Food glorious food!
We love it and we hate it.
To say no to the cookie and yes to the apple.
But didn't a yes to an apple get us all in trouble,
way back in the very beginning
when Eve said yes?
Oh the TEMPTATION is real,
because don't
you want what you want when you want it,
and once you have made up your mind
no one is going to stop you.
Oh the TEMPTATION is real
to eat the FOODS of
ANGER, ANXIETY, BITTERNESS, JEALOUSY, & FEAR,
and
these are just the appetizers!
What about eating the
FOODS of
REJECTION, GUILT, & DOUBT
and so much more?
Can't you just feel the
HEAVINESS
of what was BIRTHED in the GARDEN
because of one bite of an apple.
But
Once Upon A Time
FORGIVENESS was BIRTHED
because of the GARDEN.
It was a FREE GIFT
for ONE and for ALL.
Some RECEIVED it.
And some didn't.
For those who RECEIVED it,
they passed it onto others,
and PEACE filled their HEARTS,
so that they walked LIGHTER.
For those who didn't RECEIVE it
ANGER and BITTERNESS
filled their HEARTS,
weighing them down.
This GIFT that was BIRTHED
2024 years ago is a
FOREVER GIFT
for ONE and for ALL
that never stops giving,
as it came DELIVERED in a BABY at CHRISTMAS
and ROSE in a MAN on EASTER.
And why?
“For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only SON,
so that everyone who believes in HIM will not perish, but have eternal life"
(John 3:16).
Here we are today.
Some BELIEVE and RECEIVE this FOREVER GIFT.
And some don't.
What do you have to GAIN when you
RECEIVE JESUS?
Actually you LOSE quite a bit,
as
PEACE
JOY
HOPE
LOVE
fill your HEART,
so that you
LOSE
those pesky POUNDS
of
ANXIETY
DESPAIR
FEAR
BITTERNESS
and
so much more.
Are you HUNGRY for more
PEACE
JOY
HOPE
and
LOVE?
If you are what you eat,
and you keep nibbling on
UNFORGIVNESS,
won't you gain
the weight of
BITTERNESS & ANGER?
Think about.
Rather, don't just think about it
let's do something about it.
So if you are what you we eat,
what "FOODS" are you "eating" that are weighing you down?
What if you could lose the
REAL stubborn POUNDS
that weigh you down,
that rob you of the
REAL FOOD of EASTER~
JESUS,
who didn't come wrapped as a chocolate bunny.
JESUS is calorie FREE
and
ORGANIC!
Can you imagine how LIGHT you will be
when you stop EATING the WEIGHTS of the world.
Tomorrow is the first day of
LENT
when many will begin to
FAST from something,
by refocusing their hearts and minds
on JESUS.
TO FAST~
To abstain. To deny.
To say no when you want to say yes.
Going without something that you desire.
So what if you FASTED though this
EASTER SEASON
by
FASTING
from
UNFORGIVENESS and eating FORGIVENESS.
By FASTING from
FEAR and eating FAITH.
By FASTING from
ANXIETY and eating PEACE.
By FASTING from
_____________ and eating ___________.
Oh it is possible, because you don't do it alone.
Because JESUS was tempted for 40 days and did not succumb,
HE will take whatever you give HIM,
so you will LOSE so much more than you could ever imagine
because you will gain so much more
PEACE
HOPE
LOVE
and
JOY!
Will you join me
through these "40" days leading up to
EASTER
through our
DAILY DEVOTIONAL SERIES:
"LIVING WEIGHTLESS"
starting tomorrow
February 14 to March 30,
losing a POUND a day~
but not the POUNDS that you see on a scale,
but the POUNDS that are in your HEART.
Every day we will be
FASTING from a different
"WEIGHT"
that strives to rob you of the ABUNDANT LIFE
that JESUS was BORN to DIE to RISE to give you,
as you FEAST ON JESUS
instead.
What is in your hand that you are getting ready to "eat"?
Get ready to drop it so you can take the hand of the
ONE
Who
will take it
the moment you
"COME TO THE WELL"
(listen to the song below)