Faith & Health: Caring for Your Body Is a Spiritual Practice

For a long time, I treated my faith and my health as two separate things. I prayed when life felt heavy, but I ignored what my body was asking for. I pushed through exhaustion, skipped meals, slept very little, and then asked God for more strength.

Eventually, I realized something that changed everything: taking care of my body is part of my faith.

Scripture tells us that our bodies are temples. To me, that doesn’t mean perfection or strict rules. It means responsibility. It means paying attention. It means choosing care over constant pressure.

Faith shows up in how we treat ourselves

Stress, burnout, and overwhelm don’t just live in our minds, they show up in our bodies. Fatigue, inflammation, anxiety, digestive issues, hormonal imbalance… these are often signs that something is out of alignment.

Faith invites us to slow down and ask better questions:

• What do I need right now?

• Where am I pushing too hard?

• What would rest look like if I didn’t feel guilty about it?

  
  

Jesus rested. He stepped away. He didn’t rush from one thing to the next. That matters.

Health doesn’t have to be extreme

Caring for your health doesn’t mean doing everything “right.” It means being intentional.

• Eating in a way that supports your body, not punishes it

• Moving your body because you’re grateful for it, not because you hate it

• Letting yourself sleep without feeling like you’re being lazy

  
  

When your habits come from faith instead of fear, everything feels lighter.

Healing goes deeper than food and exercise

There’s also the emotional side of health, the things we carry quietly. Unresolved stress. Old wounds. The pressure to hold everything together.

Healing often begins when we let go. When we forgive. When we admit we can’t do it all on our own.

God meets us in the process, not just the outcome.

If you need a reminder today

Needing rest doesn’t mean you’re failing.

Choosing your health doesn’t make you selfish.

Moving slowly doesn’t mean you’re stuck.

Caring for yourself is not separate from your faith. It’s part of it.

As a coach, my heart is to walk with you as you build a healthier, more balanced life, one rooted in faith, grace, and real life.

With love, Coach Carmen