Christian Weight Loss | Weight Loss Blog | Weight Loss Motivation » Scriptures http://www.takebackyourtemple.com Discover the Christian weight loss system that empowers you to reach your perfect weight. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 In 2012: The-Lord-Will-Provide http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/in-2012-the-lord-will-provide/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/in-2012-the-lord-will-provide/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:55:41 +0000 Kim T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1966 Happy (early) New Year! This year, I challenge you to experience God personally as a Provider – in your daily life.
 
What do I mean? Many Christians (and I was one of them), experience weak, depressed, fear-filled, and defeated lives because they try to keep God on a shelf. They only take Him down on Sunday at church, if even then!
 
But after the worship service is over, they put Him back on the shelf where He remains Monday-Saturday.
 
So their minds remain unrenewed to God’s victorious way of thinking, their hearts remain unchanged to God’s desires for them, and they continue acting in the same destructive way the world acts. It’s a sad way to live and it is not God’s best for his people!
 
My friend, think about this: “Thoughts become actions, actions become habits, habits become character, and character becomes destiny.”
 
My whole life changed with a thought back on December 11, 2003. I was standing in my apartment living room with my hand over my chest. I had just experienced a horrendous chest pain and thought I was going to die.
 
I had never been so scared in my life.
 
And in that moment, God spoke to me: “It is not supposed to be this way.”
 
Now, I could have rejected that thought. If I had, I would likely still be 240 pounds and a size 22. I would still be compulsively overeating, depressed, and suffering from the host of health problems that come with obesity.
 
But instead, I believed God and my whole life changed.
 
I knew I couldn’t change by myself. I had to humble myself under God’s mighty hand and allow him to heal me from the inside out.
 
The change process took time; to my impatient mind, it seemed to take forever! Yet, one day I looked in a dressing room mirror and I was able to try on a size 8 dress.
 
And it fit! All of my daily sacrifices had been worth it!
 
My friend, that is the key word to God’s provision: Sacrifice.
 
In Sunday School recently, we studied how God tested Abraham’s faith by commanding him to offer his beloved son, Issac, as a burnt offering (see Genesis 22:1-18). Just before Abraham was about to obey God, God supplied a ram caught in a bush to be used as a sacrifice instead.
 
Abraham then named the place where he was: “The-Lord-Will-Provide.”
 
Many people do not realize that God always supplies at the place of sacrifice. In the case of your health goals, it may be a sacrifice of time: It takes time to exercise and plan healthy meals and snacks. It takes time to study your bible so that your mind is renewed according to God’s will and way.
 
You may need to sacrifice your pride. You may need to humble yourself to God and admit that you need help.  You may need to confess your weaknesses to a trusted friend to receive support.
 
Lastly, you may need to sacrifice your flesh. That is a hard one! The world teaches: “If it feels good, do it.” But that is not the way Christ’s disciples are to live.
 
Our motto is, “If it IS good, do it.” Our definition of good is what God’s word says is good. That is a totally new mindset that God will teach you this year – if you are willing to make the sacrifice to become His student.
 
So this year, invite God to walk with you on your health journey, every day.
 
Be willing to: “…present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service (Romans 12:1).”
 
Then you will know by personal experience that The-Lord-Will-Provide everything you need to finish your journey well!

Be blessed in health, healing, and wholeness,
 
Kimberly Taylor
Author of the ‘Take Back Your Temple’ ebook
http://www.takebackyourtemple.com
 
P.S. If you don’t know God personally or need to re-dedicate yourself to walking with God daily in 2012, you can learn more here:
 
http://www.everystudent.com/features/gettingconnected.html
 
Also, please forward this message via email, share it on Facebook, tweet it, or give it away via every other social networks to which you belong. God’s people need to know how The-Lord-Will-Provide in 2012!
 
Happy New Year!

]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/in-2012-the-lord-will-provide/feed/ 0 Discover your Spiritual Gift http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/discover-your-spiritual-gift/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/discover-your-spiritual-gift/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:42:04 +0000 Kim T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1923 How would you like to be more joyful and bring greater meaning and purpose to your life?

You can once you discover and use the unique spiritual gifts that God has given you.

Did you know that God has given every Christian unique spiritual gifts to benefit the body of Christ? Some of these gifts are:

  • * Perceiver
    * Leader
    * Teacher
    * Giver
    * Server
    * Mercy
    * Encourager

On Saturday, my husband and I attended a class at church on how to recognize your spiritual gifts. We were amazed to discover our gifts and excited to learn how to use them.

