Inspirational Writings from Gwen Shamblin Lara
How to Tell if Something is an Idol
There is only one way to find out if something is an idol in your life: let it be taken away. Then, if you really mourn for it, you know that your heart has been given over to an idol. For example, if God took away your food, how would you react? God weighs the motives of the heart...
July 1, 2026
You have come for this hour to glorify God’s name, to glorify Christ’s name. If you are eating when you’re not hungry or eating beyond full, then you are glorifying your own name. That is futile, unproductive, useless, vain and empty; and glorifying yourself is repulsive—but worse, it is futile for you to have glorified something [yourself] that will be dead in a few years, and a being that has no power outside of being connected to God...
June 30, 2026
So, why would someone struggle with their weight for years—even if they had been in Weigh Down Workshop and know of its concept of hunger and fullness for two to ten years? Why can you not just lose the weight...
June 29, 2026
At some point, you are going to have to come to your hour of making a choice, making that commitment. And your hour boils down to a decision of who is going to be glorified...
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 […]