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October 27, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 27, 2019

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How to Lose Weight

How to Start Losing Weight Again

If you are wanting to get back on track, start off by reviewing the basics of Weigh Down at WeighDown.com and in your materials. But know that you can get started right now. An important part of the process of repentance includes the recognition that our relationship with God is wounded if our hearts are unclean—in other words, if our hearts secretly long for or lust for something else on this Earth—for more, that is, than what the Father has allotted...

October 26, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 26, 2019

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How to Have Better Relationships

Being Able to Laugh at Yourself

You know that there is a just and fair God out there, and your day is coming. When it is your turn and you are winning, then you want to make sure you are a good sport...

October 25, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 25, 2019

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How to Have Better Relationships

How to Play Board Games Without Strife

What about when you are playing a board game and you have to go back three spaces? Maybe you were almost to the point of winning a game, and then someone sends your piece all the way back to Start. Do you get mad or upset?

October 24, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 24, 2019

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How to Have Better Relationships

What if Something Really is Unfair in a Game

We are continuing to talk about competitiveness and sports. What if a situation in a game really seems to be unfair? Maybe you were called out, and you are sure that you were not out...

October 23, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 23, 2019

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How to Have Better Relationships

How to be a Good Sport

The main thing we have to understand in life is that everything is screened by God. God knows everything that is going to happen and everything that is happening...

October 22, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 22, 2019

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How to Have Better Relationships

How to Make Games Fun for Everyone

How do you make a game better? First of all, remember to pray! But after praying, there is one question you ask yourself every time: Would you want someone to do that to you?

October 21, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 21, 2019

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How to Have Better Relationships

How to be the Salt in a Game

What is inside of a person that makes them angry and allows them to throw the ball down or get into an argument? Most of the time, it is embarrassment...

October 20, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 20, 2019

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How to Have Better Relationships

Being Christlike in Sports and Games

We have been talking about how to imitate Jesus in sports. We can stop being overly competitive when we understand that no one is impressed with whether or not someone did well in the game. They will not remember how you played, but they are going to remember if you were angry...

October 19, 2019

Published by Gwen Lara on October 19, 2019

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How to Have Better Relationships

Godly Competition

We are learning to be more like Christ in all areas, but to be like Christ when it comes to a game can be challenging. Sports can be a lot of fun, but they can also conjure up characteristics that are totally unlike Christ and unlike God. We need God to learn how to play games and participate in sports in the way that Jesus Christ would have done...