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July 17, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on July 17, 2020
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How to Fix the Heart

Notice that there is nothing inherently wrong with alcohol, tobacco, food, credit cards, or sexual desires. What is wrong is with our heart. Tearing up the credit card is not going to keep our heart from materialism. Making the food have less fat is not going to make our heart less greedy for food...
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July 16, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on July 16, 2020
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We Cannot Love Both God and Food

We love the master that we obey. And we obey the master we love. We cannot love both God and food. Either we will hate the one and love the other or we will love the one and hate the other. Do not kid yourself—you cannot be in love with God if you are in love with food...
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July 15, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on July 15, 2020
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How to Fall in Love with God

How do you fall in love with God? Well, how did we fall in love with food? What happened was our hearts became enslaved to food by obeying the food. When the potato chips called our name from the pantry and said, “Hey, come eat me,” we found ourselves listening and obeying...
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June 26, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on June 26, 2020
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What about Sweets?

Sweets are made by God for the enjoyment of mankind. Proverbs 24:13 says, “Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.” God made the sweet to adorn the food—your bagel in the morning or icing on your cinnamon roll...
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June 25, 2020
Published by Gwen Lara on June 25, 2020
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Should We Avoid Salt?

We are the salt of the Earth, according to Matthew 5:13. This used to be a compliment to people. It meant that they added flavor and enhanced the world around them. Now that salt has been on the hit list for the last two decades...
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