"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."
Our bodies are a temple, so why don't we treat them like they are? I believe that our bodies are spiritual and physical temples. We should be taking care of our bodies on a spiritual level and a physical one. Here's the thing God tells us "Honor God with your bodies" it doesn't say that you must honor God by having zero body fat, or by working out everyday. I think that scripture was intentionally vague in this area, because God loves us despite how much we weight or how often we go to the gym. That does not mean we should neglect our bodies and do whatever we want.
It is my belief that God intended for us to take care ourselves spiritually and physically in different ways from one another. For example, I listen to worship music in the car on my way to work I pray throughout the day and I read a devotional at night, I like to run on occasion and I frequently do yoga. Now who of you has the exact same spiritual and physical routine as me? Probably none of you reading this. God gave us free will and choice He allows us to choose how we take care of ourselves
Take care of yourself in whatever that looks for you. Forget about what the world says. Set your own goals and take steps to achieve them. See a doctor regularly. Family history of disease doesn't just decided to go away on its own you have to decide. You decide that you look beautiful or handsome. You decide that your love for yourself and Gods love is enough and that you won't be changed by the world. You have to love you and you have to stand up for you spiritual and physical health.
"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2: 8-10
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