You As A Whole

We're much more integrated beings than we think. We, however, tend to divide ourselves up into sections: mind/body/feeling/spirit. Like we say that we're doing fine physically, but we're really stressed about something. The truth is that when you're messed up in your head, your body takes the hit, too. You know how you get sick when you've been real stressed out?

These different aspects of ourselves are just smaller systems in a larger, meta-system. Each interacts with the other. Evidence: I am much more susceptible to negative thoughts about myself and even about God when I am tired, hungry, anxious, stressed. I know the physical doesn't matter as much (a lot of it might not be around forever), but in Jesus, there is the reconciliation of God and man. God put on flesh. Jesus provided for physical needs and spiritual ones. I'm guessing he cares about our emotional selves and our intellect as well.