Over the next six weeks, we’re diving into six areas of discipleship: spiritual, physical, emotional, mental, social, and financial health. But spiritual health comes first, because everything flows from it.
Jesus said, “A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart… What you say flows from what is in your heart” (Luke 6:45, NLT). In other words—your intake determines your output.
We are always feeding our spirit. Even when we’re not consciously doing devotions or prayer, our spirit is still “eating.” The shows we watch, the posts we scroll, the voices we listen to—all of it shapes us. That’s why Proverbs 4:23 warns, “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”
Here’s the truth: whatever you fill yourself with will eventually overflow from your life.
If you feed on negativity, gossip, and fear, don’t be surprised when that’s what spills out in your relationships. But if you fill your “blender” with God’s Word, worship, community, and time with Jesus, what comes out will nourish those around you. What you consume reprograms your operating system.
In the days of Jesus, disciples didn’t just learn from their rabbi—they walked so close behind him that the dust from his sandals would cover them. That’s the goal for us: walk so closely with Jesus that His nature rubs off on us. If you walk closest with bitterness, you’ll reflect bitterness. If you walk closest with Jesus, you’ll reflect Jesus.
But here’s the trap: knowledge alone doesn’t make you spiritually healthy. Jesus warned in Matthew 7 that many will say, “Lord, Lord,” and list all their spiritual accomplishments—yet He’ll say, “I never knew you.” Why? Because they had spiritual activity without spiritual vitality.
It’s like going to the gym after eating junk food all week. You might look active but still be unhealthy inside. External success doesn’t prove internal strength. The real measure of spiritual health isn’t gifts—it’s fruit. “By their fruit you will recognize them” (Matthew 7:16).
Spiritual health isn’t about how much we know—it’s about how much we obey. James reminds us that hearing the Word without doing it is like looking in a mirror and walking away unchanged. The Bible shows us what needs to change, but only obedience brings transformation.
In the end, Jesus said the wise person builds on the rock by putting His words into practice. Storms will come—that’s guaranteed—but obedience is what keeps us standing. God’s refining fire separates what’s pure from what’s worthless.
So here’s the challenge this week:
Feed your spirit well. Walk closely with Jesus. Don’t settle for just knowing truth—live it out.
Because truth unapplied is information without transformation—and Jesus didn’t die to inform you; He died to transform you.
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