Bod 4 God

So we started a new sermon series at church called Bod 4 God.  Really focusing on honoring God with our bodies.  You can check it out here http://www.akronfree.org/#/watch-messages

"Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body." 1 Cor. 6:19-20

Ironically enough I knew this was coming for a few weeks now I work on the stage design at our church so I had been planning around this theme for a few weeks. What I didn't know was 2 days before this launch I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes.  Well first of all if you know me you know that I have yet to have a completely normal pregnancy so to say that this was kind of a blow is understatement.  But that's neither her nor their I will save pregnancy for another blog. Where it is a bit discouraging and ridiculously inconvenient in a way I am very grateful.  You see G.D. usually goes away as soon as the baby is born so its really a temporary condition.  But it got me thinking for sure. I'm not exactly the healthiest person ok I'm not at all. Was God trying to get my attention. TOTALLY!!! I can not and will not be a mom who teaches "do as I say, not as I do".  But more importantly than what I am teaching my girls is the fact that I am not honoring God with my body. At least not when it comes to healthy habits.

You see for the most part we all get embarrassed when we have a messy house and someone is about to come over right? You might go on crazy cleaning frenzy. My husband always joke that we should have people over more often because I always go on a cleaning craze when I know someone is coming. (Quick fact about me I am not a very good house wife) Anyways not that God should be an occasional person who only visits on once in a while but he should be a permanent resident within us. What kind of temple are we creating for Him to reside in. Am I just doing a quick clean up when I think it matters. Or am I creating a dwelling place that is worthy of Him.

I figured I've done on diets before and sometime even had some success, but why hasn't is stuck. Because I have never really listen to the fact that my body is not my own.  I always did these diets for me. Even wanting to be healthier if not for the wright reasons can be pointless.

I want to be healthy because that is what God asks of us. Because my body is His temple and he paid a very high price for it. 

My body was made by God and for God.