The Body

What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?  For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit which are God's.  1Corinthians 6:19-20

Nuggets to think on:

How does one glorify God in the body?  Well, I don't have all of the answers but I imagine that taking care of the body would be a great start. 

I have spent time reflecting on the past and how I made it to be the weight that I am now.  During my last pregnancy I gained around 80lbs and I stayed there after having the baby.  That was 11 years ago.  In the last 11 years I have tried many things to lose weight.  I just wanted to look good, feel good and be skinny. I prayed many a times for the Lord's help to lose weight.  As I grew in my walk with God, I came to a realization that I was seeking weight loss all that time for the absolute wrong reason. 

My body is the temple of the Holy Ghost.  It is a vessel that has been entrusted to me while I am here on this Earth.  It is my responsibility to take care of this temple in order to be healthy that I may fulfill what it is God has set before me to do.  So, this time around I pray but for the right reason and I believe that God is enabling me to make the life changes necessary to be successful in my weight loss that I my indeed glorify Him in my body and spirit which are Gods.

What are you seeking God for?  Are your desires for seeking this to glorify self or to honor and glorify God?  Meditate on these questions as you spend time in prayer for your specific situation.

Prayer:
May every person that reads this be strengthened to carryout whatever journey you have placed before them.  May you show them your way and your will for each specific situation and allow those that seek you to find peace and rest in you.  May you let them see you in every aspect of life that they may remember to honor you at all times. In Jesus' precious name I ask this, Amen.