Hi, friend. I'm so grateful you've joined me on the Jesus Over Everything show. If you haven't heard the news, we have gone retro this summer. For the months of June and July, we are featuring our five word prayers daily. The show, this show started as, and so many of you love so much, five-minute podcast shows on topics of all kinds, the short inspiration you need for every day of the week.

So enjoy these shows, keep listening all summer, and see you right here back in August for a

powerful season six.

Hi, and welcome to the Five Word Prayers Daily, a five-day-a-week daily devotional where we share

the word, prayers, and our heart.

I'm Lisa Whittle, and I welcome you to just five minutes with me, which I trust and pray will be five minutes well spent. Well, it's been a good week around here. I've needed it. Have you?

Soul care is such a needed topic in this crazy, busy world and pace we keep. And as this is

Friday and our day to do are Friday five, I thought we would do a list of

five ways to take better care of ourselves. And of course, the list could be longer, but this

should be a good start. So let's dive right in, and I hope some of us will maybe even this

weekend implement at least one of these five ways to take better care of ourselves because taking care of our bodies is taking better care of our souls.

It's all interconnected. We know that, right? And let me say too quickly, I'm not always the best of taking care of myself. I think women in general and moms especially aren't good at this. We put others first and we don't typically think it's important to invest in us, but it is important.

And also, I don't want this to feel like a should shame list.

I'm not your mama.

So I really want this to feel like a gentle nudge and maybe even a sister's permission to care for your body, mind, and soul to ultimately honor the Lord.

Number one, on our five ways to take better care of yourself, sleep more. Now, sleep is one of these

hard things for me. Just last night, I thought, man, if I only had three more hours to toss and turn

some more, it's true. I don't sleep nearly as well as I used to. And I think that's due to

my age and hormones and all. But here's the thing I've realized about sleep. Our bodies absolutely

tell us when we need it. Being cranky as a sign, falling asleep with a drop of a hat or sitting

straight up, falling asleep is a sign. Our mind being fuzzy as a sign, we just usually

blow off sleep because we think it's negotiable. It's kind of the first thing that goes, but it's

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