I used to know what day it was in the year when I posted my videos, but now I am guess it is around 177. Someone check that and get back to me. This morning I had a fantastic run on the treadmill on just the other side of my hotel room. This week is 26 minute run: 26 push-ups: 26 sit-ups.
Now to what truly matters...
16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst? 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple...
There is a reason I do what I do. I know my heart is physically strengthened when I run/exercise. I realize my muscle groups need to be stronger, therefore I use resistance exercises that target those muscle groups. I know that my heart needs to be spiritually strengthened as well.
We are given a beautiful gift at conception. We have a body. It is forming from those early stages up to where we are now. Even if you are 90 years old, which I highly doubt anybody who checks this blog is 90 (or if anyone checks this blog period), the heart is always forming spiritually. As we grow older, our body begins to break down and muscles take longer to repair. This doesn't mean we should stop caring for the gift that God has given us.
There are 3 major gifts that God gives us in the human body:
- Physical gifts (ability to walk, breathe, see, smell, touch, eat, drink, play a guitar, etc)
- Mental gifts (ability to read, converse, listen, speak, write, compose, create, etc)
- Spiritual gifts (ability to have a relationship with Christ, pray, believe, share, etc)
Obviously, with any of these gifts we can refuse them or accept them. We can neglect them or nurture them. We perceive it as our gifts, our life, and our rights to do what we want. I do understand and I am aware that some are born without the ability to walk, or talk, or see, etc. The very special and important thing to note in this case is that said people are extremely important and beautiful in the eyes of God. We work with, nurture, and appreciate what we have.
Go into a city and people watch. You will see hundreds of people smoking pack after pack. You will see people in bars drinking shot after shot. You will see people walking out of a tattoo parlor with their arm wrapped in a special dressing to prevent infection in the new "body art they have received". Walk down the right street and you will see people searching to find joy and excitement with lustful eyes. Step into a gas station and someone is sliding $20 across the counter to buy a stack of lottery tickets, but yet can't feed their family.
Before, I go on...I haven't said anything offensive or rude to anyone who falls into these categories...just simply observations.
Now, whether the things mentioned above are "right" or "wrong" depends on your view of your life. Bear with me:
If you appreciate your body physically, you will protect it and care for it in order to keep it clean and strong.
If you recognize your ability to think and make decisions based on your knowledge, you will choose to do what it best for your body mentally and physically.
Finally, if you believe that your body and life is a gift from God and only from God, you will present it in ways that glorify him and reflect who he is.
I know smoking leads to lung cancer. Therefore I don't do it.
I know alcohol is addictive and costs money. Therefore I don't drink it.
I know that overeating leads to being overweight/obesity/heart disease. Therefore I do my best to not do it.
I know that jumping in front of a train could kill me. Therefore I don't do it.
I don't want cancer. I don't want to be broke or addicted. I like being in a healthy weight category. I don't want to die on the tracks.
God gives us life. It is not ours to waste and ruin with destructive decisions. It is ours to reflect his love through how we present it. If our body is a temple and we graffiti the walls, leave crumbs on the floor, fire a shotgun at the ceilings, and then fill it with smoke...what message are we presenting those who are looking in on it.
If you don't have spiritual eyes that match the message found in God's word...please just overlook this, but don't build walls between you and the Giver of life.
Last note: I am not perfect. I have my flaws. We must all learn and practice self-control.
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