That's what the bible says, a temple of the Holy Spirit.
So what does your temple look like?
Is it al clean and shiny? A healthy temple? One that you look after?
Or...like me, is it one that you have kind of let go?
I am overweight. I know that I am, but it doesn't really bother me, I'm happy in my own skin. I don't feel as though I have anything to prove to anyone, and regardless of my weight I always try to look nice. But as I sat thinking about my body being the dwelling place of God's Spirit on earth, I began to think a little differently.
Would I like to live in me?
Think of your home, are you one of those people where everything has it's place, and anyone can drop over any time and find your house immaculate? Or do you freak out when someone announces they are coming over, rushing to find a place to put those things that make it feel all cluttered and messy.
Don't get me wrong, it's the people that make a house a home. Some houses are immaculate, yet feel more like a catalogue than a home, where others can be really messy, yet comfortable, simply because of who lives there.
But, I would rather invite people into my home when it is clean, rather than when it is messy.
I think it is the same with the Holy Spirit. My heart is still a home for Him, and he feels comfortable there, but my body is kind of messy. I want to make a home for that He can be proud of. So that is what I am doing.
The added bonus is that when my husband and I start having kids, I will be fit and healthy, which will make it easier to fall pregnant, and then keep up with the kids. But for now I want to create a place that is clean and homely for the Holy Spirit.
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