His Purpose

"Most of us fight an ongoing battle in our minds about our body image. We wish our bodies would look a certain way, we'd like to maintain a certain weight, and none of us like ourselves when we are controlled by our cravings. IN order to win this war with our weight, we need to set our minds on our royal call, not on our cravings. Our diets need to be about our desire to honour our King, not about denying ourselves certain foods.
Our beloved Queen Esther is an excellent example for us to follow. Her desire to become queen was not about herself; it was for the purpose of glorifying her King and ultimately saving her people. She did not need to be the prettiest in the land to feel good about who she was. Esther was on a  mission to win the king's heart so she could save her people.
Can you imagine if our purpose for being our best was to show our King how much we love Him by taking care of His temple and to have enough energy to save the lost? What a legacy we would leave for the next generation.
Best diet secrets ever shared - because they are given to us by our Father in heaven according to His Word:
1. To honour God
   "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple." 1 Cor 3:16-17
Most of us are likely to miss out on the power of the biblical word picture found in the above verse. Today temples have no real significance for most people in the community; but to God's chosen people, the temple was the lifeblood of the civilization. It was the source of power, direction, and protection. It was the most beautifully designed, painstakingly immaculate, awe-inspiring fixture in the entire culture. It was functional, holy, and artistic, all in one. Why would God use this spectacular man-made creation as a symbol for our earthly body? Because both are His chosen place of dwelling.
2. To experience good health.
  "Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers." 3John 2
3. To gain strength and energy.
  "Happy is the land whose king is a nobleman and whose leaders feast only to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk." Ecclesiastes 10:17
In order to gain this strength and energy, we must look at our goals. If we are exercising and eating healthy to bring glory to ourselves, we will run out of willpower. But if we are eating healthy to gain the strength to complete the royal call on our lives and to bring glory to our King, we will see victory like never before.
4. For an eternal prize.
  "Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize" 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
Here is where the rubber meets the road. Our God is asking us to train our minds and our bodies like an athlete. However, He is asking this for a divine purpose - He is requesting that we train for an eternal race.

All writing taken from Fit for my King by Sheri Shepherd.