How to lose weight

August 23, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on August 23, 2020
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All or Nothing

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. But Abel brought fat portions from some of the  firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor.  So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. Genesis 4:2b-5 Do you see the difference between Cain and Abel? Abel easily gave exactly what God wanted because he did not worship possessions but rather God, but Cain gave up what he (Cain) wanted to give up and kept back what he thought would be good for his pocketbook...
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August 22, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on August 22, 2020
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The Parable of the Four Soils

To find the truth that sets you free from obesity and all vices is a gift from God. But you must be most careful. The word “careful” is used often in the Scriptures in reference to obeying fully. Careful means “full of care and concern.” The ancient dragon, satan, does not want you to find the truth, so he will steal it or twist it to his advantage. Satan uses our weakness to his advantage. His advantage is to get us to destroy ourselves with greed. The teachings of Christ and all the Prophets give so many stories to warn us, but the parable of the four soils gives you insight into perils of the heart...
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August 13, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on August 13, 2020
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The Joy of Acceptance

When you let go and let God… you will find acceptance by the best looking, most talented, richest, most powerful Being in the Universe, the Great I Am. Now that is how you build solid self-esteem...
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August 12, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on August 12, 2020
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How to Fight Temptations

Let’s walk through a typical daily battle. More than likely, you are being tempted with food when you come home from work or are home alone. There you are in your house, and there is no one around... so the battle begins. The lies come in…
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August 7, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on August 7, 2020
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It Does Not Take “Will Power”

A second wrong path people take with feelings of guilt is projection is so common. This second path is not calloused over—they sin and then feel the guilt—but instead of repenting, they blame everyone else near them for their plight...
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August 6, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on August 6, 2020
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Outside Force Versus Inside Force

An outside force is anything that surrounds us, influencing what we are doing. It is natural that all of us depend on such a force at one time or another, such as the highway patrol car sitting alongside the road that makes our foot pull back from the accelerator. This is an outside force...
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August 5, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on August 5, 2020
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The Outside Force – The Law

God started fulfilling the promise to Abraham by giving him a child named Isaac. Isaac’s son was Jacob, later called Israel. Jacob fathered Joseph, whom God sent to Egypt where he became second in power only to pharaoh. Through circumstances under God’s control, the entire family later moved to Egypt, where this family of 12 brothers grew in number. After they had been there 430 years, God realized that this large crowd of descendants of Abraham did not have the same heart as Abraham...
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July 28, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on July 28, 2020
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God’s Spirit of Self-Control

Now that we have turned our face from Egypt, some of you have experienced rising above the pull of this world, the allure of Egypt, the magnetic pull of the refrigerator, or the prison of food. You were presented with the picture of the Thin Eater, or the person who feels no magnetic pull to food...
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