2022 I am praying about relationships generally and I had a sensing that formed this sentence “you don’t have the body for the sex you are praying for”. This came at a point where I was beginning to enjoy my groove in sexual wellness. Yes, I used to be more fit as a teenager and fell off. Yes, I had not necessarily prayed about orgasms but that sentence was saying to me; my unspoken desires did not match my lifestyle. 

Like you, I started exercising again and injured my thigh muscles that I could not sleep well for months and a personal trainer who did not understand the body did not help until I finally went to sport massage therpaist who fixed me with a hot water bag. I always laugh about that experience now but I remembered sending goodbye messages to two important people in my life because I thought I had developed a terminal illness.

2023, during the Awedacity Conference, the Lord had me teach The Body Required as the first topic at a conference themed The Courage and Power to Be Spiritual, Smart, and Sexy.  Which made me realise I was going nowhere spiritually, professionally or sexually without my body.

Scriptures says to be absent in the body is to be present with God (paraphrased). Therefore, misusing my body has a consequence: death. 

What if the globe-trotting opportunities are waiting for you to get your body right so you don’t faint at the airport? What if your chance at a healthy baby is dependent on how you keep your body and your sperm, consequentially? What if your ministry opportunities are waiting on your body to gain the stamina to fast, travel and rest, appropriately?

My strong concordance definitely had more ‘body/bodily’ references than I expected and studying them showed me there is a bodily requirement for worship and obedience. So, if you want to grow, you must find the bodily requirement for that thing and meet it. The same grace that heals you can keep you whole.

Let us build discipline together and steward this body the father has given us.