Holistic Growth, Success, Health and Happiness

UV 3710/10000 Holistic Growth, Success, Health and Happiness Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health ( physically), just as ( I know) your soul prospers ( spiritually). 3 John v 2 In the space of one uni-verse, John describes what is holistic success and happiness. First, we need to love and be loved, feel loved, cherished, esteemed. Our inner circle of relationships count with the most central of it being our personal relationship with the Father through Jesus, His Son whom He called “beloved”. Second, we need to pray for all aspects of our livs and those of our near and dear ones. Third, we need to aim for holistic success in achieving what we aim, plan and work for. Fourth, we need financial prosperity, too so that our needs are met and have some extra to help others in the church and the needy of the world around us. Fifth, good health is real wealth given by the Lord. Sixth, we need to grow spiritually mature to reflect the very image of Christ in every aspect of our lives. All these dimensions, together constitute biblical happiness or holistic growth. Spiritual growth to maturity implies we need to be growing in godly wisdom and in the fruit of the Spirit. Every day should see us a degree wiser, a degree more humble, more patient, more loving, more kind, more joyful, more faithful, more in control of self. Control of self implies that we are more yielded to the Holy Spirit in all aspects of our lives in terms of control of our thoughts, tongues, time, talent, resources, appetite. In all the aspects of our lives, we need to show more devotion, dedication, discipline, determination and diligence. Diligence implies daily study of the word of God as well as whatever worldly duties we are responsible for. It also means we need to meditate day and night on the word we have heard or read or studied so that it becomes part of our lifestyle, practice and character. The principles we derive by study and meditation on the word need to be applied to all the spheres of action, aspiration and influence.