{"id":624,"date":"2018-08-28T20:04:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T01:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myallaboutyou.com\/2018\/08\/28\/faith-in-action-a-guest-in-our-house-my-lord-my-friend\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:10:54","slug":"faith-in-action-a-guest-in-our-house-my-lord-my-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my-all-about-you.com\/en\/2018\/08\/28\/faith-in-action-a-guest-in-our-house-my-lord-my-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith In Action \u2018A Guest In Our House\u2019 \u2014 My Lord, My Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before we turn to today\u2019s reflection on Loving the Cross<\/em>, I\u2019m sharing a meaningful post from 2018 that still speaks with clarity and conviction. \u201cA Guest in Our House\u201d<\/strong> reminds us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit \u2014 places meant to be tended, honored, and kept ready for the presence of God. It\u2019s a beautiful call to intentional living, daily maintenance of the soul, and welcoming the Spirit with the reverence He deserves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A reminder from 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 about the sacredness of the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDo you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit\u201d The Spirit of God comes to reside with us. 1 Corinthians 6 verse 19. A Guest who is always with us. We could never image a guest house to fall into disrepair, so our body where God\u2019s Spirit comes to reside, [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

via Faith In Action \u2018A Guest In Our House\u2019 \u2014 My Lord, My Friend<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A short reflection inviting readers to revisit a 2018 devotional about caring for the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit \u2014 a reminder that welcoming God\u2019s presence begins with tending the life He entrusted to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132804860,"featured_media":13316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5173,22044895,401,785751182],"tags":[785751852,785751857,785751856,785750999,785751855,785751858,785751854,785751853,785751851],"class_list":["post-624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-living","category-everyday-devotion","category-faith","category-faith-devotion","tag-faith-in-action-2","tag-ofj-old-fellow-johns-posts","tag-caring-for-the-soul","tag-christian-living","tag-devotional-reflection","tag-faith-in-action-devotional","tag-holy-spirit-guidance","tag-spiritual-maintenance","tag-temple-of-the-holy-spirit","post_format-post-format-quote"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/my-all-about-you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-a-featured-image-for-a-blog-post-titled-faith-3.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9vUsN-a4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4018,"url":"https:\/\/my-all-about-you.com\/en\/2024\/11\/21\/the-presentation-of-mary-in-the-temple-a-moment-of-grace-and-devotion\/","url_meta":{"origin":624,"position":0},"title":"The Presentation of Mary in the Temple: A Moment of Grace and Devotion","author":"myallaboutyou","date":"November 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple, celebrated on November 21st, signifies her dedication to God, initiated by her parents, Saint Anne and Saint Joachim. 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