Inspirational Writings from Gwen Shamblin Lara
Let Your Soul Yearn
If you trust God to guide you and feed you, you naturally will not focus on the food at all. A person could "believe" that God will provide, but to TRUST Him fully means that you are happy with the amount of food He gives you. In fact, you cannot get over the fact that He lets you eat sweet and salty foods every day. He could have made everything tasteless...
January 3, 2026
As you have begun waiting for true hunger, God has shown you just how much of your heart has been devoted to your passion for food rather than to Him. But the fact is, you are now free from worrying about food, man-made food rules, and the control that food used to have over you. You are free to be fully devoted to HIM, while enjoying His wonderful foods when your body is hungry...[:es]It is a wonderful feeling to be devoted to God instead of food. Remember that prayer – constant communication with God – will keep you focused...
January 2, 2026
Waiting for hunger feels great! God wants us to experience hunger – physiologically, financially, relationally, etc. – so that HE can provide what we truly need...When you are not at God’s hunger point but decide to eat anyway, you are being your own boss - you have listened to Satan, who tells you that you must be your own provider. On the other hand, when you postpone your own control and relinquish decisions to God...
January 1, 2026
We have arrived at another January! What is your big resolution? Hopefully, you are NOT repeating your old yearly restart on diets and have-to exercise! This is the year to get all of your weight off...
December 31, 2025
Throughout the year, I have been giving tips through these posts to help you develop a heart that is passionate for our Father, CEO, Boss, Five-Star General, King, and Lord! With a new year right around the corner, let’s look at what God gives back when you give Him your heart and passion...
December 30, 2025
May we all reinvest our souls this year in preparing our hearts to be used to build the church of God with Jesus Christ as the cornerstone. Start your new year by reviewing God's salvation. Review the basics of how God has saved us from having to love this earth...
December 29, 2025
If you are still struggling, it is not for lack of information – you have all the information you need at your fingertips! It is because you continue to resist dying to your own will. The more you resist, the harder the battle will be, and the fact is, you will never change God’s truths...
December 28, 2025
You will never lose the love of food unless you stop dieting and let go of control. Diets will never make you self-controlled—they make you get OUT of control. Man-made rules [or diets] will never sanctify you or give you the self-control you desire...
December 27, 2025
This Christmas, did you give gifts to people you are close to? How did you build those relationships? Just giving a gift at Christmas does not do it. The true gift of heartfelt LOVE is what builds relationships, and to offer this to others, you must start with a relationship with God FIRST!
December 26, 2025
Merry Christmas! Praise God for today!
Whom, or what, have you come to worship on this day? Do you adore the praise of family members or other people? Then you have missed the mark. Do you behold the food that is before you? Then you will become like a refrigerator. Do you adore material possessions and money? Then you will be greedy and alone. But…do you behold and adore Christ? Then you will be FULFILLED...Whom, or what, have you come to worship on this day? Do you adore the praise of family members or other people? Then you have missed the mark. Do you behold the food that is before you? Then you will become like a refrigerator. Do you adore material possessions and money?...