Day 6: Drink Water
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Welcome back to 31 Days to Hallway Praise!
When we're in the middle of a spiritual battle, it's important to take care of our physical health. When we're hurting, it's easy to forget simple things like drinking enough water or taking our multivitamins. And physical strain on top of spiritual pain is a recipe for disaster.
So, part of our 31 Days to Hallway Praise challenge will cover taking physical care of our bodies. Today, I want to remind you to drink water. Drinking plenty of water is one of the easiest and least expensive health boosts you can do.
There are a wide variety of opinions on how much water each person needs to drink. Some say that a flat 8 glasses is good for everyone. Others recommend drinking half an ounce to an ounce of water per pound of body weight.
I personally believe that you need to make a judgment call for yourself. If you can comfortably take in more water than you regularly drink, do so. If you are finding yourself running for the bathroom every few minutes, you might want to cut back a little. However much water you decide to drink, make sure you're constantly sipping and not just chugging once in a while.
Will drinking water cure every ailment? No, of course not. Will you see a noticeable increase in health? Maybe, maybe not. But drinking water will help keep you hydrated; it can help prevent ailments like bladder infections; and and it's easy enough that implementing it is actually doable.
Drinking physical H2-O also won't improve your spiritual life, but Jesus has much to say about spiritual water (see John chapters 4 and 7). You can use your water bottle to remind yourself to spend time in prayer if you need an extra reminder. As you care for your physical body, remember to care for your spiritual life, too.
Today's action steps: Find a fun vessel for your water intake. I've used Contigo water bottles in the past, but my recent container crush is a colored mason jar with a straw and lid (note that these don't fit into a car cup holder very well). Someday, I'll get even more creative and add some raffia and a silk sunflower. :) Once you have your favorite container in hand, drink water!
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