honoring the temple

The Biblical Path to Health, Wholeness & a Sound Mind

In a world obsessed with extremes, comparison, and constant pressure to perform, many women find themselves exhausted, insecure, and unsure of what it really means to honor God with their bodies. Scripture calls our bodies the “temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20), yet for many of us, that verse has felt more like guilt than guidance.

Stress is the Silent Destroyer

In our most recent podcast episode, Liz dismantles the cultural lie that “everything you eat is killing you.” Research and real life both reveal the truth. Stress is the greatest threat to health. Chronic anxiety, over-commitment, emotional pressure, and spiritual disconnection create far more damage than any single meal could.

And the Bible agrees.
Proverbs 4:23 tells us to guard our hearts because everything flows from it. Stress affects our hormones, our clarity, our decision-making, and our calling.

Your Body Isn’t the Goal. Your Wholeness Is.

We’ve been conditioned to believe skinny equals healthy. Skinny equals successful. Skinny equals worthy.

But Scripture never tied holiness to a number on a scale.

Liz challenges us to ask:
Is my goal skinny or is my goal health?
Health includes physical wellbeing, yes… but also emotional regulation, spiritual depth, community, and alignment with God’s voice.

Habits Spill Into Every Area

One of Liz’s most powerful insights is that “habits spill.” You cannot compartmentalize your life. A lazy habit in one area reveals itself in another. Spiritual dullness, emotional avoidance, poor physical care, and relational patterns are all connected.

God designed us as whole beings. Body, soul, and spirit move together.

When Did Devaluing Yourself Become Acceptable?

Paul’s instruction to honor God with our bodies is not a call to shame ourselves into discipline. It’s an invitation to recognize our God-given value.

You are a dwelling place for the Spirit of God.
But you live there too.

Self-neglect is not humility.
It’s dishonoring the temple God created.

Reclaiming Quiet and Hearing God Again

Many women cannot discern the voice of God because their lives are too loud. Constant input, endless scrolling, and mental clutter drown out the Spirit’s whisper.

Hearing God does not require hours of solitude. It requires intentional pausing.

“God, what do you want me to know?”
That one question changes everything.

Throwing Off the Weights

Hebrews 12:1 calls us to run our race with endurance and throw off the weights that entangle us. Those weights are not just sins. They are mindsets, stress cycles, wounds, and expectations we carry far too long.

Freedom begins when we stop trying to go backward and surrender to the forward work God is doing in us.

A Rhythm of Wholeness: Pause. Assess. Adjust.

Liz ends the episode with a practical rhythm that honors God and honors the temple He made.

• Pause – create space
• Assess – ask what is working and what isn't
• Adjust – realign with what brings life

This rhythm applies to parenting, marriage, schedules, health, emotions, and your walk with God.

Wholeness isn’t a moment.
It’s a rhythm.
And it’s possible for you.

The Invitation Forward

Maybe health feels overwhelming. Maybe you feel disconnected from God. Maybe you can’t imagine a version of yourself that feels whole again.

God whispers, “I’m right here.”

Healing starts with one pause, one question, one surrender.
This journey forward is not about perfection. It’s about honoring the value God placed inside you and learning to live from it.