Day 4 -Respect

DAY 4 -RESPECTING YOUR BODY

Therefore, brother, by the mercies of God,
I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,
holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.
-Romans 12:1 HCSB

FOCUS FOR TODAY
If you're not determined to be the master of your body...
then you might just become a slave to your impulses.

So, it's ironic that this devotional is about respecting my body.  Monica brought home a PURE EVIL chocolate cake with Reeces cups on top... my impulses took over... and I had a piece.  :-/  She was telling me about one of her co-workers that is lactose intolerant and cannot eat anything with milk in it... in a way she is blessed.  I drink the lactose-free milk 'cause I am slightly lactose intolerant... but I just started realizing that when I eat baked good or chocolate I don't feel so good afterwards.  I guess if I paid more attention to how I feel when I eat certain foods (...junk foods...) then I probably would not eat them as often!!

We only get ONE body... and most of us take it for granted.  If we respected our bodies and treated them as "temples" that belong to God... I believe that their would be a lot less sickness and diseases!

Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love;
break up your untilled ground. 
It is time to seek the Lord until He comes and
sends righteousness on your like the rain.
-Hosea 10:12 HCSB

Our body is like armor,
Our soul is like the warrior.
Take care of both
& you will be ready for what comes.
-Amma St. Syncletice

Eat to live, and not live to eat. -Poor Richard's Almanac

A time-tested formula for success:  Have faith in God & do the work.  There is NO shortcuts to any place worth going.  There are simply no shortcuts to a healthy lifestyle.

GETTING HONEST
Make notes thanks God for the body He has given you.

Okay so this is a very hard part for me because I don't love very many things about my body. 
*I like my blue eyes
*My hands and feet (strange I know)

*A small frame...that one day I will actually be able to see.
...Yeah... umm that's about it.  I guess I need to work on loving my body more.  God thinks it's wonderful because this is the way He made me...

-My summer classes officially start on Monday!  I am super excited!  I am taking Weight Management & Nutrition... how much more perfect could this be... these classes go hand in hand with each other & exactly what I need at this time in my life!  Although, I definitely should NOT have waited until the very last minute to get my books.  I ordered one online and praying it comes in EARLY next week!!

-Please pray that I will get financial aid for the fall... and enough to cover all of my classes!!  Last time I was at UT Tyler... I had to pay around $1,000 and books out of pocket... so I am praying that God will watch over this and provide for me, like he always does.

-On the way to work the other day they were talking about the book Crazy Love.  After I get through with this devotion book.  I am definitely buying that book!  I am super excited to read it!  It sounds AMAZING!

-Vacation has officially started! :D  I am totally looking forward to having a week off from work!!