"Protein is essential for tissue repair and maintenance and for the growth of muscles, blood, hormones, enzymes, and antibodies. You should always eat some protein with breakfast and lunch, because like fiber, it digests very slowly and stabilizes your blood sugar. A stable blood sugar promotes higher energy and diminishes hunger."
"Fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes, seeds, and nuts are packed with vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants, and fiber that help fight cancer, provide antiaging protection and more."
"Many people live with chronic low-grade dehydration resulting in a variety of negative outcomes such as low energy, poor skin tone, and inadequate fat metabolism, to name a few."
"How do we honor God with our bodies? First, we take good care of them by eating the right foods in the right amounts and getting adequate exercise and sufficient rest. Second, we use them as God intended, staying pure sexually and using them to carry out good deeds that show love to others and honor God."
"Too often in shame and guilt, we run from God rather than to Him. Perhaps we think he is finally disgusted with us. But he isn't. When you turn from your flesh and pursue Him, He is waiting with open arms to give you mercy and grace in your time of need. He doesn't condemn and reject you. He embraces you. That is one reason why this forty day journey is so important. You need to run to Christ every day to find your strength. Make it your new healthy habit. Approach Him in reverence and love...but also with confidence. He wants you to overcome. He is your 'overcomer.' As it says in James 4:10 "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.'
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
What God asks of us is always possible. His methods of transformation always work. By renewing our minds and abiding in Christ moment to moment, we have the power to be all God intended. To realize this wonderful destiny requires our heart and attention. When we do this, we not only change our habits, we change our entire lives. It is amazing how foolish it is to live in our own power, following our own desires. God's path is the one with all the best rewards."
"You probably own a power vacuum. Have you ever tried to vacuum your rug without plugging it in? I doubt it. You know that you need a power source to get the job done. You'd never consider vacuuming any other way. So, why do so many of us live under our own power rather than being plugged in to the supernatural power of God? His power is always available, but we must choose to access it."
When our minds are renewed and our entire being is transformed by truth, we are able to understand the will of God for our lives. His will is always good, pleasing, and perfect. But unless you have a renewed mind, you will not be able to understand what it is and actually desire to follow it more than your old unhealthy desires.
Too often Christians have the misconception that once Christ is their Savior, he will do all the hard work of 'putting off your old self.' In reality, he gives us the means and the power to do so...and expects us to do it. One of my favorite saying on this subject is by Oswald Chambers from his popular devotional. My Utmost for His Highest" "We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can do."
"When the core principles that guide our lives come from the Word of God and our goals flow out of a desire to glorify God, we will realize great victory and joy. It is with that perspective that we come to understand what the psalmist means when he wrote:
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4)
Do you see in this Scripture that our delight comes before we receive the desires of our heart? When our heart is connected to the heart of God, so are our desires."
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"Many things seem good at first glance, but if they do not draw us nearer to God and help us seek him first, they actually will lead to the death of our soul. We need to be very careful about what we let enter our mind every day. Everything matters, including books, music, television, friends, and even persistent thoughts."
"In the times that I've been the most broken, I have also been the humblest and most deperate for God. It is in this state that we are willing to surrender our will to God's and receive His instructions. In this lovely place, we cry out to our Abba Father and seek truth from His Word, and He shows us the way."
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, o God, you will not despise." Psalm 51:17
