Sunday, February 22, 2009

Natural and Painless Weight Loss

One of my latest finds from the Bible that I am using daily is found in Proverbs 25.

I have decided that the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off is to change the way I think about eating. And the way to change how I think is to reprogram my mind with living words...God's words.

And so every day when I wake up in the morning (and now that I think about it, I should do this before every meal), I make this declaration: "I eat only what is sufficient for me."

Are you curious about this verse yet? Here it is, in the Amplified Bible:

"Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest, being filled with it, you vomit it" (Proverbs 25:16).

Lovely picture, isn't it?

But the truth in this proverb from one of the wisest men who ever lived is unmistakable. Eat only what is sufficient. By speaking it out loud as a personal declaration, I am re-programing my thinking. After a while, I'll have trained my body to eat only what is sufficient. Voila! Reduced weight gain and eventually weight loss—naturally and painlessly!

Interestingly enough, the Amplified Bible allows more than just food to be used in this context. What do you find pleasurable and sweet...that overcomes you? I can think of a few things that people struggle with in life. Here's the proverb: Don't overdo...or it can hurt you.

It's good food for thought, isn't it? (Pun intended.)

Till next time,
Jeanette

Monday, February 16, 2009

Fishing for Flashlights

After telling stories about my children the other night at a women's group, I felt a little guilty. But then the next morning my 6-year-old did something that was so humorous, I didn't feel guilty anymore.

JD is in an exploring stage. Granted, this is the stage 2-year-olds go through. So it's good that he's going through this stage, BUT!

He likes to play with flashlights. I saw him walking through the kitchen with the flashlight and didn't think much of it. Until he went into the back bathroom and I heard a "kerplunk" and a splash. Yikes! "John David!" I went running back there. He looked up at me with a mischievous little grin and I looked down into the toilet to see the flashlight looking back up at me sadly as bubbles rose up and burst on the surface. Glug, glug, glug... Aagh! I fished the flashlight out, dumped out the batteries, poured out the water (it was clean, fortunately!!), and said, all the while trying not to laugh, "John David! You don't put flashlights in the toilet!"

Tee hee hee! He ran off. I thought, This kid knows exactly what he is doing.

I didn't think much more of it till I went upstairs to use the bathroom up there. I lifted the lid and aagggh! My little book light floated in the water, looking forlorn and waterlogged. It was in pieces, and the three little batteries were on the bottom....waaaay on the bottom. I had to put on a rubber glove to fish all the pieces out. All the while trying not to laugh. "John David!!!"

So. This may not seem funny to you, but when you have a child who is coming out of something like autism, this is GREAT!

I always can get another flashlight. I'll just have to hide it.

Till next time,
Jeanette

Sunday, February 1, 2009

God Can't Not

I want to talk about the Bible verse I am really focusing on right now.

It's an incredible verse for those dealing with today's economy and all the things going on in the financial world.

It's Romans 8:32... "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"

Wow.

First of all, it shows God's tremendous character of love. And because He loves so much, He gives it all. Think about it. How many of you parents would give up your own child to some torturous death to rescue another? Yet God the Father loved us so much, He did just that.

And if He would give up His own Son for us, how, why, would He withhold anything else we needed? Food? Shelter? Peace of mind? He can't. He can't not do it. It's His nature to give. That's what this verse says. "How shall he not?" He can't not. He will.

And He gives it freely.

So whatever you need in this economy...another car, your mortgage payment, clothes for your kids, even food on the table, God will freely give it.

He can't not.

You just have to ask Him...and believe He will.

Till next time,
Jeanette