1 Corinthians 6:19 "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own"
Life is viewed differently among the various types of social groups. Many of them have "slogans" for lack of a better term. For example "You are what you eat" "Life is what you make it" "You define your destiny" and so on. Many of us believe that we can do whatever we want to our bodies claiming it as our own. We enslave ourselves to our own fleshly behavior stripping away the freedom Christ gives us when we devote our lives to him.
It amazes me how people have the ability to change their persona based on their surrounding. I believe you, as a part of the body (that is the Church), should change your surrounding. Romans 12:2 warns us to be conform to the ways of the world. We are walking temples and we should act as such. The Word should radiate from you, people should be drawn to you, and you to them. Just as Christ, we should be the same yesterday, today, and forever more no matter where we are or what the situation is.
A couple weeks ago I went to get my very first facial. It was an amazing experience and I wish I could tell you how the facial felt, but I can't because the entire time we engaged in a spiritual conversation. God moved in that room in a way that I was not expecting and we both just let Him have His way. She said "I feel like I'm in Church" which helped me to interpret this scripture in a completely different way. We don't just go to church we are the church; therefore, everywhere we go is Holy ground. Everywhere we go is an opportunity to spread the gospel and help bring people to Christ. Everywhere we go is an opportunity to serve the people of God.
The church is sacred and so is your body...take care of YOUR Temple!
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