5 Ways to Maintain – Parts 1-2

11May
 
 
In several parts, I am going to share an adaptation of a podcast of Dr. Henry Cloud entitled, “5 Ways to Maintain Your Well Being.”
 
1. Name the reality
Stop and say, “Wow! Life has really changed!” That may sound like a small thing. But, we have a mental “map” of how things are supposed to be. When things change, it psychologically registers in our minds as an “Error!” Warning lights begin to flash, “It is not supposed to work this way, and I can’t fix it!” The violation of that “mental map” activates the “fight or flight” part of our brain. If we are going to deal with this automatic reaction to radical change, we must formally acknowledge its existence. We do that by naming it, which activates the higher parts of our brain. Naming the problem is the first step in changing our response from reaction to action. There are some specific ways that we can hit the reset when the “fight or flight” part of our brain begins to exert control.
 
2. Staying Connected
Like the foundation of a building, the foundation of us as persons is our connectedness to God and other people. Crises disrupt all of our connections. We do not see the people we usually see, which disrupts our connectedness that our foundation. Our patterns of fellowship with and around God have radically changed. How should we respond to this disruption? We must reestablish the connections that have been disrupted by the crises. An important reconnection comes when we have fun with whom we can connect. That may be members of your family or connections reestablished through various media that allow face time with others. At the very minimum, we connect on the phone. These connections with God and our essential people must be maintained like regimen of medicine for your soul.
 
 

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Posted by Ron Lawler

I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior when I was a teen. A friend had invited me to attend church to help out in a Sunday School attendance drive. At the end of the worship service I asked the Pastor how I could know for sure I would go to Heaven. He had someone show me from the Scriptures how to receive Christ and from that day to this, I have had an assurance of Christ as my Savior and Heaven as my eternal home.

Within a few weeks I sensed a building desire to enter into full time ministry. My church observed me and confirmed the call. Upon graduation from High School, I enrolled in Bible College and I have been in ministry ever since. I was ordained to the ministry by my home church in Texas in 1974. It has been my privilege to be Pastor of Preaching and Teaching at Family Bible since 2005.

Cheryl and I were married in 1973. God has blessed us with two children, Rachel and David, and four grandsons.

Favorite part of ministry? - Researching and discussing questions about the Bible.

Favorite verse? - "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm.  Let nothing move you.  Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58

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