Now more than ever we are being encouraged to practice mindfulness. Physicians, psychologists and nutritionists are all encouraging people to take time and be mindful. Mindfulness simply put is paying full attention, some regard it as being fully present.

3 Stages to Mindfulness

There are three major stages to practicing mindfulness, 1. awareness, 2. attention, and 3. attitude. Science has finally caught up with scripture, acknowledging  man in his totality, as a physical, spiritual and emotional being.

Let’s clarify some terms that are often interchanged, mental health is the ability to process, and emotional health is the ability to express feelings based on what you have processed.

Mindfulness is good for us

Mindfulness has been found to benefit us physically, mentally and emotionally.

It is known that having an upbeat mental health has been linked to signs of good physical health. It has been shown to lower blood pressure, weight, risk of cardiovascular disease, stress, chronic pain and improve sleep and gastric distress.

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Scriptures that can help us become more mindful:

1st Thessalonians 5:23 (NKJ) ²³Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV) ⁵ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Philippians 4:6-9 (MSG) ^6-7 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

^8-9 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.

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