Your Body Is A Temple
It amazes me how many people abuse the single most fundamental part of what our mind, heart and soul are encased in our bodies!
So many people fill their bodies with known toxins and poisons:
Nicotine (is a poison to the human body).
Alcohol (is a poison to the human body).
Excess fat.
Excess sugar (is a poison to the human body).
Preservatives, additives and food colourings (poison to the human body).
Chemicals, pesticides and industrial toxins (poison to the human body).Then there are people who I cant understand at all who are happy to put illicit drugs into their bodies. These are drugs that have never been tested, where there are no safety standards, where there are no standardized doses, where no side-effects have been studied or classified under scientific conditions, and where the chain of supply is filled with greedy criminals who dont care one tiny bit for the final consumer!
Can I put it any more clearly than this: You are stark raving mad if you take illicit drugs.
You only get one body; it is the temple of your soul. Even God is willing to dwell there. If you truly treat your body like a temple, it will serve you well for decades. If you abuse it you must be prepared for poor health and a lack of energy.
If this chapter has made you think seriously about the way you treat your body, read the chapter on discipline and the action steps to make immediate changes.
Did you know the Bible describes your body as a temple of the Holy Spirit? 1 Corinthians 6 vs 19
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
Critical Principle 11: Your body is a temple. Treat it as such.