlov and his dogs, a landslide of evidence has uncovered the effects of stress on the body
- It's not good
Mind-Body Connection
- Ever since Pavlov and his dogs, a landslide of evidence has uncovered the effects of stress on the body
- It's not good
Mind-Body Connection
- Two effects are especially damaging
- Hormonal imbalance
- And the weakening of our immune system
Mind-Body Connection
- Two effects are especially damaging
- Hormonal imbalance
- And the weakening of our immune system
Insight #2
Negative Emotions
Negative Emotions
- Stress can be physical, but mostly it's mental and emotional
- We perceive it as negative emotions we don't like
Negative Emotions
- Stress can be physical, but mostly it's mental and emotional
- We perceive it as negative emotions we don't like
Negative Emotions
- Primary culprits are rage, unforgiveness, anger, depression, worry, fear, frustration, and guilt.
- These have an antidote
Negative Emotions
- Primary culprits are rage, unforgiveness, anger, depression, worry, fear, frustration, and guilt.
- These have an antidote
Insight #3
The Peace of Christ
The Peace of Christ
- God's antidote to stress is the peace of Christ
- It is our daily inheritance
- There is nothing mysterious about it...
The Peace of Christ
- God's antidote to stress is the peace of Christ
- It is our daily inheritance
- There is nothing mysterious about it...
The Peace of Christ
- When we trust God with our lives and our loved ones, we receive it
- When we follow Jesus as Lord, we receive it
The Peace of Christ
- When we trust God with our lives and our loved ones, we receive it
- When we follow Jesus as Lord, we receive it
The Peace of Christ
- With this peace guarding our hearts, negative emotions are gone
- And our bodies return to proper functioning
The Peace of Christ
- With this peace guarding our hearts, negative emotions are gone
- And our bodies return to proper functioning
These insights reveal a pathway of disease
Pathway of Disease
- Loss of health comes from loss of peace in heart & mind
- Loss of peace comes through entry of negative emotions
- Negative emotions draw power from unresolved issues
Pathway of Disease
- Loss of health comes from loss of peace in heart & mind
- Loss of peace comes through entry of negative emotions
- Negative emotions draw power from unresolved issues
Pathway of Disease
- Unresolved issues come from breakdowns of trust or love in our relationships with God, others or self
- Broken relationships reveal a sin issue to deal with
Pathway of Disease
- Unresolved issues come from breakdowns of trust or love in our relationships with God, others or self
- Broken relationships reveal a sin issue to deal with
