Chasing, Environment & Culture's View of the Body

1)

What you think about, you will care about.

What you care about, you will chase.

2)

Your environment is the invisible hand that shapes all human behavior.

One study showed that you can roughly predict a person’s weight by the food they have in their kitchen (Wansink, 2016).

Question: How can you improve 1 thing about your environment today?

3)

Culture has 2 views of the body: glamorize or demonize.

• Glamorize: to make something attractive & desirable. People who glamorize elevate the body unnecessarily. The body eventually becomes an idol.

• Demonize: to portray something wicked and disgusting. People who demonize disrespect what God has given them. The body eventually becomes an insecurity.

Truly healthy people do neither. Instead, they view their body as a temple, a place where God lives.

Consequently, truly healthy people increase levels of health to steward God's dwelling place well.

"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 6v19-20)