Beauty Within - Part 2

Mrs. Joy...

"How far can we go in a relationship?

I hurt and so I cut. It relieves the pain.

What is modest?

It’s just one drink.

What about tattoos and body piercings?

I struggle with bulimia or binge-eating."

Over the years, I have heard many questions and comments like the ones above. I wanted to teach my teen girls on beauty but I also wanted to teach them something that was all-encompassing for many of their daily struggles. So when I remembered this powerful passage, I settled on it, quickly.

1Corinthians 6:19  What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

If you are God’s child that means that you were bought with a price. That price was Jesus’ blood. He gave His life for you and you are to give up your life for Him. You are not "yours" anymore. You are God’s.

Let’s talk about this… If your house is a temple…If Jesus owns your precious body, (the one He died for)…

Should you cut it all up? Is it yours to even cut up? Is it yours to give to any and everybody that wants a piece of it? Should you really take “that” into your body?  Do you have the right to mess up your body in this way?

If your house is a temple…If Jesus owns your precious body, (the one He died for)…

Who is welcome in your house? Who do you let in? Who are you letting influence that temple?  Now think… what else are you housing? Have you so dirtied up your house that He is pushed into a small corner? Where is He? Have you given Him room in your house? Is He a welcome guest?

If your house is a temple…If Jesus owns your precious body, (the one He died for)…

Are you caring for it? Are you keeping it healthy and clean? Are you eating for fun or not eating because you want to look a certain way? Are you consciously taking the time and energy to keep this gift in the best condition it can be in?

If your house is a temple…If Jesus owns your precious body, (the one He died for)…

Is your beauty pointing to the One who bought you? In other words, when I see your temple, does it say “____________'s home or does it say Jesus’ home?  Who’s residence is it? Think about it. - Rejoicing