My site is for uplifting and encouraging those that need spiritual advice and guidance.
Author: Shaunelius Sterns
I have been married to my wonderful husband for 21 years now. I am a Christian, poet, singer, songwriter, and artist. I have five beautiful children. I enjoy writing and reading my Bible. I also love to pray for others. I love nature and being outside on sunny days. I love spending time with my family and watching shows that makes me laugh.
In life we do things that we love and enjoy, and we do it with purpose. We do it to feel and have a since of accomplishment in our lives. We want our family to be proud of us an the things that we do to make us happy, but it is not always like that in families. There are those that will cheer you on, and there are those that will stand at a distance and hate. There are those that will be there for you when you need them, and there are those that will not. There are those that will complain about what you are doing in your life, but doesn’t want to even give a true compliment when you ask them if they are proud of you. They smile and say yes, but all in all they are just saying it to make you feel good as to not hurt your feelings. It is a shame for someone to treat a person like that.
When things like that happen, it is best to never ask a person if they are proud of you because they will lie. I think it is because they do not have the abilities that you have to do what you do, and they are intimidated by your talents. I think it is because they know that what you are doing is profitable; even if not in the beginning when you start, but it will eventually happen. When it does happen they all will be astonished at your accomplishments.
If and when someone asks you if you are proud of them, please be honest. Don’t lie to that person. I look at things like this, we only need God to be proud of us, nothing else matters. As long as God is proud of us and the things we do for Him to bring Him glory is all that matters.
Have you ever had someone make a false assumption about you? Have you ever been made to feel guilty when you know that you are telling the truth? Have you ever felt like your home is a prison instead of a happy place to live? Have you ever been made to feel like you are being put on trial because of what someone else does? Have you ever felt alone even when someone is with you, but it is the person that made you feel the way that you do?
Well do not feel bad because I know about it all to well. I have been going through this all of my life, and I cannot seem to get away from it. I will not feel like I cannot enjoy my life because of an assumption that someone has made about me. I will not isolate myself because of what someone thinks about me. I will not feel like I am in prison in my own home, and can’t enjoy going outside just because of what some one else does. Some people just don’t understand that a person cannot be inside all of the time. See, this is where the devil comes in at. He puts things in the minds of the weak and shallow person because he knows they will believe it. He especially uses jealous people to do his dirty work to steal the joy from a persons heart. He makes things look like what it is not. He whispers untruths into a persons ears and make it sound like the truth. He is a lier, deceiver, killer, destroyer, manipulator, a smooth operator. He is the father of all things untrue. He is a thief! He’s the reason sin is in the world right now!
It is a down right shame when a person believes him, I could name a lot of those who do, but I will not do that. When someone you love believes him over you, that is what hurts the most, No mater how much you tell them the truth, they will not believe you because he has them brainwashed. Stop listening to the lies of the enemy. He comes to steal, kill, and to destroy. If we just pay attention to things, we will see what he is doing when a bad situation arise. We can see that he is trying to cause division in the family, and mostly between a husband and a wife. Sisters and brothers, we cannot let him that stole steal anymore. We must rebuke him and cast him out and send him back from whence he came, and that is the bottomless pit of hell! He is under our feet! He has no authority over us, those of us who belong to God and are called according to His purpose by Christ Jesus.When we have had experiences with the Almighty working in our lives, we have faith enough to know what to do when the enemy tries to attack us, we fight him with the Word of God. TheWord of God is our armor. When we stay in the Word of God, the schemes of the enemy cannot harm us, nor touch us, we are fully guarded. We are protected on every side. We have angels fighting for us that we cannot even see. When we pray on our knees, the enemy is afraid. When we pray standing up, the enemy is afraid. When we are relaxing and praying, the enemy is afraid, and when all of God’s children are praying around the world, the enemy is afraid, and when we are praying in the Spirit, the enemy is deathly afraid. When we pray together, we draw strength from each other, and that makes our prayers even more powerful, because where two or three are gathered together in prayer, Jesus is in the midst of us, so the enemy see Jesus standing with us, so therefore he has to flee, and not only that, he see the blood of Jesus dripping all over us. How amazing is that! There is power in the blood of Jesus! The enemy has already been defeated! We have the victory! We Win! Praise God!
It does not matter what people say about us, or how they make false assumptions about us, because God knows us, and He see everything that happens in this world. I just want to thank everyone who follows me, and I want to thank everyone for the comments that you leave on my posts. If you would like to listen to my articles, you can find me on Spotify, Food for the Soul, and on Anchor.fm, and Google podcast, or you can download the Spotify app, and the Anchor app and search me up by typing in Food for the Soul. I am just thankful that God has made it possible for me to be able to share my writings with everyone, and my voice. When I started out, I did not know I was going to be where am today. When we have faith as a grain of a mustard seed, God will move mountains. He will open up doors that no man can shut. He will pour us out a blessing from heaven that we will not have room enough to contain it. God wants to bless us. He is in the blessing business, and we cannot beat God giving no matter how hard we try. I pray that everyone will continue to stay safe, because we are all in this together. God bless everyone.
I thank God for every day that He gives me on this earth. His mercies are new every morning.
