As I have mentioned before, I have been studying Taekwondo for about a year now. The main reason for starting Taekwondo was an effort to keep my body healthy. In order to continue living in a healthy way, I have decided to stop drinking coffee (3-5 cups) during my work day.
Yeah.. that can be a lot I know!
So, I was discussing this with a co-worker who also happens to be a former NFL football player. He told me, "When I was playing football, I only drank water. You're an athlete, you have to watch what you put into your body."
His words carried weight because of his own background as a professional athlete. He said it in such a matter-of-fact way that it actually helped me see myself that way as well.
A revelation of that identity , "athlete," made a light go off inside my head. The obvious conclusion was, "This is who you are (identity) this is how you should behave (take care of your body)."
I walked back to my desk and thought about 1 Peter.
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." 1 Peter 2:9-12 (NIV)
Knowing our true identity, should lead to a change in our daily behavior.
