Are You Committed?

When it comes to your life and health and the goals and dreams God has for you…are you committed?  This is the question I ask myself every day.  It is an extremely important and critical question.   The greatest joys of my life have come from my full commitment to whatever action I was undertaking.  At the same time, my greatest frustrations have come when I settled for less than what I know is best.

I remember going to the beach in Northeast Florida (where I grew up) in the middle of winter with 58 degree water and huge, bellowing waves in windy/choppy conditions.  I sat there with my wetsuit on and body board or surfboard in hand thinking about the cold and physically exhausting experience that was about to come.  I had a choice to make…go back home and stay comfortable or jump in the water and experience pain and discomfort all for the brief but incredible thrill of riding a huge wave.      

Knowing that God calls me to be “more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37), I decided to swim out to the surf break in the freezing cold water with rapid and non-ceasing waves crashing down on me.  As I entered the vortex of the major surf break, I was reminded of the pain of not giving it my all. 

Duck-diving under gigantic waves depends on your ability to get low and power your way underneath the impact.  Exhausted from the last 3 consecutive duck-dives with only a breath in-between I felt like I couldn’t withstand going deep anymore.  I sat there with a helpless look as a monstrous wave came down upon me.  The wave nearly flattened me…breaking my body board in half and sending me spiraling toward shore. 

Was I finished…oh no way!  I grabbed my other board and swam out faster and with more power than ever.  The same circumstance presented itself and this time I gave it everything I had and pushed through.  When I reached the surf break…I was so exhausted and grateful at the same time…I had to take a moment to catch my breath.  

As I jumped aboard my first wave…I realized what it was all worth.  The thrill and excitement as I came down the wave and it barreled over me was unbelievable.  As I came out of the wave and paddled back to the surf break I heard God whisper in my ear…”never doubt or despair.  I have a huge work in store for you and I need you to be fully committed.  Are you ready to ride this wave with Me?”  In tears I cried yes, yes, yes, yes I am ready to ride this wave with you! 

Committed to me means that I am ready to play this game at 100%.  Of course, this means I need 100% of the neurological messages from my brain getting out to my body to allow it to function and heal appropriately.  This is why after 6 years of amazing chiropractic care that has dramatically improved my health, I continue to get adjusted weekly.  This has kept me from getting ill or injured over this period of time and allowed me to enjoy better health today than I ever have in my life.  

I know that God has put you in my life for a very important reason.  When I ask myself about my commitment in the morning…I think about all the people that are depending on me that day.  When I lay my hands on you…I am fully committed to helping you reach your God-given potential.  I pour my heart and soul into your care and my prayer is that you will do the same with your life and health.   

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14

The context of this verse is the incredible nature of our physical bodies. The human body is the most complex and unique organism in the world, and that complexity and uniqueness speaks volumes about the mind of its Creator. Every aspect of the body, down to the tiniest microscopic cell, reveals that it is fearfully and wonderfully made.

The human brain is also an amazing organ; fearfully and wonderfully made. It has the ability to learn, reason, and control the automatic functions of the body such as heart rate, blood pressure and breathing.  It also allows us to maintain balance, to walk, run, stand and sit all while concentrating on something else.  Computers can outdo the human brain in raw calculating power but are primitive when it comes to performing most reasoning tasks.

The brain also has an amazing ability to adapt.  In an experiment, when people put on glasses that made the world seem upside down, their brains quickly reinterpreted the information they were being given to perceive the world as “right-side-up.” When others were blindfolded for long periods of time, the “vision center” of the brain soon began to be used for other functions. When people move to a house near a railroad, soon the sound of the trains is filtered out and they lose conscious thought of the noise.

When it comes to miniaturization, the human body is also a marvel fearfully and wonderfully made. For instance, information needed for the replication of an entire human body, with every detail covered, is stored in the double-helix DNA strand found in the nucleus of each of the billions of cells in the human body. And the system of information and control represented by our nervous system is amazingly compact in comparison to man’s clumsy inventions of wires and optical cables. Each cell, once called a “simple” cell, is a tiny factory not yet fully understood by man. As microscopes become more and more powerful, the incredible vistas of the human cell begin to come into focus.

When you truly understand the masterpiece God created with our human bodies it only makes sense to take care of it.  Optimizing your health is a powerful form of worship.  Through your actions (much louder than words) you are expressing a deep respect and appreciation for the gift God has given you. 

By getting regular chiropractic adjustments you are maximized the very power God put within you to heal and function by optimizing your central nervous system.   Be sure to eat good God-formed foods, exercise properly, tell the people around you how much you appreciate them, and keep a mind focused on His glory.  You are a wonderful work of God!