For we know that if the earthly tent (body) we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Corinthians 5:1
Ever have one of those mornings where you glance over at the clock to see that you have two hours before you need to get up but you’re feeling pretty awake? You lay there for a long time but when you look at the clock again only ten minutes has passed! You are tempted to get up but know you are going to need a little more rest in order to do well later in the day. Finally, you nod off and the next time you peek at the clock you’ve overslept and your body is whining that it wants to go back to sleep!
It’s hard enough when a close friend lets you down but why in the world does your own body pull stunts like that? What do you do? You can’t punish your body without making it harder on yourself. You can’t go to work and leave your body at home. The only thing you can do is pick it up and push it along hoping it feels better as the day goes by.
Some poor souls literally have to carry their body to the bathroom, force it to get dressed, talk it into eating enough to survive – every step is a battle of the will. If your body doesn’t hurt today you really need to be thankful. If your joints aren’t twisted with arthritis, you didn’t have to give yourself a shot this morning, or you aren’t fighting a migraine it’s a very good day. If you are battling fatigue or pain this morning, remember that the day is coming when you will leave this old, broken, fallible tent behind & go to live in a glorified body that will never groan or tire or ache or breakdown. Soon and very soon we are going to see the King!