Part of the Body?

Strange questions huh? Even though I am asking them in the natural and will give some illustrations in the natural, I would like you to ponder them in the spirit (as we walk after the spirit not the flesh – Romans 8:1))

Your toddler is being loud VERY loud (picture of overzealous in spirit) or you have given your toddler a cup of cheerios (food – in the spirit – the Word) as they are toddling around they are haphazardly spilling pieces of cheerios everywhere (using Scripture out of context)

Would you grab the toddler and disown them from the family and sling them out the front door? Of course not! So, why do we do it to one another?
Sanctification is a process and is different for everyone – the growth and maturity period is different for each of us – Just as if the yelling toddler were in our midst we would teach them to reign in that zeal – we would show them to hold the cup with two hands or sit it on the table to avoid spilling. We would demonstrate fruits of the spirit – patience, love, kindness
Many times we can have a tendency to look at one another and think… “they shouldn’t be acting like that or doing that” when in reality we may be shocked to realize how far God has already brought them – and He is not finished with them ~Philippians 1:6

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Now, that pesky pinky toe…

1 Corinthians 12:12-18
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
For the body is not one member, but many.
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

As a former runner, dancer and athlete, I know the importance of balance. If you don’t have the balance you will not only not reach goals in any of the above areas you could also end up having a serious injury.

What is the most important function of the body when it comes to balance? Many of you just said “the core” (abdominal strength) you are partially right. However, you can have abs of steel and an amazing core and still not have balance – the balance I am speaking of is standing on a ball (bosu) – on one leg – now put a 20lb weight in your hand – now lift it over your head – now extend the other leg at a 90 degree angle and begin your arm reps with your weight… what are you relying on now?

What if I told you that you are relying on your big toe and primarily your pinky toe.
You can have the strongest core, arm and leg muscles – if you have not firmly planted those two toes and especially that pinky toe – you are going down..

The whole time this exercise is going on the rest of the body is screaming, maybe some parts shaking, some in pain… that lil crusty nailed snausage is holding it all together (literally) .. the rest of the body doesn’t even know what is going on.. could this ever happen in the spirit as well??

We may be that way sometimes – we may not understand another’s calling or function but – our heavenly Father does
1 Corinthians 12:4-6
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

We need each other now more than ever – Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching

John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another

Love y’all – let’s love each other