My Health Journey: Praisin’ the Lord!

As my health went downhill, excursions outside the house got fewer and fewer, then stopped altogether — except for visits to doctors and hospitals.

What did I miss most? Family and church. Fortunately, FaceTime connected me with my kids and grandkids as well as my church's monthly Men’s Breakfast.

Losing 50-pounds gave me confidence to go out. One of my first stops: Men’s Breakfast — a joyful day. Even bigger was my return to 1st Baptist-Elfers for a Sunday service.

Pastor Jim Prose’s message that day was “He Is Worthy Because He Is Holy,” from Isaiah 6:1-9, which includes, “Here am I! Send me,” words that resonated in my soul.

After the altar call, I went forward—not to become a Christian (did that in Vietnam) but rather to affirm the goodness of God in granting me grace to retreat from the brink of weighing nearly 400 pounds.

Why share this spiritual stuff? 1 Cor. 6:19-20 puts it best: “Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit...”

Bottom line: I was given the gift of a healthy body and squandered it. I’m hopin’ to help keep others from making that mistake.