Day 5: Oxygen Mask- Breathing First

Today's lesson was pretty confusing to me. A lot of subjects were hit but to sum it up, it all came down to taking care of yourself and your spiritual walk FIRST before you could ever help anyone else in theirs. I'm sure most of you have heard the saying " You can't make someone else happy if you aren't happy yourself." This is what this chapter is basically saying but instead of happiness, its covering your health- spiritually, physically, emotionally, and relationally.

The part that really had me puzzled was the physically part.

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have recieved from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with you body."

1 Corinthians 6: 19 & 20 (NIV)

Is this supposed to mean that I'm supposed to be lean and fit for him? I don't see how me being chubby is going to keep me from going to Heaven or just being closer to God. Its like my dad says "Well when the rapture comes, I'll be sure to make it a challenge." He's such a goof. But as I looked further and after I sat down with my mom to discuss this question, Its not saying I have to be super fit and work out all the time, it's saying that keeping healthy brings more opportunities to do the Lord's work.

Another point that this is making, God made you in his image. He made you so perfect in his eyes. How you look is how he wants you to look. Quit worrying about what these "Top Models" look like. Quit worrying about the image that magazines are putting out there of how your supposed to look to be beautiful or handsome. I'm a curvy woman and I appreciate my curves now, because I know no matter how hard I try, some of those curves won't go away because of the way God has formed my body. But he did not make you to look like you just sat and ate a box of donuts...by yourself. He did not make you to look like you haven't taken care of your body and could care less to take care of it. Your body is a temple! Appreciate what he has made by taking care of it...inside and out!

"Make it Last for Life"

1. Rate your spiritual, physical, emotional, and relational health. One being horrible to ten being totally awesome.

•  Spiritual- 7
• Physical - 5-- I'm pregnant.. Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it. I have another temple being made inside my temple. :))
• Emotional- 6
• Relational- 7

      2.  Make a goal for each of these areas and work on them during the rest of this month.

 

 

Prayer Request:

• Friends and Family- struggles, opportunities, sicknesses.
• Me finding another job- One that will provide for me and my new forming family. One that the Lord wants me to have
• Me and my journey through this.- Growing wiser, stronger in the lord, faithful

Praise:

•  My cousin Ryan and his wife Brandy had their little baby boy Wyatt tonight. Pray for strength though and his health. He was born a little bit early.
• Praise to my friend Scooter again for being such an awesome Accountability partner through this. He loved this chapter.