"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own."
1 Corinthians 6:19 (KJV)
Today's Focus: Health and Nutrition
Health is defined as a state of physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being and not just the absence of disease. If one system in the body is malfunctioning other systems may become affected. In essence, health is a state of wholeness. The body can be viewed as an orchestra when all of its parts are functioning in harmony. Nutrition plays a major part in health maintenance as well as system failure. According to current literature, Americans are among the sickest people in the world. Living in a world of plenty has caused people to overindulge in unhealthy food. Food was never intended by God to afford us comfort or to stave off emotional or physical hunger, yet that is precisely where many people turn when the real need is a hearty helping of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. We really have no right to abuse our bodies because... just as the Levites cared for the temple in Jerusalem, so God has entrusted us the care of our temple - the body.
Today's Thought: How we treat our body matters to God.
Today's Prayer: "Almighty God, forgive me for using food as a sedative. Help me intentionally draw closer to you through prayer and fasting."
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