Because I found the information in the class so valuable, I wanted to bring you the same benefits.

I searched online for a free test that can help your discover your spiritual gift. The best test I found not only lets you know what your top gifts are, but also provides a document at the end that explains the gift in more detail, challenges of the gift, and areas of ministry in which you can best use your gift.

One thing to note: This particular test requires you to enter your email address so that you will not only receive the results immediately, but you will also receive a copy via email.

Here’s the link to the free spiritual gifts test online:

http://www.therocksandiego.org/giftstest/

My aim with Take Back Your Temple is not only to give you resources that will benefit your physical health, but also your emotional, mental, and spiritual health.

Discover your gifts today and use them to bring God glory!

Be blessed in health, healing, and wholeness,
 
Kimberly Taylor
Author of the ‘Take Back Your Temple’ ebook
 
P.S. What would happen if God’s people “ate” His word as often as we consume food?
 
Feeding on God’s word gives you strength, joy, and courage. To help you discover the hope in God’s word and break mental strongholds, I published my God’s Word is Food 90-day daily devotional on Amazon.com last week.
 
Learn more here: http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/gods-word-is-food-3
 
The eBook is in Amazon Kindle format, but you don’t need a Kindle to read it. Amazon has a FREE Kindle reader you can use to access the book instantly on your computer.
 
Learn more here: http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/gods-word-is-food-3

]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/discover-your-spiritual-gift/feed/ 0 A Thanksgiving Prayer: Ask, Seek, and Knock http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/a-thanksgiving-prayer-ask-seek-and-knock/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/a-thanksgiving-prayer-ask-seek-and-knock/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:02:08 +0000 Kim T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1896 It is the day before the Thanksgiving holiday and I thank God for you! You are his special child, annointed and appointed to glorify God in body and spirit.

This morning God gave me a special word for you. I think it is appropriate for Thankgiving because we use the holiday to reflect on God’s goodness toward us.

Today, I ask you to reflect on God’s promise to you in Luke 11:9-10:

“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”

You might wonder:

  • What should I ask for?
  • What should I seek?
  • Why should I knock?

The Lord answers in the scriptures:

What should you ask for?

Wisdom. In 1 Kings 3:6-15, King Solomon asked God for wisdom and the Lord was pleased. Wisdom is knowledge rightly applied to living. In James 1:5, you are promised that God will give you wisdom liberally if you only ask.

What should you seek?

You are advised to seek the kingdom of God first (see Matthew 6:33). What is the kingdom of God? Romans 14:17 gives the answer:

“for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”

Why should you knock?

Just before the ‘ask, seek, and knock’ scripture in Luke, Jesus tells the story of a friend who comes at midnight, knocking on the door asking for bread.

I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t be thrilled if someone stopped by my house at midnight asking for bread!

In the story, Jesus said the door wasn’t opened because the man was a friend, but only opened because of the friend’s persistence in knocking!

The friend had a need and he wasn’t going to give up until it was fulfilled.

So you must recognize your need for God.  You must keep asking for wisdom. You must keep seeking righteousness, peace and joy every day. Here is a prayer to help you do that:

My heavenly Father, thank you for your love, your salvation, and your abundant care for me! You said in your word that if I lack wisdom, I can ask you and you will give it to me. I come to you in the name of Jesus asking for wisdom to glorify you in my body and my spirit today. I ask you to empower me to seek the path of righteousness, peace, and joy today. Today, strengthen me so that I won’t grow weary in doing good. Help me to remember your promise that I will reap in due season if I do not give up. Thank you, Father, for hearing this prayer. I am confident that, because I am asking in accordance with your will for me, the answer to this prayer is “Yes” and “Amen”.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Be blessed in health, healing, and wholeness,

Kimberly Taylor
Author of the ‘Take Back Your Temple’ ebook

P.S. What would happen if God’s people “ate” His word as often as we consume food?

Feeding on God’s word gives you strength, joy, and courage. To help you discover the hope in God’s word and break mental strongholds, I just published my God’s Word is Food 90-day daily devotional on Amazon.com yesterday.

Learn more here:  http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/gods-word-is-food-3

The eBook is in Amazon Kindle format, but you don’t need a Kindle to read it. Amazon has a FREE Kindle reader you can use to access the book instantly on your computer.

