Embrace the Within no. 3
“My body. My choice.”
Embrace the Within.
Folks hear those words and have a lot of assumptions and presuppositions about what that phrase is referencing. I just want to look at what the phrase actually says and how folks interpret that phrase to mean so many things and how I look at that phrase. This is my body. That body consists of a physical form, an intellectual form, and a spiritual form. I had nothing to do with the creation of this body and any of its forms. I am just a bystander in the act of creation. And while I may own this form as a physical, intellectual, and spiritual representation of my person, I was not really involved in much of the underlying framework of any part of it.
Over my life, I have neglected or nourished parts of that form at times. I have been a good steward of this body and a bad steward of this body at times. I have been in good physical shape and poor physical shape. I have been in good intellectual shape and poor intellectual shape. I have been in good spiritual shape and poor spiritual shape. And since it is my body, it is my choice what shape I choose for that person.
I get to make all those choices about what I do to each part of this form. BUT that does not mean there are no repercussions or ramifications for my choices. If I eat poorly, each part of my person suffers. If I follow the wrong ideas, each part of my person suffers. Whatever I do to any one part of this body affects all of the other parts.
I can’t nurture one part and neglect the rest. I am my body. All three parts of that body are important. And what I value, what I find worthy of investing my time, will determine the choices I make. And those choices are important. I may not have any control over the creation of this body. I may not have any control over a lot of things in life, however, I always have power over my choices. I get to choose how I spend my days. I get to choose on what I focus. I get to choose what I value and how that manifests in my words and actions.
This is my body. These are my choices. What are my choices saying about the person I am choosing to be?
Peace to your home. Bless your being. The reign of God is now. Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.
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