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; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. (1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20)
Rebuilding The Temple is the first book of a two-part study. God created us to have a relationship with Him. It is essential the reader recognize their body is a temple that houses the Holy Spirit and is to glorify God. Seeing their body as a temple allows them to know the importance of maintaining all three components (physical, emotional and spiritual) of healthy living. These components are crucial not only to strengthen their relationship with God but also to fulfill their callings and to find the joy that only God can give them. It all begins with the footings (faith) and foundation (relationship with God) of the temple. The rest of the components are built upon the foundation. If the footings and foundation are weak, it can be hard to maintain a healthy temple when struggles or temptations arise. A person can have a healthy physical body, but if they struggle emotionally or spiritually, they still are not living the life God has chosen for them.
Most of us know the basics of eating and exercising to stay fit, and yet many find it hard to implement these principles. By becoming more in tuned to seeing their body as a temple to honor God Laurie hopes that the reader will understand the significance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Book 1 addresses the spiritual components that are necessary to live healthily. By addressing not only faith but also issues that affect how the readers see themselves they will start seeing themselves as God sees them. To understand their Creator loves them is the climax of building a relationship with God. When a person knows God’s love, they can begin to love themselves, which in turn helps them want to make healthy choices in the other areas of their life (emotional and physical), which Laurie addresses in Book 2, Remodeling The Interior Of Your Temple. If you are interested in doing this study please contact me.
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple. (1CORINTHIANS 3:16)
Remodeling The Inside Of Your Temple is the second part of a two-part study. It is a practical, biblically based guide that gives the reader valuable information on how to live a healthy lifestyle that glorifies God. In this study, the first book deals with issues that affect our building a strong spiritual temple to honor God. This second book addresses the physical and emotional components that are needed to live healthy and productive lives. It not only discusses the various factors that are essential to living a life that honors God, but it also gives the reader practical ways that they can make changes to be successful.
A proper diet is necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Food has become an issue for many people. People frequently go on “diets," lose weight, and then return to their old eating habits only to gain back the unwanted pounds. Healthy eating is something that needs to be done all the time so that it becomes a way of life, rather than an interruption in life when a person desires to lose weight. Remodeling The Inside Of Your Temple looks at factors that can affect the person's ability to be able to eat healthily. Before doing an intensive study to address the crucial components of eating the proper way, the reader needs to look at other areas, which include stress, attitude, and boundaries. After the readers look at these key components, then they will do a more in-depth study on nutrition to get a better understanding as to what their diet needs to consist of, and how they can make healthy living a way of life. There are many practical ideas in this book to allow the reader to change their diet immediately. It includes information on what a healthy diet consists of, what foods should and should not be in the diet, simple detox information, food substitutions and how to prepare food to maintain its nutritional quality.