Learn more here:  http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/gods-word-is-food-3

]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/a-thanksgiving-prayer-ask-seek-and-knock/feed/ 0 How to Conquer Fear http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/how-to-conquer-fear/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/how-to-conquer-fear/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:46:41 +0000 Kim T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1305 Last week, I had an interesting conversation with Dr. Rita Hancock, the author of The Eden Diet. She mentioned that fear is tormenting many of her patients. I told her that I am seeing the same thing.

The increase of fear is not a coincidence.

Jesus warned that the love of many would grow cold because wickedness would abound in the last days (Matthew 24:12). The bible tells us that perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18).

You see evidence of lawlessness, offense, and instability all around you. And when you focus on that, you naturally become more fearful.

Then your mind starts to focus on “What if…”

  • “What if I lose my job?”
  • “What if we lose our house?”
  • “What if I never get married?”
  • “What if my husband leaves me?”
  • “What if this is cancer?”

But Jesus never told us to focus on “What ifs.” Instead, he told us to focus on “Let not”:

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” John 14:27.

If you are born again, then Jesus has given you the gift of peace. Your job is to guard your heart so that it is not troubled and afraid. I have to remind myself of that often!

The real question is, “Even if your worst fear came true, do you believe that you could handle it with Jesus’ help?”

Meditating on Jesus’ perfect love for you casts out fear. It gives you confidence and strength to face life’s challenges. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you!

The apostle Paul advises in Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things.”

So when you feel fearful, pay attention to your thoughts. What are you dwelling on? I recently learned that the Hebrew word for “dwell” means “to sit down”. Dwell also means to “live in”.

There is a difference between having fearful, anxious thoughts enter your mind for a moment (you can’t help that) versus choosing to “sit down” or “live” in them!

Here is a great free bible study I recently completed called “The Heart of the Matter is the Matter of the Heart”. I think it will help you ensure your heart is right and see how important it is to guard it:

The Heart of the Matter Free Bible Study

May this study bless you and help you to keep your heart untroubled and unafraid!

Be blessed in health, healing and wholeness,

Kimberly Taylor
Certified Wellness Coach
Author of the ‘Take Back Your Temple’ ebook

http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/book

P.S. If you need audio inspiration to release fear and anxiety, then I strongly recommend that you own Rhonda Jones’ Christian Meditation audio series.

On the page below, she has a free audio sample you can listen to. Just scroll down and you’ll see the sample.

Christian Meditation audio sample

]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/how-to-conquer-fear/feed/ 6 An Inspired Life: Are you READY? http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/an-inspired-life-are-you-ready/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/an-inspired-life-are-you-ready/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:08:12 +0000 Kim T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1263

My email taught me a great life lesson this week. For four days, I was unable to send or receive email at takebackyourtemple.com.

My mailbox was overquota.  So if you tried to send me an email late last week or over the weekend and got a bounceback, I apologize!

To handle the situation, I had two choices:

  • Delete the old stuff, or
  • Increase my capacity to receive

Of course, the best solution was for me to do both!

This taught me that when you want to receive new things into your life, you can’t keep holding on to old stuff.

If you are ready to let go of some old stuff (especially stinking thinking), and enlarge your capacity to receive new blessings from God, then I have an exciting free event to tell you about.

Free Event – An Inspired Life Telesummit

“An Inspired Life” is the first telesummit devoted to helping Christians get and stay healthy! A telesummit is an awesome venue because you can learn from the comfort and convenience of your own home.

Ginny Edwards, a visionary Health Makeover Coach, has convinced some of the top Christian health experts to spill their secrets on how you can achieve peak performance – which you need to fulfill your God-given purpose and enjoy life.

What you’ll learn:

  • How to emotionally detox
  • Living fit – a healthy perspective
  • How to stop being overwhelmed and get empowered
  • Biblical health and nutrition
  • Living strong and living long

And, you’ll learn how to overcome emotional eating, which I am teaching. This is the first session of the telesummit, and it starts on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 8:00 p.m CST.

How to register for the free event

Register right now by doing this:

1. Click this link to learn more about the sessions and to register.

2. Enter your name and primary email in the sign-up box on the right of the page. Click the ‘Sign up’ button.

That’s it. You’re done! You’ll receive a confirmation email from Ginny Edwards with all the details.

For each day’s session, you will receive a private link to each call that will be available to you for 24 hours.

I hope you will get as excited about what you are going to learn from the experts as I am! After I read the bios of the other teachers, I know I am going to be there for each call, taking notes!

