Inspirational Writings from Gwen Shamblin Lara
How to Eat for Good Health
God never intended for eating to be such a confusing burden nor a scare. Since the sale of foods is a big industry in this country, false promotional information is rampant because it is hard to monitor. There are a lot of words that are misunderstood—for example, “organic” or “chemical.” Everything you eat is a chemical, primarily carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Organic simply means it contains “carbon,” and almost all foods are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen...
June 28, 2026
It really bothers me that God is not in the headline news every night. I would love to hear a newscaster say, "And the hand of God spared this person from a fatal accident today." It also makes me mad that God is not on the weather channel every night!
June 27, 2026
Remember, if you are still struggling with overeating, one huge thing to avoid is getting up in the middle of the night to eat. You have made it through the day with being aware of what you are doing...but in the night, you must not get distracted, lose focus and run to the food...
June 26, 2026
A prayer…
Father, we just praise Your holy name for letting us live today. Father, thank You for this opportunity to deny ourselves and to have more of You and less of our own way. Not our will but Yours be done, and therefore You are glorified and giving us this opportunity to have this relationship...
June 25, 2026
Many of you have struggled with the scales—with a fear of weighing, a fear of the “number” and a panic to get a certain size or weight. You can now let go of that forever! The scales are just a tool; they are not your judge and not to be your god. Getting in tune to hunger and fullness and a reliance on God is what you are looking for! The scales will just help you see if you are off track and help you fine tune your eating...
June 24, 2026
Change is so exciting! God is doing something amazing! It is so important to remember that YOU are loved so much, and love is going to be the key that unlocks the door to permanent weight loss and permanent freedom from anything in the world that has called your name...
June 23, 2026
Simply put… God wants us to work on our heart and soul being pure and righteous, rather than working on making the food clean and righteous […]
June 22, 2026
Our Father has created your very life and then gives over and above to fill your life with all you need. May we never give Him one second of grief by ever thinking that He gave us life so that He could have attention or use people to wait on Him or get praise from people...Our Father has created your very life and then gives over and above to fill your life with all you need. May we never give Him one second of grief by ever thinking that He gave us life so that he could have attention or use people to wait on Him or get praise from people...
June 21, 2026
What you focus on is everything. It is the answer for your emotional needs, your spiritual needs, your relational needs. Nothing but God can clean up […]
June 20, 2026
Look what happens to the person who is doing it right. They are concentrating on God thru the growl. They are concentrating on God once they start eating to find the full. They are concentrating back on the growl in the evening…they are crying out to God. Do not just reach out to others—you need to get down and pray, because the whole point of this is your relationship and Connection with God...