You’ve heard the quote from the Bible, “Faith without works is dead.”  In everyday language that means God expects us to not only ask for help but use the abilities he has given us.  My Dad use to put it another way, “Pray to God but keep rowing for shore.”

The opposite statement is also true, “Works without faith is dead.”

People that cannot stop binging and over eating fall into one of two categories:

1)  Those that pray but keep rowing in circles (no idea how to use their God given abilities).

2)  Those who don’t pray and keep rowing in circles.

And we wonder why 95 – 99% of people don’t achieve lasting weight loss.

To have any chance at lasting weight loss one must understand temptation, how it affects them and learn how to use their God given abilities.  When you combine this with prayer,  your life can change in ways that are unimaginable.

God bless,

Danny

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I was watching a Christian TV show (see I do what I preach:) called Believers Way with Scott and Missy Johnson.  They were talking about the difference between believing in God vs. believing God.  There is an important distinction between the two.

There are many who believe in God but have trouble believing God.  For many this stems from seeing people, be they religious leaders or others they perceive as very devout Christians,  struggle with temptation in their everyday life.

I have heard people make comments about obese religious leaders or those that struggle in other ways that if what they preach is true how come it doesn’t work for them?

To me an important part of believing God is doing what Paul said in Philippians 4:4 (The Message), “Celebrate God all day every day.  I mean revel in him!”  To celebrate God all day you have to learn how develop an awareness of him throughout your day.

It should be obvious to all that in any area of life where we struggle with temptation, we are not focused on God.  It doesn’t matter how religious or how knowledgeable you are about the Bible, when you are not focused on God you leave a crack, an opening  for the Tempter to do his work.

Why do 95 -99% of all dieters gain the weight back?  I believe it is because when they are tempted to binge or over eat they have not learned how to close the crack.  They have not learned how to develop an awareness of God throughout their day.

When you develop that awareness of God throughout your day everything can change.  You begin to see what it really means to “believe God” and it is then that you give yourself a chance at lasting weight loss.

God bless,

Danny

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I read an interesting article about one of the largest research studies ever done on belly fat.  It stated that people with bulging bellies, even those of normal weight, carry a greater risk of  death.

It also said other research has linked greater waist size to increased risk of dementia, heart disease, asthma and breast cancer.

You can read the article here:

Belly fat can be deadly even for normal weight adults

God bless,

Danny

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1) Do you read your Bible rarely, occasionally or daily?

2) Do you look at reading the Bible as a chore or do you approach it with excitement, wondering what is to be revealed to you today?

I used to be in the rarely read category and looked at reading the Bible as a chore.  I had heard people refer to it as God’s living word, but I didn’t really understand what they meant.  I had no idea how ignorant I was of the power in God’s word when it is applied.

See that’s the key, applying it.  Many people love Bible studies and learning the Bible but they don’t apply what they learn to the areas of their life that need it most.

Let me give you an analogy.  Let’s say you want to paint a room in your house.  You decide on the new color, you buy the paint and bring it home.  You are all excited about the paint color and can’t wait to see how the room looks with the new paint.

Something comes up and you decide to paint the room later.  Later never comes and you never end up painting the room.  It stays just the way it was and you end up looking day after day at the old paint you don’t like.  You don’t get to enjoy the new paint because you never applied it to the walls.

It’s the same way with your Bible.

When I began to read the Bible daily and approached it with passion and excitement, specific words or phrases seem to literally jump out at me, I was blown away.  When I began to apply what was being shown to me my whole life changed.

If you already are doing this I’m preaching to the choir, if not give it a try..but be careful, you just might like the new you!

God bless,

Danny

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Saw an interesting article yesterday that states medical experts now believe binge eating should be included under new mental health guidelines as a mental disorder.

The article also states, “Binge eating is the most common eating disorder in the US today and remains a difficult condition to identify and treat.”

So they believe it is a mental health issue but aren’t sure how to treat it.  Could it be it all starts with temptation?

The article also stated binge eating tends to run in families (that should come as no suprise, kids do what we do).

To read the article click below.

Binge eating recommended as a psychiatric diagnosis

God bless,

Danny

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1) This type goes to church and when they leave don’t take God home with them.

2) This type goes to church and when they leave they take God with them. When they get home, they open the closet, hang their coat up and leave God in the closet too. They do let him out for prayers once in a while and that’s it.

3) This type includes many devout Christians including some ministers, priests, nuns and others who are very involved in the church. They always take God home with them and most of the time they keep God at their side…except when they think of food. They may let him stay by their side for grace but as soon as they say amen, into the closet God goes. As soon as they are done eating, they let him out.

4) This type of Christian is the same as type 3 except for one key difference. When they think of food and eat, they keep God by their side. They do not leave an opening for the devil to tempt them into binging and overeating. They are focused on God from the first thought of food through the entire time they are eating. The result, lasting weight loss!

So which group would you like to be in?

God bless,

Danny

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