For All my Fellow Believer's! My Body is A Temple
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My Body is A Temple
Hot sweat beads on her brow,her chest raises and collapses in rythm with her feet. Knees feel weak but her determination is stronger than her desire to quit. Heart racing, if you listen hard enough you can hear each thud like the beating of a congo.
The sweet taste of salty sweat sneaks between her lips, eyes lit, fingers gripping tight. This is it, no turning back. Blood pumping, feet hot, head wet, and shoulders tight. She is running. There is no one chasing her, no fear, no search for an escape. She is running. Not toward a light or to win a race. She is running, fine tuning, re-creating, remodeling her temple.
Ripping out the muscle walls, making way for a new, more brilliant design. Breaking the framing so that it can be re-built from the Master plans. The music is her wrecking ball, changing the way she sees. This body,this flesh and bone,a gift! Meant to be treasured, respected, and loved. It's been defiled and corrupted, rejected, and neglected. Rubble? Maybe. Broken? Certainly. Misunderstood? Without a doubt. But hopeless? Never.
She steps off and away, muscles spasming with joy, body drenched from head to toe, hands numb, feet still aching to run. This isnt the end, but the beginning has just begun. She smiles wide, cheeks glowing like ripe peaches in a tree, a sigh of gratitude escapes her reddened face. My body is a Temple.
Tamera Rasmussen AKA Mom on a Mission AKA Rasgirl24
Hot sweat beads on her brow,her chest raises and collapses in rythm with her feet. Knees feel weak but her determination is stronger than her desire to quit. Heart racing, if you listen hard enough you can hear each thud like the beating of a congo.
The sweet taste of salty sweat sneaks between her lips, eyes lit, fingers gripping tight. This is it, no turning back. Blood pumping, feet hot, head wet, and shoulders tight. She is running. There is no one chasing her, no fear, no search for an escape. She is running. Not toward a light or to win a race. She is running, fine tuning, re-creating, remodeling her temple.
Ripping out the muscle walls, making way for a new, more brilliant design. Breaking the framing so that it can be re-built from the Master plans. The music is her wrecking ball, changing the way she sees. This body,this flesh and bone,a gift! Meant to be treasured, respected, and loved. It's been defiled and corrupted, rejected, and neglected. Rubble? Maybe. Broken? Certainly. Misunderstood? Without a doubt. But hopeless? Never.
She steps off and away, muscles spasming with joy, body drenched from head to toe, hands numb, feet still aching to run. This isnt the end, but the beginning has just begun. She smiles wide, cheeks glowing like ripe peaches in a tree, a sigh of gratitude escapes her reddened face. My body is a Temple.
Tamera Rasmussen AKA Mom on a Mission AKA Rasgirl24
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Hey Beavis....i think i, uh, just innoculated...0
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What?Hey Beavis....i think i, uh, just innoculated...0 -
ha ha, im teasing goober. great read.0
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I was like you vaccinated or immunized something or someone? Thats what inoculate or inoculated means.ha ha, im teasing goober. great read.0 -
yes. it was a rather poor attempt @ humor. my apologies0
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Hey Beavis....i think i, uh, just innoculated...
THIS is what you post on something so beautifully written? Would you poop on a Picasso? Jeez. :grumble:0 -
wow! this is awesome! you have such a great gift! our bodies are temples God has entrusted to us to take care of while we are here for a short time. so happy to be re-modeling mine with a great friend by my side! love you!0
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Hahaha thanks bm99 for having my back, I dont think he meant any harm. I put it out there at the risk that to some it will be a joke but if to one other person it means as much as it does to me it is a total success!!! xoxoHey Beavis....i think i, uh, just innoculated...
