Nutrition Facts

Many times we go to restaurants, especially fast food places, and order without knowing all of the nutrition facts. We just want to eat. Sometimes it doesn't matter but we crave what sounds good and looks good. However, this is not always good for us. 

If we keep satisfying those cravings on a daily basis, before we know it we've gained weight and an unhealthy body. Then we have to work hard to get rid of it. The weight gain could have been prevented if we knew the nutrition facts to help us make better choices.

The enemy does us the same way with making choices in life. We go for what looks good and sounds good but it's not necessarily good for us. If we choose our relationships this way we end up being with someone who isn't good for us and have gained all these spirits that we have to work hard to get rid of. It can also be just us not spending enough time with God. We get so caught up with life with the hustle and bustle that we neglect our relationship with Him. We end up getting filled up with the wrong thoughts, emotions and spirits that God didn't intend for us to have. The things that the enemy fills us up with will have us feeling empty, but that feeling is a lie. Jesus gave us is Holy Spirit when He went up to sit on His throne. His Spirit is full of power, joy, love and peace, we should be feeling those ALL the time. If you don't feel peace and joy in your life then it's time for a spiritual diet.

We have to be mindful that the devil is real and he wants to destroy our relationship with God. We can't let him hide himself like the nutrition facts at fast food restaurants any more. We have to put on the full armor of God and be able to stand firm when he tries to distract us from our relationship with God.

The Answer To Prayers

This is a short blog but important.

Lately I have been forgetting one or two items at the store, being stubborn and not making a list. I have a family of eight and when I have seven people tell me what seems like a million things needed, I tend to forget something. Every time I do I say we need to write this down. 

I was tired and just wanted to lay down but I felt like God was telling me to spend time with Him. I was obedient and spent time with God. God was downloading a Word to me so I wanted to write it down. I remembered my mom gave me a journal for my birthday a couple of months ago. I located the journal and it was a package that included two, not one, but two magnetic shopping list for the refrigerator. All this time I already had what I needed and didn't know it. I found it when I was obedient to Him and spent time with Him.

When we spend time with Him, He will reveal things to us. A lot of times it's the answer we have been looking for. He is waiting on us to seek Him first and everything else will be added. 

 

Pack Light



Trying to get anywhere fast carrying something heavy is hard work. Exercising in jeans is too heavy and uncomfortable which is why workout clothes are made lighter. A person can run faster and longer in lighter clothing.

People tend to carry heavy things emotionally, from relationship to relationship. They keep piling on the baggage instead of making their load lighter to make their run at life easier. 

The baggage isn't always from intimate relationships but can be scars from childhood that never got healed. People carry around hurt instead of letting it go and that hurt is a burden. It's a burden because it prevents them from trusting anyone. 

Anything that reminds the hurt person of the trauma or the person who hurt them will get removed from their lives even though they didn't mean any harm. 

An example is a person who grew up being severely teased in school, by siblings and other persons all the time. As an adult, dating someone who innocently teases the hurt person about something "cute" becomes a huge insult because of the emotional baggage they carry about being bullied. They can't enjoy a playful conversation because of the hurt. 

Another example is a person whose first heartbreak was because the person cheated. Now with every relationship the person must know everything from blood type to previous addresses for security. The hurt person has emotional baggage that they have to let go of in order to move on to a happy relationship. The hurt person will take out all of their pain from the past on the person who is trying to help them. 

The solution: Get rooted in forgiveness and love. Now, that doesn't mean you have to become best friends with the person who hurt you. It means that when reminders come up, that hurt doesn't have the power to put you in a bad mood or cause you to mistreat the people who truly love you.  Let it go and learn from your pain. I don't mean learn to do it or not to do it to someone else. Learn about yourself from what happened. I know it's easier said then done but it can be done. You can do ALL things through Christ.