The Virtuous Daughter Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 30

Being purposeful and taking care
of ourselves on the outside is important
as well. Often I notice people have this
attitude that they are at liberty to do
what they will with their bodies as long
as they are happy, enjoying life, and not
really hurting anyone. “After all, it is
their body, and I guess they can do what
they want with it,” we tell ourselves. Is
this true for the believer? 1 Corinthians
6:19-20 “What? Know ye not that your
body is a temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you, which 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.” These verses should
be very motivating to a believer in
Christ. Your body is home to the Holy
Spirit, the same Spirit that raised Jesus
Christ from the dead! Your body and actions gives the world around you a picture of Christ. Let‘s talk about some
ways we can care for our “temple.”

change. Do not obsess, but be mindful
of your diet and exercise. Do you think
about what you eat? Just because you
are skinny does not automatically make
you a healthy person. I personally am
not the skinny one but rather the one
fighting those few extra pounds. I have,
in recent years, given myself permission
to stop checking my weight on the
scales and forget about that number!
Rather, I try to look at other indicators
to tell me if I am healthy. Are my
clothes feeling tight? Maybe I need to
eat real strict for two weeks and hit that
refresh button. Are they getting loose?
Good, now I can go buy new ones! Do
my legs feel more “jiggly” lately? Maybe I need to start walking or running
more. There are so many ways, other
than the number on a scale, to tell you if
you are healthy.

Figure food out! If you are a girl,
you more than likely will have to deal
with food for the rest of your life in one
way or another. Why not start to underHealth, our physical body, is an im- stand it and what works for you. Read
portant subject. There are things we
books, ask other people who seem to be
can change and there are things we can- healthy how they do it, focus on foods
not change. Focus on what you can
like: protein, fruits, and vegetables.