She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Temple

Many of us homeowners are well acquainted with spackle and paint. I even do a spackle and paint job on my face every morning!! Those cosmetic repairs won’t help if your home has an electrical problem or plumbing problem. If you are going to fix them, you need expert advice. The same goes for the various systems of your body. You can’t fix high blood pressure with a new hairdo. You can’t fix those achy joints with a new shade of lipstick. These cosmetic treatments won’t fix what is really wrong. I know, I’ve tried.

I was reviewing this bible verse today, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20. Now there’s some expert advice. When we realize that our bodies are not our own and how we treat it not only affects us but those around us, we have to conclude that we must take better care of this temple. That is one reason I decided to start eating right and exercising. That started a whole self improvement lifestyle that included discipline in other parts of my life. I watch a lot less television and hardly play video games now. I read more, pray more, love more, smile more, exercise more, and eat less but what I do eat is much better for me. I’ve found, of course, my energy is up and my weight and blood pressure are down. I think the two main activities that have lowered my blood pressure are the weight loss and praying. My burden is lightened two-fold: less physical burden to carry around and less spiritual burden to contend with. No wonder I’m smiling all the time.