Nov 09 2010
Being Healthy is Biblical
It’s quite a task to keep my body healthy and trim. I have to watch my weight and fat, by balancing my food intake and keeping up enough exercise. If there’s one thing that I like, it’s eating. I’m blessed to have a “skinny gene”. My father is thin. My grandfather was tall and thin. My metabolism is still working, I eat a lot and still manage to be relatively skinny.
However, I can’t be abusing this anymore. I do feel an imbalance in emotions. I sometimes feel sluggish after a big meal. My wife notices my belly is starting to swell. I notice I get tired and sleepy playing catch with my daughter.
I am what I eat.
The bible tells me, in Galatians 5:22-23, to have one the fruit of the spirit: Self-Control. I have to watch what I eat. I have to cut down on my indulgences.
In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20,
- God expects me to manage my body.
- I am God’s property.
- My body will be resurrected when I die.
- I am connected with the body of Christ.
- The Holy Spirit lives in body.
- Jesus bought my body on the cross.
My body is valuable. God tells me my body is a temple. Being good steward of what God has given me, I have to take care of my body.
