Happiness

If you learn what to do with what God gives you, then he’ll give you more and more and if you’re a faithful steward over a little bit, then he’ll make you ruler over much and you’ll be able to not only have a nice life yourself but you’ll be able to help so many people and put smiles on so many faces. So I’ll tell you the truth, I believe that you need to believe God to be blessed even if it doesn’t particularly matter to you one way or the other because there are an awful lot of people out there who are needy and you can help them if you have what it takes to help them with.

So he talks about prosperity. He says, “I would that you prosper and be in health…” and be in health. So we see right there that God wants us to be healthy. Can everybody say God wants me to be healthy? (God wants me to be healthy.) And then he makes a statement that I think sometimes we miss: even as your soul prospers. Your soul is your insides; it’s that second layer of our being. It’s not your spirit but your soul is you; it’s your mind, your will, your emotions, so it’s your personality. He’s basically telling us that whatever is going on in you is going to affect what’s going on out here. If we apply this to health, I can just tell you if your mind’s a mess, you’re probably not going to be very healthy.

If you’re worrying and full of anxiety, full of all kinds of bitter, resentful thoughts and jealousy, greed, and those kinds of things, it will show up in your body. The bible says that jealousy is like rottenness to the bones. So many people are praying for healing miracles but they’re not taking an inventory of what’s going on inside them. (applause) even as your soul prospers. If you’re emotionally distraught all the time, it’s going to affect your health.