Taking Care of the Temple

As I speak with more and more of my Christian friends, I'm discovering that during this season, God is putting more of an emphasis on the maintenance and oversight of our physical bodies. Because God is a Spirit, many Christians tend to think that the Father does not put as much emphasis on the physical and biological aspect of our being. However, this is incorrect. God wants us to be Holy (1Thessalonians 5), which includes our spirit, soul and body. Therefore, the conclusion is, if a believer is not proactively taking care of their physical body and overall health, then they are not walking in the Holiness for which God has called us to as His children. For this reason, we must be more mindful in Taking Care of the Temple.


We must keep in mind that our bodies represent the Temple of God (1Corinthians 6). God dwells inside of us through the Presence of His Holy Spirit (Romans 8). With this in mind, we must understand that as physical temples, we are actually Hosting the Presence of God. This is major. God is not trying to dwell in a broken down, unfit, unhealthy Temple. The Father deserves better than this. It is not expedient for us in regards to the Presence of God within our bodies if we are always operating in sickness and pain, disease and illness. Once again, this is not the Will of God. For this reason, we must be committed in Taking Care of the Temple.


In Taking Care of the Temple, we must be mindful of what we eat. It's not scriptural, but there's an old saying that "you are what you eat". There is a degree of truth to this, because many of us put too much junk (food) in our bodies and then wonder why, physically speaking, we feel like Garbage. Saints, we must renew our minds in the area of diet and nutrition. The days of always eating cookies and soda-pop, potato chips and beer, hot dogs and other types of red meat and processed foods; at some point we have to Repent and develop a different way of thinking about our eating habits. Studies have shown that most of the illnesses and diseases that people experience are directly related to their diet. Which means, if we can learn to eat healthier we will have the experience of Being More Healthy.


Foods like fruit, vegetables, water, fish and chicken (if you just have to eat meat) are some of the options that we need to resort to in Taking Care of the Temple. This doesn't mean you have to become a Vegan or a Vegetarian. But what it does mean is that there is a Conscious Mind-Set to say that I am not going to continue to feed God's Temple with the things that I know will lead to its utter destruction. Once again, this is not the Will of God.


Lastly saints, we need to get more Rest and experience Less Stress. Some of us believe in Working Around the Clock and never allowing our bodies and our minds to get sufficient Rest. There's a Reason why God instructed His people to "rest on the Sabbath" (Exodus 20) and gave us the Divine Example of Resting on the seventh day in Creation (Genesis 2). Therefore, in Taking Care of the Temple, we must make sure we're getting Proper Rest for our bodies. Set a bed-time. That's not just for kids. We as adults need to "monitor" how much sleep we are getting and become regimented in securing it. And then, reduce your Stress. The things that you "know" are going to stress you out that you know you can avoid, do so. Hypertension and high-blood pressure are directly linked to Too Much Stress. Saints, if we can at least start here, we will start moving in the right direction of Taking Care of the Temple.