Wheels of Wellbeing

Centuries before scientists had figured out the connection between blood and life, these words were recorded in the scriptures: “…the life of the flesh is in the blood” (Leviticus 17:11, KJV). With advances in medical science in recent years, a lot about us can now be known by simply running tests on our blood samples. The world has understood this point and now unquestionably applies it every day.

What the world (and some in the church) is yet to realize is that this principle of the connection between physical blood and flesh is only one side of the coin. The other side of the same coin is the principle of the connection between spiritual wisdom and wellbeing (prosperity). This second connection is the key to a vibrant, strong and long life – spirit, soul and body.

Where the wisdom of God flows, answers and solutions for wellbeing abound. This is true regardless of whether you are talking about the wellbeing of an individual, family, community or a nation. Consider this instruction in Proverbs 3:7-8: “Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.” (KJV).

The statement “health to your nerves, and marrow to your bones” speaks about our physical health as well as our general wellbeing – spiritual, mental, social and financial prosperity. In other words, the wisdom of God is to our lives what healthy blood is to the body. There cannot be wholesome prosperity outside the wisdom of God. The wisdom of God and our wellbeing go hand-in-hand.

To ignore the wisdom of God in a rush to take things into your own hands is to settle for something less than wellbeing. There are many people whose lives have a semblance of wellbeing when in reality things are out of order. For example, Zacchaeus, the tax collector, was a rich man and everything seemed to be in order in his life (Luke 19:1-10). It was not until he had a personal encounter with Jesus that he got exposed to the wisdom of God, and was suddenly willing to sow what he had gained from his former lifestyle in exchange for a life of greater wellbeing.

Elsewhere in the scriptures, we have record of men and women who attained victory in the most unlikely circumstances because they got a hold of the wisdom of God. In the book of Genesis, we see Joseph prospering a household, followed by a prison and ultimately a nation at risk of a famine because of his access to the wisdom of God. In the 6th Chapter of 2 Kings, we see the king of Israel escaping several ambushes on his life by the king of Syria because of the wisdom of God that came through the life of Prophet Elisha.

Have you been looking for wellbeing in places other than the wisdom of God? All you have to do is stop and change course like Zacchaeus did, and watch the wheels of wellbeing take you to a higher life – wellbeing like you’ve not known before.

Ps. Joseph ENYIMU