So go ahead and register while it is fresh on your mind.

Click this link to learn more about the sessions and to register.

The event is free so you have nothing to lose – but amazing health to gain once you apply what you learn.

Be blessed in health, healing, and wholeness,

Kimberly Taylor
Certified Wellness Coach
Author of the ‘Take Back Your Temple’ ebook
http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/book

P.S.

As a bonus, I was interviewed recently by news reporter Jennifer James of the KLOVE radio network on the topic of ‘Food, Fitness & Faith’ along with two other Christian health experts – Dr. Rita Hancock, author of ‘The Eden Diet’ and ‘Bronwyn Schweigerdt, aka “Fiber Girl”.

The program will air on all KLOVE radio stations Sunday, July 25 at 5:00 pm PST.

However, if you want a sneak peak, they’ve also posted the interview online here:

http://www.klove.com/news/closerlook.aspx?i=736

You definitely want to check it out – especially if you have emotional eating issues. Dr. Rita has a weird way to tell if you are REALLY hungry. It made me laugh out loud because it is genius.

Enjoy!

http://www.klove.com/news/closerlook.aspx?i=736

]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/an-inspired-life-are-you-ready/feed/ 0 Simply put, “We are here!” http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/simply-put-we-are-here/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/simply-put-we-are-here/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:58:09 +0000 Mike T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1259 Heavenly Father, how great you are and how wonderful it is to have you in our lives. 

As we have showered or bathe this morning and start the day fresh and anew, so do we in the spirit.
As we stepped outside of our home, our comfort zone to effect a better and profitable day as Christ Jesus had stepped out of his comfort zone and done so on our behalf, so do we in the spirit that we might help others in the most trying area(s) of their lives. 

Once again we thank you for all things and especially for forgiving us of our sins, even now.  Continue to shower us with your love which is able to both cleanse us spiritually and naturally. 

Horton heard a “Who”!  You have heard us; your people, your who! 

For “WE ARE HERE!” and we sing praises unto you; that’s “Who”! 

WE WILL TRUST YOU!!!! 

Amen

]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/simply-put-we-are-here/feed/ 0 “He will Hold your Hand” http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/he-will-hold-your-hand/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/he-will-hold-your-hand/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:20:11 +0000 Kim T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1242 For some reason, God loves to wake me up between 3 and 4 a.m. with a word. It’s a good thing that I am a morning person – a hold-over from my nursing days!

Anyway, yesterday morning he gave me a great message. I wasn’t sure when I was going to post it, but a dear lady named Keila from Brazil emailed me last night. In it, she mentioned a challenge she is going through and wrote these words:

“Jesus will hold my hand each second!”

That was confirmation to post this message now because the scripture God gave me to meditate on early yesterday morning was this:

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ (Isaiah 41:10)

When I wrote my free “I Want to Know Who God Is” ebook, I discovered the two words used to describe God most in the bible are ‘strength’ and ‘righteous’.

Who sits at God’s right hand? Jesus! That Isaiah scripture is one of my favorites but I never made the Jesus connection before now.  Jesus is the right hand that God sent to uphold us – he strengthens us, helps us, and leads us into righteousness – right standing with God and guidance on the right way to live.

I was compelled to read Romans next – I started out reading a few scriptures but ended up reading the whole book. Jesus was sent to help us who are weak and unrighteous – slaves to sin while we live in this body.

Jesus came to whoop sin’s behind (that image makes me smile) – triumphing over it each and every time while he lived in flesh just like ours, being tempted in every way we are tempted. And when the devil tried to kill him – fighting him even to the grave – Jesus defeated sin and death in the grave, emerging triumphant in his glorified body. He left sin and death behind in his dead earthly body!

That is what you have to look forward to as well – no more having to fight against sin in this “body of death” as Paul calls it. You will be truly free. But until that time, Jesus sent you the Holy Spirit so that you too can gain the victory over your flesh, just as Jesus did when he lived in his earthly body.

To gain the victory, we must commit to the following:

  • Being led by the Spirit (Galatians 5:15-18)
  • Abiding in God’s word so that we know truth (John 8:31-32)
  • Set our minds on things of the Spirit (Romans 8:5-6)

As we do these things, the bible promises we will reign in life.

What a friend and brother, Savior, we have in Jesus! And if you don’t know him personally yet and want to know how you can welcome (or re-welcome) him into your life, here is how you can.

