Several years ago, I heard that When you have a pet fish that’s sick, the correct way to treat their sickness is to treat their environment, not the fish. Once the environment is cleansed or changed, this is when the fish heals. Do you know the who, what, and where of your ideal environment? To be a success in life, business and ministry, you have to ensure to the best of your ability that you are walking in an ideal environment. When God created mankind, He placed them in an ideal environment. The garden was an awesome place. It had all they needed to excel in everything. It had the perfect food, the perfect sceneries and landscapes, they had each other, and most of all, they had the Presence of God! Then God gave man a job, a purpose. He told him to till, tend and cultivate the land. This would require hard work, physical labor, which is great for the body. He then blessed them with the ability to multiply. Understanding this, we can clearly see several optimum conditions for mankind:
- We have to seek ideal environments that will help us to optimize our creativity, our peace, our productivity.
- We need to eat the right kinds of food that help us to optimize our health and energy levels.
- We need to seek ideal friendships and partnerships that will help us to look forward and upward, and will press us to be our best, instead of speaking ill of us.
- We need to exercise to keep our bodies young, strong and flexible.
- We have the ability to multiply what God has placed in our hands. This takes work, creativity, faith, and true concern for our fellow man.
- Above all, we need a relationship with our Creator, who made us with a great purpose. That is found in Christ Jesus!
Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Take a moment to think about that.
