Love your body

We may think of our body as a temporary dwelling that wears out quickly. But the Bible calls our bodies a 'temple'. Our body does a lot for us. When our mind and spirit are over-worked, our body tells us to eat and sleep, making sure we keep going and don't burn out. And it does the whole breathing thing without being asked! Long story short: our body is a gift. One of the best gifts we'll receive, not least because God is the giver.

And it's a gift we can sometimes be ungrateful for. How many times do we wish our body was harder/better/faster/stronger? We forget that the embarrassing belly-rumble in a quiet room is ensuring that we fuel ourselves, so that we have energy to do the amazing things we're capable of. Let's admit it, it's not often we thank God for our body. So, rather than neglecting the 'temple' we've been given, by not giving it enough rest or the right kind of nourishment, let's look after it and thank God for it.

Maybe we hate our thighs; let's thank God that we can dance with them. It's the mouth he gave us that lets us talk and sing, the eyes he designed that enable us to read and see beauty. He designed our body incredibly. Absolutely incredibly! So let's look after it as best we can.



So what now? Whenever you catch yourself criticising your body, think of a reason you're thankful for it instead. Do it tomorrow too.





— SCRIPTURE —

'Glorify God in your body.' 1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV
— SOULFOOD —

Lev 5-7, Luke 1:26-38, Ps 10:12-18, Pro 1:17-19