We Will Survive

I received Leslie Sansone's 4 mile walking dvd the other day. I've been looking forward to walking with her again and building up my strength. She said something in the second mile that caused me to think. She said "Take care of your body. It's the temple -- not a house of bricks but a house of the Spirit".

1Cor. 6:19,20 says "Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price, therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God's."

Now, I've heard those verses and read them many times over the last 31 years and yet hearing Leslie say those words made me think "What in the world have I been doing to my body, this temple of the Spirit these past 31 years both physically and spiritually?"

I have found out in the past 9 months that I've been slowly killing my physical body by the foods I've been eating. Cancer cells feed on sugar! Did you hear that?? Sugar helps cancer cells to divide, mutate and multiply. Our bodies have been ravaged by the ingestion of sugar, food additives, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, chemicals, fats, etc. And the list goes on. Dr. Oz said "When I go into a supermarket, I see a pharmacy" because our foods are laced with chemicals that are doing great harm to us all. We hear reports on TV about it but never really pay attention until we are afflicted with a disease like cancer that then makes us pay attention. And boy, did I! And then we are knocked off our feet and of little use physically for the work of the ministry as we battle our disease! We are put on the sidelines for awhile. That's not where I want to be!

And then we selfishly push God to the side at times. Like today. God was telling me to write on my blog, and I ignored His voice. I was busy looking up "heat flashes and night sweats" on the computer and what help I could give my body naturally. I felt the Spirit nudging me to blog, and I pushed the Spirit aside. I mean, I was after all busy on the computer doing good things (with the noise of the TV in the background, of course).

Guess what! Our electric went off! And my reaction was to chuckle and say "Okay, Lord. You win. Guide my thoughts and my pen" and here I am writing in my journal which goes on my blog here.

I AM bought with a price of astronomical worth. The life of my Lord. How could I even consider turning down His requests of me? And yet in my "busyness and selfishness", I do just that. But I am so thankful He never gives up on me. His love is boundless and reaches through "me". And sometimes He makes me laugh. I think He was laughing today, too.