THIS is what you post on something so beautifully written? Would you poop on a Picasso? Jeez. :grumble:0 -
I love you too "sister", I am pretty sure I have grown even more exponentially because you are in my life! xoxowow! this is awesome! you have such a great gift! our bodies are temples God has entrusted to us to take care of while we are here for a short time. so happy to be re-modeling mine with a great friend by my side! love you!0 -
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Thanks to those who read it!0
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That is awesome i can totally relate to that from when i completed my first 13.1 it was a big rush, nothing like it.0
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I can run on the elliptical for an hour straight on level 9 or 10 and I can ride a bike on 10 to 15 for 20 minutes but running is quite hard for me. I am working on it a little every day, I will get there, I just know it. Thanks for sharing!!!!That is awesome i can totally relate to that from when i completed my first 13.1 it was a big rush, nothing like it.0 -
Thanks for that. I've been sitting here for 20min trying to psych myself up to go run 7miles and I really didn't want to, but this has been a good reminder of how we should live our lives to honor God. Thanks again, am getting up now to put on my running gear
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I loved this. My reason for joining MFP came thru knowing that I was not caring for the gift that God had blessed me with. One day I was thanking God for all my blessings and it came to me (devine intervention) that I was not taking care of the one place where the spirit dwells. My house is clean,my car is clean,my yard is clean.....why did I not think to cleanse my body (not talking about a shower). I have always been taught to care for your blessings or they stop coming until you learn. I was not horrible but not great either.....as of March 2,2012 I decided to change my life style ( not there yet but getting better) I have lost 20 lbs. and started exercising at least 6 days per week. I LOVE IT.....and I am so blessed.
You write very well and I really enjoyed reading your thoughts. Thank you so much for sharing. I could totally relate to what you were saying.:flowerforyou:0 -
BEAUTIFUL!0
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Amen!0
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I am so glad you understand and I am so proud of you for also taking control and taking care of yourself! Way to go on the weight loss and I pray that you will reach all of your goals! We are so blessed to be in these bodies, it is so eay to take them for granted. I dont want cancer, an illness or any other situation to be the cause for me to be grateful for what I already have. Thanks for your comments!I loved this. My reason for joining MFP came thru knowing that I was not caring for the gift that God had blessed me with. One day I was thanking God for all my blessings and it came to me (devine intervention) that I was not taking care of the one place where the spirit dwells. My house is clean,my car is clean,my yard is clean.....why did I not think to cleanse my body (not talking about a shower). I have always been taught to care for your blessings or they stop coming until you learn. I was not horrible but not great either.....as of March 2,2012 I decided to change my life style ( not there yet but getting better) I have lost 20 lbs. and started exercising at least 6 days per week. I LOVE IT.....and I am so blessed.
You write very well and I really enjoyed reading your thoughts. Thank you so much for sharing. I could totally relate to what you were saying.:flowerforyou:0 -
Awe, I am soglad this was motivating for you, it's funny,some days I cant wait to get to the gym and others I need motivation. I hope it was a great run! And yes we are supposed to live our lives to honor God and that can be amazingly hard but so much easier with the right kind of support.Thanks for that. I've been sitting here for 20min trying to psych myself up to go run 7miles and I really didn't want to, but this has been a good reminder of how we should live our lives to honor God. Thanks again, am getting up now to put on my running gear
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Very well written...and much appreciated since I am a runner and your words will be in my thoughts on my next run. Thank you for sharing.0
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Amen thanks I needed this reminder tonight I will treat my temple with honor staying in a sober spirit .. not escaping through pills I love my Father and I want to love HIS temple with respect and totally depandant on Jesus 0
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Love it! May the Lord bless you as you bless others with your gift for writing.0
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very well written. Our bodies are gifts and a blessing and we should treat them as such!0
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Hey Beavis....i think i, uh, just innoculated...
Oh my gosh, you just made my day. I was thinking that the entire time I was reading. :P0 -
Such beautiful words!! You definitely have a talent for writing! I could picture it all perfectly in my head as I was reading this!! I have been looking for the motivation to start running and I think I just found it!! I just started using MFP about 2 weeks ago and finding the motivation to work out is hard, but this has made me realize even more that I need to start treating this body (a gift from God) with respect. Thankyou for sharing this and giving us all a fresh perspective on staying fit and treating our bodies like the temples that they are!!0
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This is BEAUTIFUL!
Maybe you could sell it to Nike. :happy:0
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