Be blessed in health, healing, and wholeness,

Kimberly Taylor
Certified Wellness Coach
Author of the ‘Take Back Your Temple’ ebook
http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/book

P.S. One of the most important things you’ll need to do to overcome eating issues is to renew your mind. That’s why one of the bonuses in the Take Back Your Temple eBook is “Prayers and Promises to Take Back Your temple”.

http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/book

In this special bonus, you get over a dozen scriptures and prayers specifically related to God’s promises for health and strength so you can gain physical, emotional, and spiritual victory every day. Check it out!

http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/book

]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/he-will-hold-your-hand/feed/ 0 Free Prayer Class Audio Online http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/free-prayer-class-audio-online/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/free-prayer-class-audio-online/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:55:03 +0000 Kim T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1224 I’ve got a special treat for you today. I was thrilled to re-discover some free online prayer class audios that I thought were lost forever.

Let me explain.

A couple of years ago, a coaching client told me about “Secrets to Always Answered Prayer” by Kathy Logan. Sister Kathy was an annointed teacher and writer who also conducted free weekly prayer classes online.

I purchased her ebook and listened to her prayer classes. They strengthened my prayer life greatly. Soon after, Kathy went home to be with the Lord. She was only in her early 40s, but she influenced so many with her loving teaching.

After her decease, her website was taken offline. However just a few weeks ago, I discovered a website that archives Internet content – and I found Kathy’s website there.

Most of the links on the site are broken now, but amazingly her audio still works via the embedded gray audio play buttons. In all, there are nearly 40 prayer class audios. Here are some of the topics:

  • Money and Prayer
  • God Keeps His Word
  • The Number One Reason People Don’t Pray
  • The 10 Minute Prayer
  • Prayer Blockers and Prayer Enhancers

NOTE: To listen to the audio, you must click the gray audio player buttons on her page.  The links on her page are broken and no longer work.

I know if you take Kathy’s bible-based teaching to heart you will get more of your prayers answered and build a stronger relationship with God.

What an awesome privilege to have free access to the Creator of the universe through prayer because of your faith in Jesus Christ!

Remember the words of Deuteronomy 4:7:

For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the LORD our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?

I love the phrase ‘for whatever reason’ in that scripture! Matthew 19:26 assures us that with God all things are possible. The enemy might try to tell you that your situation is hopeless and you’ll always be trapped, but that is a lie. Get into God’s word and memorize his promises. He wants you to live an abundant life, so begin to anchor yourself in Him through prayer. Ask for help and wisdom to handle the issues you face everyday and he will provide it.

I posted the access link to the classes on my ‘Stop Drop and Pray’ website:

http://www.stopdroppray.com/free-prayer-class/

I hope these are a blessing to you! I am not sure how long they will be available so take advantage of them while you can.

Be blessed in health and wholeness,

Kimberly Taylor, C.W.C.
Certified Wellness Coach
Author of the ‘Take Back Your Temple’ ebook
http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/book

]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/free-prayer-class-audio-online/feed/ 1 What can we know? http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/what-can-we-know/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/what-can-we-know/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:06:20 +0000 Mike T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1205 Oh Heavenly Father you are truly great!

Please forgive us of our sins and help us to no longer sin against you.

You are magnificent in our eyes!  Even now O’ Lord as we face our opposition, we know that you face them with us and before us.

See now Lord, how we will not waiver in the face of what we don’t understand.  However, we do understand that you are still in control of all matter and all things true.

We must admit before your glorious nature that we don’t understand what is befalling us at times and it is a bit painful that we don’t see any relief even though we know of a surety that relief is here; help us to endure dear Father.

If I could ease the pain of my brothers and sisters, I would but I can’t.  I can ask you to ease their pain and I do but then you already know the pain each of us experience and you also know of our desire to be released of it.

The enemy has and is attacking hard on all fronts as you know.  Please guide us as to what we should do O’ Lord.  We do this and realize we should have done that.  We do that and realize we should have done this.  We have come to realize that we just don’t know what to do Father; won’t you help us?

My mortal and ignorantly finite mind has asked that question but my spirit man truly know that all things before us is working toward our good to help and strengthen us to persevere.

I’ve looked at the word persevere and separated it to per severe and discover that one of the meaning to the word “per” is –thoroughly- while “severe” meant -much or extreme discomfort-.  According to that description Father, We will persevere as we may go through extreme discomfort but it will certainly be no more than what you have went through for each one of us.

Help us to endure Father and strengthen our family spiritually so that they will become a help and not a hindrance to us who long to please you in every way of our lives.

