The Fats!
Before I get started, I’m not politically correct nor do I have any desire to be.
With that said onward we go:
Today is Sunday and while on my way to my gym to get "Physically Fed" I noticed all the people headed to the Church house. After seeing so many with beautiful, clean and shiny vehicles it made me have an epiphany:
In a religious context if our body is the temple of God’s spirit, then why are so many of these people not giving him a healthy temple?
For gosh sake many of these people had a hard time waddling their butts into the church let alone be able to look at their feet to see where they're going.
Many resembled a bowling pin, the Mcdonald's character Grimace or a bag of milk.
Now don't go getting your panties in a wad most of these same church goers are the first to judge everyone so I am only falling in line with their ideology.
One thing that drives me insane is to see a grotesquely, overweight Pastor preaching the gospel. One thing that is often not preached about is obesity or as it is stated in the Bible: Gluttony.
I believe it is not preached because the church is afraid it will offend many of it’s followers. Look around the next time your at Church and see for yourself how many “fat” people there are attending.
Many church numbers would drop after a Sunday if the pastor preached about gluttony. What is usually served at the after services meal?
doughnuts
pastries
fried chicken
potluck dinners full of carbs/fried food
pies
cakes
pop
No wonder Obesity has become an epidemic.
Christians often say “What would Jesus do”
I have a question, Was Jesus obese? Could Jesus see his feet? The answer is Yes!
Jesus was lean and a worker.
Men are supposed to be leaders and provide security for their loved ones and if a Pastor of their church is obese then how are they supposed to have faith that he can lead them when he obviously can’t control himself at the dinner table.
That is a lack of discipline.
Answer me this: How are Christians supposed to feel secure in their pastor when he is sweating profusely, huffing & puffing, gasping for breath, red faced and looking like he is about to pass out?
If we are supposed to be spiritually fed, what happened to being Physically fed?
Isn’t gluttony one of the 7 deadly sins? I thought it was.
Why can’t churches implement a healthier lifestyle into their services?
Preach on the importance of eating like Daniel. The first chapter of Daniel talks about Daniel challenging some men to eat like the king with rich food. Daniel and a few others chose to eat veggies (I'd skip the veg/and eat MEAT). Daniel and those that followed looked healthier than the ones eating like the king.
By doing this Daniel was honoring God with his body.
Churches can serve meals with less carbs, junk food in moderation, increase their water intake, ban pop, put an exercise room in the church, go for walks, etc….
One Pastor out of California has dropped 60 lbs by following the Daniel Plan.
His name is Pastor Rick Warren and he has implemented many of what I mentioned above.
As the leader of his church many of his congregation has followed his lead.
I believe if it starts at the top then the others will follow. One thing I learned in the USMC is that there can only be 1 leader.
If more churches practiced this plan we would have a much healthier society.
I’m sure this will offend many while others will be in agreement with me.
Either way the good book states that gluttony is one of the 7 deadly sins and in my opinion more churches should take heed to what is written, start to take better care of themselves and stop waddling around like the Walking Dead.
God cares about all facets of our life both spiritual and physical.
If this is true then wouldn’t Jesus want us to treat our body as a Temple?
So I ask you what would Jesus do?
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