Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ our King! I am finding out very quickly that trying to juggle 16 credits of school, several hours of work, and still as much time with friends as possible simply means sleep goes out the window. I am so ready to be back out in the ministry just so I can have a normal routine and a decent sleep schedule again.
I only have a short break but wanted to propose what we discussed in class today. We were talking about creation and how do we take proper care of the creation that has been given to us. Part of this discussion led to the fact that our bodies are a gift of creation that has been given to us to take care of. However, is it Biblical that we must eat healthy and be in fit shape? If so, I am curious what passages or verses you go to. 1 Corinthians 6, body as the temple of the Holy Spirit, is specifically speaking about sexual immorality in the context of the whole passage. So what scriptures tell us we must eat only healthy food and exercise to be in top condition?
Now obviously, we should take care of ourselves but as this professor (who is in pretty good shape by the way) pointed out that isn't it more important to follow the two great commands of loving your God with all you heart, soul, and might; and love your neighbor as yourself? Wouldn't this world be a much better place if we loved our neighbors for who they are instead of worrying about how they are taking care of their body? I appreciated this because obviously I am a bigger guy, but especially because this is such a first world problem. Only in America do we spend extra money to buy delicious food in huge amounts, to turn around and spend more money at the gym working off that food. And in a lot of cases, working out and being fit can become just as much an obsession and sinful as over eating and being lazy. So I am not telling you to stop exercising or start eating whatever you want, because your body is a gift and we should use common sense in taking decent care of it, but do not judge or condemn your fellow neighbor for being overweight and lazy. Instead, love them as your brother and sister in Christ and together grow in your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This is truly Biblical!
Just a good discussion we had that I wanted to share. If you have any feed back or any Scriptural passages you would question about possibly directly speaking about this topic, please feel free to email me. Otherwise, blessings on your weekend and I will post my sermon on Monday. In Christ always!
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