God Talking To Me? (Marta)

Last week-end I was at WalMart picking up some prescriptions, and the line was long on Saturday afternoon. So I picked up a book in the book section that looked interesting to me and starting reading. The book was "Look Great, Feel Great" by Joyce Meyer. (Yes, she is a Christian author, so if this kind of thing offends you, you may want to skip this post) On the third page of the introduction she quoted this;



Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, whom you have received (as a Gift) from God? You are not your own.



I Corinthians 6:19



The line was long and I was well entrenched in the book by the time I got my meds, so I decided to buy it. I knew there was something to this idea because when I lost 45 pounds after my first baby, I really had to have an attitude of self love, in order to gather the strength to stay on track. It never occurred to me to use my Christian background back then because at that point I was pretty much agnostic.



But back to my story. Sunday I went to church, and after a rocking worship service, out comes the preacher and guess what he throws out as a topic? Yep, taking care of the body (not in the obsessive Hollywood vanity type way, of course). He threw a scripture out there first thing. Guess which one. Yep, I Corinthians 6:19. After a rousing service, I came home, flopped across my bed, looked and my new book, and realized Someone was trying to tell me something. Again. For Real. Honestly, I had not heard that scripture, or read it, in probably 30 years.



First and foremost, I feel this is about my health. I am on the cusp of lapsing into a lifetime of health problems if I don't reverse this weight. It's also about being able to enjoy this life to the fullest when we are healthy and fit. It's about being there for my children and setting a good example. It's about taking care of problems as they arise. Yes, the thyroid thing has been aggravating, but it seems we've hit the right med combo at last. I do have one other issue I need to address. I realized this past month how much my hormonal cycle is affecting me, especially my appetite. I'm at the stage of life where I have RAGING hormones once again. Well, this problem is manageable, and I'm scheduled to see my OB-GYN later this month, and we will get to work on that problem. I have gone from 0 to 4 daily prescriptions in a year, and I don't like it at all. But being angry and in denial is not solving problems.