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Fit for e v o l FAITH DISCUSSION GUIDE
welcome to your faith discussion guide! It is God’s promi se t o you that, as you continue to lov e ea ch o t h er an d s eek His wisdom i n your rel at ionship, He will reveal himself to yo u in bea u t if u l wa ys. B e s u r e to have your Bi bl e handy. If you don’t have access to o n e, ch eck o u t t h e B ible G a t eway app avai l abl e on your Apple or Android device.
Paus e and D i scu ss X W h at do es i t me an to y ou that y our body i s a te mpl e of the Hol y Spi ri t? X Ho w do you honor God w i th y our body ?
H ave you e ver t urned to the Bible as a resource for ph ysica l h ealt h ? If s o , it ’ s pr o ba bly u n su rpri si ng t o you that the Bible contains no trendy diet s o r su gges t ed wo r ko u t plan s . In fact , t he Bible tells us in many ways NOT to f o cu s o n o u r bo dies’ o u t er appearances (1 Sam uel 16:7, Proverbs 31:30). The Bib le r epea t edly s t a t es t h at t h e L o rd care s more about the desire and focus of His pe o ple’ s h ea r t s t h an t h eir o u t wa r d appearance. However, it is easy to get caught up in a n im age wh en t h e wo r ld t ells u s that’s al l t hat mat t ers. It’s important to note that “im a ge” can apply t o m o r e t h a n ju s t bo dily appe arance ; it can apply to the appearance of yo u r jo b, yo u r h o m e, yo u r f am ily
J esu s sacr if iced Hi s body to di e on a cros s for al l . He cal l s Hi s fol l ow e rs to be fai thful st ewar ds o f t h eir bodi e s . Practi ci ng he al thy e ati ng habi ts and e ngagi ng i n re gul ar ph ysica l act iv it y honors God. I f y ou trul y be l i e ve that God cre ate d y ou w i th care ( P s a lm 1 3 9 :1 4 ) , it l ogi cal l y fol l ow s that y ou s houl d tre at y our body w i th care . Afte r al l , t h e h ealt h ier we are , the l onge r w e can s e rve and mi ni s te r to othe rs .
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Paus e and D i scu ss Pause and D iscuss
X Do yo u r curre nt phy s i cal habi ts s how that y ou be l i e ve God cre ate d y ou wit h car e?
X In what ways do you place too much emphasis o n o u t er a ppea r a n ce? X Whi ch out side factors cause you to stumble in t h is ar ea ( e.g., s o cial
X W h at h abi ts do y ou w ant to change toge the r to be be tte r s te w ards of yo u r bo di e s ?
m e di a, fri ends or family that seem to have it a ll t o get h er , et c.) ? X How can you work together to remain grounded in wh a t real l y m at t e rs?
Prayer T ake a f ew m in u te s to re fl e ct on y our ans w e rs above . Cl os e out y our di s cus s i on w i th a
Although t he Lord cares more about your heart, follo wer s o f J es u s ar e n o t ca lled t o
t im e o f pr ayer . If y ou’re uns ure w he re to s tart, pray the s e w ords :
complet el y disre gard their bodies. Let’s look at the ver s es belo w. Feel f r ee t o r ea d them aloud.
Dear Lord,
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Hol y Spi r i t, who i s i n y ou,
Thank You for creating each of us with care. Thank You for giving us value beyond our physical appearance. Help us to remain grounded in what You say about us. Allow us to remember that you offer new mercies each morning. Help us to be good stewards of our bodies so we can serve and honor You.
whom you have received from God? You are not your o wn; y ou wer e bought a t a pr i ce. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” 1 C o ri n t h i an s 6 : 1 9 -2 0 ( N I V )
Amen.