THE TEMPLE


Good morning!
Starting walking this morning with my neighbor. I haven't done that outside or with anyone in a long time because I have a treadmill. But I haven' been walking inside either. I will do it one day and then get busy and not do it again for a week. It is about time I did. I used to exercise at least 3 days a week, most of the time more. But I got out of the habit and it is so hard to get back in that habit. Just maybe this will be my motivation to just do it! And walking with a friend just makes it all the better.

Our bodies are God's temple. We are supposed to take care of them. Have you heard the saying that if you snooze you lose. Well, anything you do that is good that you quit doing you lose. I mean, that if your body is in shape and you quit doing what put you in shape, you will get out of shape real soon. If you are eating healthy and you quit, you might possibly get sick. We quit eating fast food years ago. I mean the greasy stuff. Felt better, etc. Now when we do eat it, the grease just makes us feel terrible. 

So, there are many ways to make you feel better. And exercise is just one of them. Besides the fact it helps your body it also makes you feel better emotionally. It is good for the soul! At least for me anyway. It makes me feel as if I accomplished something. And that I am doing the right thing not only for my health but for my husband. We should always want to look good for our husband. That subject is for another day.

Right now I am more talking about looking good for God. He doesn't really care what we look like physically although He does want us to take care of ourselves. But He does care about our well being. And we should also!

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.…

Romans 12:1-2  I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

1 Corinthians 10:31

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 9:27

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. 

So, let's do our best to take care of ourselves, if not for us, then for God. He loves us and wants us to live for Him.

Have a tip-top day!

 Lesbear







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