Gospel Centered Health

Mendy dives deep into scripture searching for examples of imperfect humans who had symptoms of sadness and depression. From King David to Paul, there are many examples of depression and sorrow in the Bible. There is hope for you. Jesus took your pain and suffering to the cross so you don't have to feel the torture. 

No need to feel like the only solution to getting your workout done is by hitting the gym. Even if you do have a gym membership, a home workout space is critical for those times you accidentally sleep in and miss your favorite fitness class. Maybe you've got Covid and you're quarantining with your family - which unfortunately seems to be a new normal these days. Having a place for a quick workout is critical to your daily consistency. Mendy will explain how to create it in this episode. 

It's never too late to dream big and plan accordingly. Mendy gives practical tips and personal examples for marriage, fitness, and emotional success.

Mendy talks with Ashley Christian, the author of several Christian emotional wellness resources for mom and their children. Ashley is the founder and creator of https://homesteadsweethome.com/ and mom to 5 children, 2 adopted daughters and 3 biological boys. Ashley shares tips on how to continue growing through the many seasons of parenting. She offers grace and support to adoptive families on a daily basis and values emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness along the journey. 

Teresa Shields Parks gained and lost 100 lbs. 5 separate times through her life. She shares the story of conquering emotional eating, sugar addiction, and doing it God's way, to eventually losing, and keeping off, 250 pounds!

Teresa says: "I was a really really good dieter, I could stay on a plan and loose weight, but I could never keep it off. Because I had this mindset that once I got the weight off, then I could go back to the way I used to eat.

Diets don’t change habits, diets are a short term fix for a long term problem. Habits are what create long term change."

I know that my strength, my worth, my everything, comes from my confidence in Christ. Webster’s definition of confidence says it arises from circumstances. When I think of the most confident times in my life, they were based on circumstance. My husband and I used to race all the time and were in really good shape. There’s sort of an exhilarating experience that happens when you cross the finish line, and I never want to deny that. Race’s are super fun. But we found ourselves, when our marriage was struggling, putting a lot of confidence in being endurance runners and athletes. When I think about confidence in Christ, it’s not based on circumstance. When I think on love, love is not based on circumstances. If I relied on my circumstances to have confidence, I would never have confidence.

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Sometimes we feel buried in fear because we don’t want to stand up for what is oozing from inside of us. We are too afraid and paralyzed by maybe trauma from the past or maybe someone else hurtful words. But God calls us to DO IT AFRAID! ⁣

When God calls us to do something, it rarely looks like the way other people are doing it! What has God called you to do that felt uncomfortable? For me it was making God the center of my fitness business instead of just sprinkling Him on. It's been a huge stretch for me to do things differently than the way most do it, but NOTHING feels as rewarding as walking in God's unique calling for me. I want this for you too! What is God calling you to that you need to take the leap and do?

You are more than happy or sad, you are more than the life of the party or the party pooper, you are more than a democrat or republican, you are more than just a mother or a father, you are more than all of those things. We are beautiful and messy all at the same time, because that is the creativity of our God. He is not a two party system or a two emotion God, he gave us a lot more to work with. Allow yourself to not be boxed in and live in an either or mentality.

Mendy Shriver shares her three most effective tips that can help you stop emotionally eating today! 

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I had a no excuses mentality and I did well. There was never any room for, I feel like crap and I need to sleep for two days and recover and watch Netflix. That is the American mentality, and it became my mentality, and I’m wondering if it’s snuck in and become your mentality too, and ruined you? It’s kind of ruined me.

Jesus got in a boat, he went across the lake, he knew he needed to rest, he went and chilled out. Why aren’t we paying more attention to our bodies?