Our body is the most precious gift from our Father God. This is the place where he chose for us to really live in, and because of that he expects us to take good care of it. the Bible says “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mothers womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well” Psalm 139:13-14

The human creation is so amazing and wonderful in every way and most of us take that for granted because they do not take the time to realize its truly the only place they have to live in, and if they don’t do their part to take care of it, there are going to be consequences that come along with not taking care of your body in mind, body and spirit. But, lets not be hard on ourselves as most of us are, because we did not know what it meant or what happens when you do not take care of you in every way. I am one to admit, that before I really knew about the meaning of my body, I did not take care of it the way that I should and because of it, I went through a lot of hardships especially growing up, as my parents really did not take the time to explain to me how things worked, how your body is important in mind, body and spirit and teach me how to really take care of it and because of that, I did not know how to handle life and myself when I ended up with a parter that was abusive towards me in every way; mentally, emotionally, verbally and physically in which this process of my life took me towards hating my every part of myself to the point that I wanted to take my own life. For years I played the blame game, blaming my parents and the world for all that was happening to me, also feeling like I was being punished by God for doing something wrong, but that is a thought that the enemy places in you, when you are at a point in your life, that you have no love or respect for yourself because you are letting the enemy control your life by others who are more internally broken then you are. Something that I did not know back them, but I do today, and is the reason why I get to share this blog with you, with the hopes of getting you to understand that we are not at fault, if we were not guided correctly by family, friends or partners. But, we are at fault if we continue to be in that viscous cycle and we do not do anything about it, after we have some type of eye opener that what we are currently facing is not coming from God and is not part of Gods plan for us.

This takes us back to the physical beginning of our creation, and as to why each of our bodies are a temple… THE TEMPLE OF GOD and why its expected for us to take care of it with love and respect, because God took the time to create us from the inward out, all in the same flesh but with different souls and personalities based on the purpose that he chose for each one of us for this one life he gave us the opportunity to be in. Now, that I am older, and that I gave myself the chance to learn about God, his love, protection and grace through His Word, I understand that it all served a purpose and that my parents as well as my ex, were fighting internal battles that they never got around to work on, and as they faced more challenges in life it added to their behavior and not wanting to change, and that was something I had to accept and learn that, the only one that needed to make the changes was myself and that I needed to learn to love and respect myself from the ground up and I knew that alone, I was not going to be able to do it, because till now, for trying to do life the way my parents did and without God in my life, it was not working out at all. This is when I committed to becoming a full time Christian and a daughter of God in all aspects as our Father God wants us to, since the day he chose us for this life. You see its never too late to start over and to rebuild yourself, as long as you have a heart beat and air in your lungs, you can have the life you dream of. But you must be willing to work hard, show up for it and fight against all odds to love and respect yourself again, so then you can be ready for the next levels that God has for you.

5 Different Ways to treat your body like a temple and honor God with it!!

1. Avoid Temptations

Don’t allow the devil to grab a foothold (Ephesians 4:27). If your right eye causes you to sin, metaphorically pluck it out (Matthew 5:39).

In other words, don’t put yourself in an environment that puts you at a higher risk of engaging in the area in which you are tempted. Although this chapter deals with the topic of sexual purity, this applies to other temptations.

If you have a history of alcohol abuse, purge your household of it and avoid places where it can be easily accessed. If you struggle with pornography addiction, block the perpetrating websites on your computer.

2. Sabbath Weekly

The Lord established this as one of the Ten Commandments for a number of reasons (Exodus 20:8-11). First, he had our health in mind, as mentioned in this commentary. We give our bodies a chance to rest and be ready to give our full effort the following day (Colossians 3:23).

Second, the Lord is using it as an exercise of trust. If he, the God of the universe, can take one day off in the seven days of creation, then humans can take one day off a week and trust God will provide when they aren’t accruing extra finances.

Third, we dedicate one day a week to honoring God. For the other six days, we can pursue earthly work, but one day a week, we reserve that day for God.

3. Take Care of Your Body

Although the chapter is in the context of sexual purity, it does make a point in 1 Corinthians 6:20 that our bodies do not belong to us. God has given us our bodies as a gift for a short period of time on earth. Therefore, we shouldn’t defile something God has given, since every gift from him is good (James 1:17)

This means we should ensure to make healthy eating choices. Like Daniel and his friends in Daniel 1, we can choose to avoid the metaphoric “King’s food” and make wise choices in the food we consume.

When Daniel and his friends refused the food King Nebuchadnezzar offered them and ate vegetables instead, there could’ve been many reasons for doing so. Perhaps the food provided went against the strict dietary laws the Jews had, or maybe they had other reasons, but they saw the food as potentially defiling to their bodies, so they avoided it.

It also means we should exercise regularly and get plenty of rest each night. If we don’t do either, our minds and bodies won’t be alert. Especially with rest, if we are unable to be vigilant, the devil can often take advantage and lure us into temptations we would’ve better combated with a sober mind (1 Peter 5:8-9).

4. See Your Body as a Gift

Society often will promote unnatural standards for beauty and youth. When we find our body doesn’t fit a certain mold, or notice wrinkles and gray hairs, or haven’t accrued the same muscular volume we’ve seen on a celebrity, we may see our bodies as anything but a gift.

We have to keep in mind, God made us in his image (Genesis 1:26) and that we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14).

Satan will attempt to use insecurities about weight, beauty, or age to distract us from our call to spread the Gospel. But if we view our bodies as a creation of the most high God,we can combat this distraction from our calling and purpose on earth.

5. Remove the Junk from the Temple

Satan will attempt to use insecurities about weight, beauty, or age to distract us from our call to spread the Gospel. But if we view our bodies as a creation of the most high God, we can combat this distraction from our calling and purpose on earth.

You should abstain from whatever defiles their temple. Because Christ gave us these bodies as a temporary gift, we should honor him with them. That means we should avoid anything that might tempt us to defile them, either by acts of sexual immorality or other sins.

We have to constantly reminding ourselves that our bodies are a holy and beautiful thing, and may have to unplug from other avenues that tells us differently. Part of this process of cleaning the temple may include removing some idols we’ve held on to for a while. Staying away from people, family and friends that do not help us to bring us closer to God and to ourselves, as much as it may hurt and you may not want to, its something that must be done, so you may start to purify your temple, THE TEMPLE OF GOD.

Have a Safe, Happy & Blessed Day and 2021 Year to You & Your Loved Ones!

Sincerely,

Katherinn De Camillis

Domestic Violence Survivor