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January 2, 2024

God Wants To Feed Us

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 3, 2024

Helpful Tips

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 4, 2024

Eat to Live, Not Live to Eat

Here are some more tips to help break your focus on the food – especially during this busy time of year. Do not eat in your car. Do not eat in your room. Do not keep a food drawer at work loaded with unnecessary snacks. Do not eat in front of the TV. You do not need to eat your way through the day! ...

January 5, 2024

Overcoming Daily Challenges

We’ve talked about some tips for getting through the sudden temptations, but are you experiencing daily challenges that sometimes seem almost insurmountable? You can make it! Just remember that God is personally attentive to your individual specific needs, so always pray! ...

January 6, 2024

Why Diets Do Not Work

Diets are everywhere we look, and on every diet, the dieter is asked to think about food content, consider the fat gram count, examine food pictures, discuss food and recipes in support groups, depend upon the scales (a focus on body and self), and prepare special meals. This focus on food makes it irresistible, for you fall in love with what you focus on...

January 7, 2024

Why is Hunger and Fullness Important?

Going back to eating the way the Creator wants is huge because it is deeper than just eating...it is going back and getting in touch with the guiding hand of God...