“In between stimulus and response there is a space; in that space lies our power to choose our response; in our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Victor Frankl My sons like to bicker. It’s been a struggle since they were very little. My oldest boy was quite literally the golden child; his hair […]
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“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and of sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.” Jesus Christ, Luke 7:34-35 When does your leg become your foot? Look at it. Can you draw a definitive line pinpointing the
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“You do not have, because you do not ask. And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures” James 4:3 Think about how diet gurus try to sell you their shakes and protein bars and 6-week weight loss programs. There’s usually a stunning model
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I used to fear hunger, but now that feeling gets me pretty excited. In the past, being hungry was a fate worse than death. That gnawing feeling, all wrapped up with a sense of anxiety or dread, seemed to drill its way up from my stomach through my chest and into my brain. I also
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You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. James 4:2-3 It
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If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us ~1John 1:8 Since the age of about 15 I have struggled with food and weight-related issues. Once, in a moment of 19-year-old desperation and conviction, I stood before the church and declared publicly that I would lose weight. I swore
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You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. Matthew 7:5 I once read that the best parents communicate two resounding messages to their children: We love you like crazy You cannot have what you want In tandem,
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