Today I was pondering more on how the Lord's laws allow us to be free from bondage and increase our ability to act and not be acted upon. In particular, the Lord's law of health was on my mind. Today was my first day at work, and I had a lot to learn and take in. My wife and I had planned in advance to prepare in case I would need to go in this morning, so last night we put together a lunch I could take and a breakfast. My anxiety disorder has Hypoglycemic symptoms, and the remedies can oftentimes be the same: eat right, sleep enough, stay fit and healthy.
I got to work and was so grateful we had prepared in advance as by the 5 minute break we took I could feel my blood-sugar level dropping. The only available food was donuts, chocolate milk, and orange juice. All of these have too much unnatural sugar for my body to be able to handle well. However, I had already had two small breakfasts which was enough to keep me going until the end of work. Definitely glad I had had those.
It made me think of what might have happened had we not prepared and made sure that I would have the healthy foods I needed. I know that especially in difficult circumstances where there's a lot of stress, I start to struggle with my anxiety more, and I had some symptoms today while working, but not near as bad as they could have been. Because I took care of my body, I was more free from the anxiety and more free to act and not be acted upon.
This is the way it is with all of God's commandments: when you do what God, in His infinite wisdom, has asked you to do, you end up being able to do more than you can normally by yourself. Some neat insights for me.
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