Weigh Down Ministries https://www.weighdown.com/ The Solution to Permanent Weight Loss Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:32:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A Heart for God https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/heart-for-god/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000 http://www.weighdownchronicles.com/?p=3417 I have not set an alarm clock in many years. God wakes me up every day just at the right time. With gentle creativity, He chooses a variety of waking methods, so my first thought is God and thanking Him for waking me—and the earlier the better for me. I love getting up in the night and working for Him or having Him teach me something new...

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]]> What to do about “Binge Foods” https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/what-to-do-about-binge-foods/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000 http://www.weighdownchronicles.com/?p=3414 If you have had trouble with sweets all your life and you are still bingeing out, it is because you are focused on them to a fault. God made your taste buds. He made you, and He designed you to have likes and dislikes. He knows what your preferences are...

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]]> Loving God’s Beautiful Authority https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/loving-gods-beautiful-authority/ https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/loving-gods-beautiful-authority/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:46:00 +0000 http://www.gwenshamblinlara.com/?p=504753 Have you surrendered every bite of food to the lead of the Heavenly Father? Why not? The answer could be anti-authority. We need an understanding and the practice of following the lifestyle of Jesus Christ, who stayed under authority during suffering. Your Savior, Jesus Christ, did not choose His rule, but He chose God’s rule in and up to His final hour...

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]]> https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/loving-gods-beautiful-authority/feed/ 0 Do Not Put God to the Test https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/do-not-put-god-to-the-test/ https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/do-not-put-god-to-the-test/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:46:00 +0000 http://www.gwenshamblinlara.com/?p=504752 They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved. Psalm 78:18

Do not test the generous boundaries that God has given. The volume of food you are allowed to eat is generous. Willingly cut back where needed. Do not crave anything but a relationship with God through Christ...

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]]> https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/do-not-put-god-to-the-test/feed/ 0 The Gift of God’s Lead https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/the-gift-of-gods-lead/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:26:00 +0000 http://192.168.10.192/EncouragementFromGwen/?p=13 We have been given so much... We have the freedom to love God and we actually get a second chance to hear His voice and follow our beautiful Lord. While much of the world is fearful of being controlled by God, we cannot wait to find His lead! Why?

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]]> More Is Not Better https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/more-is-not-better/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:27:00 +0000 http://192.168.10.192/EncouragementFromGwen/?p=8 God has programmed an amazing characteristic deep inside each of us: The more you eat, the more you will want…but the LESS you eat, the LESS you will want! This is true for shopping, for alcohol, for drugs, or for self-indulgent hours in the day.

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]]> Finding Fullness and a Connection with God https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/finding-fullness-and-a-connection-with-god/ https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/finding-fullness-and-a-connection-with-god/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:51:00 +0000 http://www.gwenshamblinlara.com/?p=501841 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” John 4:34 Your food is to do the will of the Father. And what is the will of the Father? It is found in that growl. Waiting on the growl is like finding God, meeting up with God every day, several times a day. It keeps you so focused on His will...

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]]> https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/finding-fullness-and-a-connection-with-god/feed/ 0 You are so Valuable https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/you-are-so-valuable/ https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/you-are-so-valuable/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:51:00 +0000 http://www.gwenshamblinlara.com/?p=501840 It is so important to remember that no matter what, we are going to keep going! When you are tested to go back, keep your list of incentives of why you are doing this close by, and you know that you do not ever want to go back to your old life...

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]]> https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/you-are-so-valuable/feed/ 0 Now is the Time to Let Go https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/now-is-the-time-to-let-go-of-control/ https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/now-is-the-time-to-let-go-of-control/#respond Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.gwenshamblin.com/?p=499221 To those who have relied on their own strength, now is the time. This is your year to be done with overeating, to be done with suffering. You are exhausted and have gotten nowhere. Whatever you are controlling in your life, you have to let go...

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]]> https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/now-is-the-time-to-let-go-of-control/feed/ 0 Making the Choice https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/making-the-choice/ https://www.weighdown.com/daily-inspiration/making-the-choice/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0000 http://www.gwenshamblin.com/?p=491892 Control can be the biggest issue. The controller usually describes who is left in a situation where they cannot lose their weight...

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