Open up our family understanding completely that they might be an aid to us in this present world.

Strengthen the men completely so that we might continue to assume the proper role of the head of our household.  Strengthen the  shoulders of your men so that we will be able to bear the burden and load that we and our family must carry for your sake; not our sake but for your sake.

We remember how our children cried when the doctor puncture their skin with the needle of vaccination.  We remember how the tears flooded the eye wells and poured down their face.  We remember how their small eyes became big eyes of anxiety as they looked up at us for protection that they felt they were in need of and how they had a look of despair as if to say “I don’t understand why you are letting this strange person hurt me this way!”

Nonetheless, we knew what was needed for our little children as painful as it was and we also knew that the pain would soon go away after it accomplished what it was meant to do.

The vaccination was preventive medicine.  If what we and our family are experiencing is a type of vaccination to prevent some spiritual disease or infection that is trying to destroy what you have planned for us (family included) then so be it for we trust you O’ Lord and you alone.

So even now Father we are comforted in knowing that because we know that you care for us in a much greater way than any mortal parent can; and for that we thank you and honor you.  It is indeed our distinct pleasure to honor you this day and every day.

Meanwhile, we will continue to sing praises unto you.  Our voice may crack and the melody may be off key due to the soreness of the spiritual vaccination but know this for sure dear Father, that our song and praise is sincere now and forever.

Amen
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]]> http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/what-can-we-know/feed/ 18 Women Food and God: My Review http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/women-food-and-god-m-review/ http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/women-food-and-god-m-review/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 15:59:20 +0000 Kim T http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/?p=1185

Note: Below is my original review of Women Food and God. Since then, I have since taken a closer look at the book and recorded a video with my additional thoughts. You can listen to it at the end of this post.

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You may have heard of a new book called “Women Food and God” by Geneen Roth about compulsive overeating. I heard it was featured on Oprah, but I discovered it by accident while browsing popular books on Amazon. The title intrigued me, so I bought it.

But I stopped reading on page 16. More about that later, but first I want to share a conversation I read on an earlier page. The author has a retreat for women who compulsively overeat and this is what one attendee told her over dinner. It is startling:

______________________

Laurie, a thirty-five year old CEO of a Boston mortgage company, raises her hand. “I am not hungry, but I want to be. I want to eat anyway.”

“Why is that?” I ask.

“Because it looks good and it’s here, right now. It’s the best comfort in town. What’s wrong with wanting comfort from food?”

“Not a thing,” I say. “Food is good and comfort is good. Except that when you are not hungry and you want comfort, food is only a temporary pallative; why not address the discomfort directly?”

“It’s too hard to address things directly, too painful, and there isn’t any end to it. And if it’s going to be endlessly painful, then at least I have food,” she answers.

“So you figure that the best you can get out of life is cold vegetable soup?”

When she talks again, her voice is quivering. “It’s the only true comfort I have and I am not going to deprive myself of it.”

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That hurt my heart because I was once in the same place as Laurie. Even though I was “saved,” I did not trust God for comfort. At that time, I didn’t view him as one who loved me and could heal my pain. Instead, I viewed him as ready to judge and condemn me.

Reading that conversation alone was worth the cost of Women Food and God for me, but I stopped reading on page 16 because of this author statement: “It doesn’t matter whether we believe in one God, many gods, or no god.”

Oh, but it does matter! I believe there is no such thing as a weight management issue; it is all ultimately a life management issue.

Your belief about God determines how you view life, approach it, and what you expect from it. If you believe there is no god, then all you have is yourself as the compass to discern what is good and right. And we know all know how self-deceptive humans can be.

If you believe in many gods, then how do you know which to follow in a given situation? God is not the author of confusion.

I believe in the God who says in Isaiah 44:6: “Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me  there is no God.”

It makes a big difference when you view yourself as a daughter (or son) of the King.

I believe in the God who heals as said in Psalm 147:3: “He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.”

And I believe in the God who comforts, protects, and leads me in the right way as said in Psalm 23:4: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

I have a personal relationship with the one true God, which I obtained through the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6): Jesus.

So I say to Laurie and to anyone else suffering from compulsive eating: “God is the true source of comfort and he wants you to expect more from life than cold vegetable soup! He wants you to experience eternal life, which is that you may know Him, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom He sent.”

Open up your heart and let God comfort you. Trust him and you will be healed.

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Kimberly Taylor, C.W.C.
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