Body Talk

 

    To get what you want in life you sometimes have to do things you don't want to do.  To be strong you need to workout.  To be healthy you need to eat a well balanced diet.  To be highly functional you need sleep.  Want a clean house, then you will have to clean.  To be close to God you have to read your Bible and pray.  If you want to feel attractive, then you have to tell yourself you are attractive.  To be the best version of you you need to do all of the above.

    Your body is God's temple, but it is also your home in life.  You need to take care of it to be a good steward, but it is equally important to appreciate it.  It's ok to wear sweats and still feel attractive.  It is about your perspective of yourself, not just physical appearance.

    The size of your waist does not make you any more or less important to God.  He wants you to be healthy, but He wants you to appreciate His handiwork in personally making you too.  You are beautiful, lovely, and attractive.  God made people in variety, so not everyone will appreciate everything about you, but you don't find everyone personally attractive either.  That is okay.  As long as you believe God about who you are, then that is all that matters.

    Tend to the temple that you are every day.  Do not neglect the personalized gift that God gave you.  That means make sure you do truthful self talk about your body.  Be honest on what you could work on, but appreciate who you are.  Keep your mental closet clean and tidy to honor God.  

    Every once in a while dress up to look your best.  It will make you feel good, but you don't need to do that everyday.  If you feel like you do, then you need to turn that over in prayer.  You may not be seeing yourself clearly.  At the same time do not worship your attractiveness.  It belongs to God and it does change in the different seasons of time.  You can have a good self-image without being vain.

    If you dishonor your body, the home of the Holy Spirit, then you dishonor God.  Your body is a place to worship Him and glorify Him with your words and appreciation.  Love yourself to properly love God.  Once you truly love yourself, then you can love other people the way Jesus loves them.  It is seeing yourself and others the way God does.  

    Trust God's truth that He speaks to you over your feelings about your body, mind, and soul.  God deserves your praise and devotion to be reflected in your mental closet about who you are.  Remove self-centeredness and see yourself as God sees you.  Pray for wisdom and a healthy balance as you go through this journey with God.  Be confident, not arrogant.

Psalm 84:1-4, Isaiah 43:1-4, Jeremiah 31:3-6, Romans 15:7-9, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 6:18-20, Ephesians 1:3-8, 2:8-10, Philippians 3:12-16, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, & 1 Peter 2:9