Have you ever had something you knew God wanted you to do, but you didn't feel like you could do it? Or maybe you could do it, but you didn't want to do it? I was having my own struggles with this the other day, so I decided to look into the ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: When Ministry (or Blogging) is Hard
Do you ever get discouraged with your blog or ministry? Does it sometimes seem like a thankless pursuit? Lots of work and little reward? If so, I hope this Bible study will encourage you. When ministry is hard, it helps to get a biblical ... [ Read More ]
Weight Loss Bible Study Day 15: Social Eating
Don't you hate it when everyone around you is on their fourth piece of pizza, and you're sitting there with a salad on your plate? Somehow, it seems unfair. If they get four pieces of pizza, we should get four pieces of pizza. So we sit there ... [ Read More ]
Weight Loss Bible Study Day 14: Bad Scale Eating
I don't know about you, but I don't want to wait around on a boring old diet to lose weight at the rate of one pound per week. I want it to be FAST, EASY, and FUN. So when I step on the scale after being faithful to my boundaries for ONE WHOLE ... [ Read More ]
Weight Loss Bible Study Day 13: Good Food Eating
I really should have called this category "yummy food eating." It's the type of eating we do when we see a pan of lemon bars sitting on the counter as we pass through the kitchen. We're not hungry. We're not upset. We're just eating because it ... [ Read More ]
Weight Loss Bible Study Day 12: Hopeless Eating
Have you ever thought, I'll never get over this, I'll be struggling with my weight 'til the day I die? I used to think that. ... [ Read More ]
Weight Loss Bible Study Day 11:”Losing Weight is Hard” Eating
You've seen the headlines: 50 Easy Ways to Lose Weight! How I Lost 20 Pounds in Just 3 Weeks! Eat All You Want and Lose! Combine those headlines with our American belief that life should be easy, and we have a recipe for a lifelong problem with ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study for Bad Habits
As I've been writing these Bible studies and journal questions for eating, it's occurring to me that most of them would also work well for overcoming other bad habits. So if you don't struggle with eating, and want to work on another bad habit, ... [ Read More ]
Weight Loss Bible Study Day 10: Emotional Eating
The telltale sign of emotional eating is that you feel driven to eat. You don't just see a brownie on the counter and want it; you go looking for the brownie because you need it. Sometimes it's a desperate feeling - you need that chocolate ... [ Read More ]
Weight Loss Bible Study Day 9: Evaluation
Sometimes it helps to take a break and look at life. Find out what's working. What's not. And what needs to change. It also helps to do that with eating. If we find out what areas we need the most help with, we can then direct our renewing of the ... [ Read More ]