Sanctity of Life

Life sure has gotten busy.  That happens so easily this time of year.  Part of our busy life this week has included the birth of Matthew's niece.  Providential timing considering last weeks sermon.  Last week Matthew discussed "Sanctity of Life." Usually "Sanctity of Life" sermons consist of a "Pro Life" message. Now, "Pro Life" is another very important post of its own.  For this particular Sunday Matthew instead discussed how important it is that we take care of the life and the body we are given.  Sanctity as defined by Webster is " the quality or state of being holy or sacred."  Each one of us have been given such blessings, life, family, friends, food....we take so much of this for granted. Sometimes we take those blessings for granted.  
    Matthew and I are in that crazy busy season of life.  I work as an elementary general music teacher, am a full time graduate student, as well as teaching small groups/individuals after school. Matthew works at the church, spends time visiting with members and others that we know and is a full time graduate student as well.  Most days we merely cross paths in the driveway as we are headed to the next thing.  The last thing we tend to focus on is our health.  That has caught up to us in the past couple of weeks.  Between our own health and that of many of you, sanctity of life has really come true in our own life...we have seen it each day.  
In Romans Chapter 6 we hear Paul tell the Corinthians that their bodies are a "Temple of God" and that they should realize that their bodies are "from God" they are not our own.  I don't know about you, but I am pretty sure God is not too pleased about how I have treated my body.  I have not treated it as "a Temple."...Far from it.  Returning back to the "Sanctity" conversation...Sanctity means that we are working to become holy.  With this in mind....do we treat our bodies with that knowledge in mind?  If we are working to become more holy, spiritually and emotionally, do we also work to make our bodies fit into that discussion?  


Does the thought of "becoming holy" change the way you view your body?


How will that effect the way you treat your body?


What is the biggest thing you need to change to help transform your body to holiness?



~jennifer