How to live a Healthy and long life

How to live a Healthy and long life

Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish

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There is a doctor who lived long enough and was about to die, he was a very skillful doctor. Then one day town folks came to him and asked “Hey Doc if you die is who going to cure us??” Then the Doctor answered “Don’t worry my friends, I will introduce you to three Doctors.” And he said “First one is food, and the next one is sleep, and finally exercise, do well then you will live a long enough.

Everyone wants to live healthy and live long, so what would are the key points? With these 10 secrets I want show you  how to live a long and healthy life.

1.      Have a tender heart.

For example the labors with a stressful job can’t live long. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s survey few years ago, people who work with media live shorter than people in other jobs. Because the fear of a dead line they have more anxiety and stress which makes them live a shorter life than others.

In the Bible Isaac (180) who had a normal life lived similar amount of years as his grandfather Abraham (175)? However, Jacob who tricked his own brother by running away lived only 147 years. His Son Joseph who was sold to Egypt lived only 110. This shows how stress has an impact on our health.

Turtles live about 200 years and if you see how they live, they are so relaxed. When it rains they put their head underneath their shell, and if the weather is too hot they rest in the shade until it cools down. Would you say turtles are both kind and soft? Animals live longer, compared to predators.

It also applies to human that have a bad temper tend to live a shorter life than others. A group of were miners trapped in a mine in Germany, they were rescued a few days later, but one who was wearing a watch did not make it. What do you think killed him? What was the reason? Can you guess?

Edison said the secret of his health was not rushing on things.

There is a way to have soft heart in Matthew 11:29 Jesus said “²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls”

2.      Eat little and not be greedy

How long can a human live? From the study done by the aging center in the U.S, they said people can live up to 170 years old. The key that makes people old is the oxygen that remains in our body, to reduce it you should it small amounts of food. From recent research, the worse thing is consuming too much calories. In Okinawa Japan the average age population was the highest in the world but now it is not considered different from other places, people said it is because of the fast food chain that started to open in that area.

Proverbs 17:1 says “Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.”

3.      People live long when they do what they want to do.

George Burns who was a TV star, passed away at the age of 100. He played on many TV shows and comedy shows with his wife Ellen and spread laughter amongst throughout the nation. In his age of 80 he received an Academy award because he was known as funny comedian. Before he died he said “Do what you want to do, that is how you can live long.”

4.      Have a dream and goal in life

Longfellow the poet during the 19 century lived an energetic life even as he got older. Someone asked him what is your secret in living to an energetic life? Then he pointed to an old apple tree in the back yard and said “Look at that tree that tree is older than me but still is growing new branches, my secret is like that tree, and I grow new branches every year.”

5.      When we share.

The richest person in the history Rockefeller was 52 he had many diseases, and was getting skinner like a stick. At the door step of death what changed him was the word of God. In Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

He started to spread his wealth, but his wealth did not decrease, after about 12 months he started to share and his illnesses was gone.

 

Taylor who is the author of “Economy of God” said he learned how to share. And he lived until the age of 98. Current Psychologists did a research about sharing and they figured that people who share and spread their wealth live longer than other.

Sharing and helping people is better than not smoking or doing regular exercise.

The head of the researcher Doctor Brown said “Helping others increases your life.” This matches with other studies that were held in California in 1999. They said the possibility of death in 5 years is decreasing if you volunteer for more than two jobs. Act 20:35 ^” In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.” This isn’t applies only to humans but also animals  Deuteronomy 22:6-7 says “⁶ If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: ⁷ But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.”

6.      Respect your parents.

Proverbs 23:22 says "Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old." Ephesians 6:23says "Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" And also in Deuteronomy 5:16 says "¹⁶ Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."

7.      Positive thinking

Doctor Leonard who is at the Institute of Geriatric Medicine says during 10 years of his study people who is lived over 100 years were positive thinkers and, faithful believers and willing to volunteer. There weren't genetic and food related. Positive thinkers made airplanes, negative thinker made Parachutes.

8.      Reaction and love

In 2001 the Korean government did a research about human and how long they live, depending on the kind of job. They said that Musician and Priest live longer than others, and those who live shorter are those who work with media or with sports. Why do you think priest live longer? I think it is because of their background they have with God. They can always communicate with God when they encounter hardship. As a result the statistic shows if someone with faith and acknowledges the existence of God, they seem to live longer. And Musicians are said to live longer, because they of the music and from the audience they feel loved and safe, and on the stage they experience their happiest point in their life. And their job is what they like so it is less stressful and anxiety comes from it.

9.      Who seeks wisdom of God

Proverbs 3:1-2 says " My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: ² For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee." Proverbs 3:15-16 says " ¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor."

And Job 12:12 says " ¹² With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding."

10.  Pray to God.

According to Doctor Harold from Duke medical center, if you live a religious life you live longer. The statistics came from a survey of 4000 elders living in NC

A senior who meditate or pray has a 50% less percentage of sudden death. Dr. Harold states that people who prays takes less stress. Stress can cause high blood pressure and decrease in the immune system and various other problems, however pray can reduce stress hormone.

In Kansas city saint Rugger hospital says they have 1000 patients and the patients who were prayed by some Christian group were getting better than others, and patients don't know that there are people who praying for them. It was unexplainable phenomenon.

After the Deluge in the Genesis we can see people's life is drastically shortened Adam and his children spend life on the Earth, about 10 times more than current generation.

 Deluge was punishment about our sins, and because of that sin our life is shortened, Moses lived 120 years but at his time the average human life was 70~80. Current day, the medical technology improved a lot but still it is hard to live over 80 years.

The only person who can change this short life to eternal is Jesus. Let us see Revelation 20:4-6 " ⁴ And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

⁵ But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

⁶ Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."

When the Jesus comes back, we can live 1000 years, at this time if person died at 100 years old it is death of a child.

Conclusion

Believers, we didn't have that time yet. But someday the words on the bible will be accomplished. However Longevity is a gift from God we need to be faithful, and live long in these days.

From Twin research Doctors say people who have same Genes can live different length because the longevity depends on the circumstance. They said 30% is heredity and 70% is acquired.

Let's be the hero of thousand year kingdom, and eternal life by believe Jesus, and love bible and royal to God.