If someone gave you a car to borrow, you would treat it with a lot of respect so that you could return it in good condition, right? In the same way, our bodies are not our own; they are temporary dwelling places that God gave us to accomplish His will here on earth. Knowing that, we need to make sure to take extra good care of them so we can return them in good condition!
“It says here that you agree that overeating is a concern for you…but I mean...I’m looking at you I’m guessing that’s not true.” I sat across the table from the counselor, baffled. One of the pre-session survey questions for our marriage counseling session was, “Do you agree that overeating is an area of concern for you?” I confidently marked Yes. As the counselor read over the results, he sized me up, laughed, and basically told me...yeah, there’s no way. How could a 5’7”, 125 pound girl possibly have an overeating problem?
Food is fun, but it’s sometimes hard to just relax and enjoy God’s simple gifts for what they are. We over-think things and beat ourselves up if we think we aren’t making the very best use of our time. Making us guilty for enjoying simple pleasures is one of the enemy’s best ways to get us to focus on ourselves and stop praising God.
