A typical female minister’s daily routine is a combination of diverse roles. You are juggling wifehood, motherhood, ministry, career; the list is inexhaustible. Yes, we are created to multitask, we’ve got the magic, but it takes a toll on us eventually. With this combo, comes life’s inevitable challenges. If not well managed, brokenness comes knocking.
God is interested in the wholistic (holistic) well-being of all his creations, especially women. We are very special in God’s sight; God has a soft spot for us.
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (3 John 2, KJV)
Dear friends, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. (3 John 2, NIV)
This scripture shows how much God cares about our wellbeing. He wants us to be whole – spiritually, physically, and mentally balanced.
Wholeness is the state of being perfectly well in spirit, body, and soul (the soul is mind, will, and emotions). This was God’s original design for man before the fall of Adam and Eve.
As women, God has called us to wholeness. He desires that we enjoy good health (physical and mental health) just as our spiritual lives are healthy.
Let’s look at the most neglected part of this tri-fold wholeness/wellbeing. Most often, we forget about the connection between the three. As believers in Christ, it is significant for us to invest in our spiritual life (spirit) and physical health (body), as most of us already do. However, if we refuse to invest in our souls, the seat of our emotions, which is also our mental health, our wellbeing can collapse.
Mental health is the level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness. It is the state of someone who is “functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment.” (DBpedia, 2020)
As we start a new year, you must be well-prepared to invest time in your mental health.
Journey along with us as we discuss vital issues that affect you as a female minister in subsequent editions.
Reference: DBpedia (2020). About: Mental Health.
Oluyemisi Adeyemi has a masters’ in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Trauma Studies.
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