• Aug. 30, 2006
An At Home Adventure
I am a happy homemaker, and my life is filled with taking care of my husband, our children, our house, our dog, our garden, and countless other things. Taking good care of my body seemed like something I just never had the time to do. Looking back, I realize that some years have been worse than others.
One of the unhealthiest years of my life was probably the year 2000. I was drinking 4 cans of soda a day and chugging down Slim Fast shakes for lunch. I was eating chips, popcorn, and chocolate into the wee hours of the night, and my idea of exercise was to jog to the fridge for more food or soda. I ached all over and had a constant headache, and I loved to wear dresses with no waists so I could hide my ever-increasing shape. Worst of all, I rarely found time to pray, read my Bible, or do devotions.
Does that sound like behavior befitting the daughter of a King? Not really, does it? The Bible tells us that we are daughters of the King, and our bodies are His temple. In the year 2000, I was not treating my body like a temple – like a garbage can maybe, but a temple – no! Maybe you are thinking that I am perfectly healthy now, and that my body looks like a tiny temple similar to supermodel Cindy Crawford’s. I can assure you that this is not true (I HAVE given birth to children, you know). However, I will say I am much healthier now, and I am on the road to treating my body more like the temple God intended it to be.
How are you doing with treating your body like a temple? Do you see yourself as the daughter of a King, and is your body a place worthy of His dwelling? Well, if not, it is high time that you step into that role, and this is a great way to begin. This “At-Home Adventure” is for women who want to be a little healthier, and if that’s you, let’s get started!
At-Home Adventure Itinerary
Day 1: A Mini Adventure
Here’s to You!
Day 2: A Relaxing Adventure
Sleep on It
Day 3: A Satisfying Adventure
Fine Dining at Home
Day 4: An Entertaining Adventure
Just for Fun
Day 5: An Active Adventure
Get Movin’
Day 6: A Happy Adventure
Goodbye Stress
Day 7: A Godly Adventure
Spiritual Health
A Surprise Ending!
All “At-Home Adventures” come with a reward at the end. The rewards are fun, easy, and a celebration of completing your “At Home Adventure”, so let’s get started…your adventure is waiting!
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• Aug. 17, 2006
Thursday's At-Home Adventures for Stay-at-Home Moms
A Healthy
At-Home Adventure
For Christian
Stay-at-Home
Moms
By: Julie Grosz
*Be sure to also read the first post of this At-Home Adventure by clicking on it in the Thursday's At-Home Adventure folder.
The Biblical Reason for This Healthy Adventure
The King’s Palace
His palace was breathtaking, and almost too beautiful for the eye to behold. The King had grown accustomed to its grandeur, but today His eyes seemed to be penetrating as He fixed His gaze upon each intricate part of His palace.
The layout of the palace was perfect, the King mused to Himself. There were three levels of splendor, and from the impressive sixty-foot long front hall, to the most sacred room in the rear of the palace, it was magnificent. Even all of the interior walls were lined from floor to ceiling with the finest of cedar, and they were covered with stunning carvings of ornate gourds and open flowers.
The King slowly walked on to the inner sanctuary of the building. It too, was perfect the King thought to Himself, as His eyes scanned the room. It was thirty feet long, thirty feet wide, and thirty feet high, and every inch of it was covered with pure gold. Its olive wood doors were carved with cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and all of the carvings were overlaid with beaten gold. Gold chains hung across the front of the room, where a majestic altar overlaid with gold and an ark symbolizing a covenant shone brightly.
Two cherubim of identical size and shape were fashioned out of olive wood and overlaid with gold. They were fifteen feet tall, and their powerful wings stretched out to span the whole length of the room. Even the walls all around the palace were carved with cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and the floors of both the inner and outer rooms were completely covered with gold.
The King’s royal robe made a brilliant reflection on the gold floor, as He reminisced about the day He had first moved in. His kingdom had gathered that day, in honor of His arrival. The King had been forthright with them, telling them He would reside here, keeping His eyes and His heart here forever – on one condition – they had to serve Him faithfully. He remembered the way they had welcomed Him and promised a lifetime of loyal allegiance to Him…
but they had not kept their promise.
The King stood at the door of His palace, knowing this was the last time He would be here. His bags were packed and setting by the door. He was true to His word, and He would not be living here anymore. Although in His wisdom He’d known this would happen, it still saddened Him. If He hadn’t had the foresight to send His Son to help these fallen people, what would have happened to His kingdom?
The King’s glory would live on, just in a new residence - thanks to the courageous work His Son had done. His Son’s sacrifice made it possible for the King to move closer to His people, to live among them, where He could be central in their lives again – and it was time for the King to move on. With that final satisfying thought, the King quickly shut the door with a resounding thud and was gone.
The King never resided in just one palace again. Instead, He was said to be seen living among different Christian people everywhere. Many people in the kingdom soon began asking, “Do you know where the King is? Has He found His residence with you? If He lives with you, be sure to make His new palace beautiful; be sure to make it a place worthy of our King.” (Based on 1 Kings 6 – 9)
Do you not know that your body is a temple 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 body.
(1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
You'll read the next part of your Healthy At-Home Adventure next Thursday. Be sure to come back so you don't miss it! You'll get the At-Home Adventure's introduction and itinerary... and you don't want to miss it!
