The Session - The mental health benefits of worship

The Session  1/11/22  Mental Health Benefits of Worship Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will. We were designed to praise and worship our GodJust seven minutes of worship every day will change your brain.  Let that sink in. Using praise and worship to get out of a funkPraise and worship can be used to get out of a funk.·  When my head won’t leave me alone about junk that stresses me out and I’ve prayed about it already –·  I sing a song to God and it forces my mind and my body to line up it’s attention on Him and beautiful truths I need to fill my mind with.Praise and worship alters the mind and renews it? Praising God when you sing physically raises your endorphins and oxytocin in your body resulting in a much better feeling in your entire body! TIME online has an article talking about singing and research showing this. Just do some google searching! Practical Times / Strategies to WorshipSing praise and worship songs in your home, sing in your shower, sing while you clean, sing when you do laundry, sing while you cook, sing to music or just sing without it. Praise God aloud and watch it renew your mind as you please God’s heart. It’s a complete win win created by God. The Scientific Benefits of Worship, Lauren Hansen Psalm 22:3 says that God inhabits the praises of his people and we actually get a physical boost as these gamma waves fire in our brains while we worship. Gamma waves do more than just make us feel better, they actually increase our intelligence, too. Research has shown that as you worship, you increase in wisdom and there’s an increase in your capacity to understand the goodness of God. So your relationship with God deepens as you worship him. As you worship, your brain is comprehending wisdom from the living Word helping grow your capacity to understand that God absolutely adores you. Just seven minutes of worship every day will change your brain. Gamma Waves A gamma wave or gamma Rhythm is like an electrical current might be considered an example of a radio wave Just seven minutes of worship every day will change your brain. Isaiah 61 talks about God giving us a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. If you are battling depression or anxiety or loneliness, God wants to take away your despair and clothe you with praise and joy. To reach Tom Russell, please call 419-709-8447, email Tom at [email protected], or visit his website at https://www.heritagechristiancounselingofmansfield.com