After a Sunday morning message I almost always get a one or two line "pep talk" from my dear wife. Yesterday it was "Don't apologize about sharing on that topic. Be confident." It's hard not to apologize sometimes when I'm on a topic that I'm almost sure no one came to church to hear about. I love the people of Faith, and I want to portray the idea that we are all on this journey together. I felt like yesterday's topic could have come across as "preachy," and in my mind it should be as Haddon Robinson said, "The language of effective preaching should be the language of stimulating conversation between thoughtful people." I love conversation, and hate "preachy," so yesterday was difficult.
If you weren't there, we talked about our responsiblity to care for our bodies because they are the vehicle of our spirit; also the vehicle/temple of God's Spirit. I attempted to use the analogy of a motorcycle rider with the rider representing us and how we submit control of the motorcycle/ourselves to the Holy Spirit. Then, with the Holy Spirit driving, we let out the air from the tires, mix a little water in the fuel, and never change the oil on the motorcycle. The idea being that we shouldn't spiritually do the right thing through submiting to the Spirit, then undercut that move through lack of care for the vehicle He uses to accomplish His purpose.
I think that we neglect the spiritual aspect of caring for our bodies, and it is a perfect application of God's way of life being the best way. He prescribes ways that we should care for our bodies which enable us to do His work AND we feel better and live a better quality of life (abundant life!).
Are there any areas of our lives that you think that we ignore the spiritual dynamic in?
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