You Are a Temple

Well, it has been awhile since my last post. How do you start one of these things again? I guess I can just start writing down what I want. Alright so the last couple of weeks has been a rollercoaster. I have gone through my share of down moments and my share of peaks. I just want to share some insight that I have learned lately. This post tonight is going to be about treating your body like a temple.

Where to begin with this subject. Lately, I have just been going through the bible and reading verses that I have marked before in my past bible flipping sessions, and one verse really came out to me tonight because of just current temptations that I think all people of around my age tend to face. That verse was this one:

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;  you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

In that verse, it really explains about some things that have been tempting me. These temptations go against everything this verse says. God wants us to treat our bodies and minds with respect as well as glorify God in everything we do with our bodies. I have fallen into the pit of not treating my body with the respect it deserves. It is hard not to fall into that pit, but you need to perservere and strive to be better. You deserve to love yourself and not destroy the temple God has created.

 That means that if you think you are not honoring God with what you are doing to or with your body, then why do it? His Son died so that we would not be punished. Jesus was what bought our salvation. IT WAS HIS LIFE that relieved our sins and saved us from destruction. God gave us a second chance to live for him. Shouldn't we treat our bodies as if it were owned by God? Don't we owe that to him?

I think we owe him alot more in return that we as humans can never live up to because he forgives us over and over and loves us continuously. So I am going to ask you again. Don't we owe him to treat his child's body with respect and glorify him with it?

You are a TEMPLE. Treat yourself like one.