I started a series on Health and Fitness, and I talked about how we need to get into shape so we can be healthy and strong. I talked about exercise and fruits and vegetables, and different kinds of drinks that are good for us, and those that are not good for us. Now that my book has arrived that I ordered from CBN, Build a Better Gut, Your four Keys to Better Health-Inside and Out. You can order this book from CBN at 1-800-759-0700 and let them know that you would like to order this book, and the good thing about it , it’s free.
I do not want to write so much about it, but I will be talking about it once I get permission to do so, I want to keep things on the up and up. I want to be able to be comfortable using this as a tool to help others. I will also be doing Biblical research on what we should and should not eat. It is time for me to get healthy. I want everyone to get healthy. When we do not know what we should and should not put into our bodies, we can get sick with viruses, upset stomach, gas and bloating. Everything we eat becomes apart of us; we are what we eat so to speak.We are not getting any younger. We have to take care of ourselves if we want to live longer lives. We cannot keep on in the direction we are going. We must do better when it comes to our health and wellbeing. I will also be looking into researching proper rest, and just how much sleep is good for us, and how it corresponds with how we eat, our moods, and how we function on a daily basis. I will also be looking into what is not enough sleep and how it affects our bodies, and our memory.
When I was younger, It did not bother me if I did not get enough sleep, but now that I am older it is a different story. So, I have my work cut out for me. Stay tuned for my next article on Health and Fitness.
Check out this exercise video that I found on YouTube by: Planet Fitness. I hope you all enjoy it.
Shining bright in my heart is the Love of Jesus that radiates through my soul. It is His love that gives me strength which keeps my body whole. New thoughts placed on my heart to share His love today, makes all of the sad days I have had vanish and float away. What marvelous things with my eyes to behold the beauty that HE brings, makes my heart want to shout and sing.
Shining bright from His eyes gentleness and kindness so fare, makes me never to forget the love He holds there. Holds there for you and me. Holds there for the world to see. Holds there for us to run to…to hold us close and never let us go, to stay in His arms forevermore. Speaking gentle words of love to soothe our wounded heart…we know for sure we will never part. Forever with us, forever will be, together forever Jesus, You and me.
I will run to You, I will call out to You.I will on Your shoulder weep. As I lay me down to sleep tonight I pray my soul you’ll keep. Keep close in Your hands and close to Your heart, because Jesus, I do not want to depart. Grey clouds are gone…You’ll never leave me all alone. Sit by my side in Your love I will reside. Thoughts of heaven to be with You someday, when that day comes take me away. Walk with me on that golden street to my new home up there, to this world I will say goodbye to everyone I hold dear. Your face forever in the presence of You I will be, singing to You forever for all eternity.
Shining bright, what sweet light that magnifies the Son. Jesus You are forever, You are the only One!
When we fill out a job application for work, we see something in that place of business that stands out. It gets our attention and we want to work for that company. When we fill out the application, we hope to be chosen for the position that we have applied for, in hopes that we will be treated fairly if we are chosen for the position. When it is all said and done and we get called for the interview, we are excited about it. We feel that we made a good decision in applying for the position in that company. When the day of the interview comes, it feels good because you were chosen for the position. You cannot help but wonder what it is going to be like working for that company. You have a good feeling about it, but there is something in the back of your mind that is trying to tell you that you made a mistake, but you ignore it.All is felt is the excitement of getting the job.
When you get to the place of your new employment, there is a certain vibe in the air that just feels right. The atmosphere feels good, and all is well, that is until something happens to you after it is all said and done. When something like that happens, they act like they care so much, but then their true colors show when you ask them for something you need to make your life a bit better, but then they come up with all of these excuses and lies, but yet in still they are hiring someone else to take your place while you are recovering; is that right, I think not. I believe that there should be enough people there at the company to cover you while you are out recovering. While you are going to the doctor to get the treatment that you need to get better, they should check in on you to see if there is anything they can do for you to make sure you are taken care of, to make sure you have everything you need, to make sure your bills are paid, to make sure you have everything you need on a daily basis until you are fully recovered. They should reach out even with a phone call, an email, or even a text just to show you that they have not for gotten about you. Anyone that is worth their salt would do that for their employees. Those that are not worth their salt does not care one way or the other about that person, they are all for themselves, and they are all about saving the company money when they have lots of money because they own more than one business of the same kind.
When an employee has been hurt on the job, the employer should care for that person, and they should care about all of their employees that work for them. There should not be a problem with them helping their employee that has been hurt, but all they see is a liability; they do not see a person for who they are; such as an asset to the company. When companies care for their employees, the employee wants to be there to work for that company for a very long time. They feel valued, wanted, and accepted. They feel a since of pride to work for a company that cares for them. I always hear them say that, “We are family here, but when something happens, where is the family?” Where are they when you need them? Where are they when you are facing hard times because of the injury that was obtained on the job? Where are they when you just need to know that they care? Where are they when you tell them that you need their help? They are no where to be found. They lie more than a little bit.
I for one cannot see myself continuing to work for the company that I work for because they have done me wrong. They have turned their backs on me. This article that I am writing about happened to me, and I felt like I should share it. I want to share it because it has been on my mind since day one, but I tried to give them the opportunity to prove themselves to me that they cared about me as an employee, but that did not happen. Nothing has been the same since. When I returned to work nothing felt right like it did at first. I did not have my original position, I felt out of place, and my heart was not in it anymore. They took everything from me. This company has brought me down. It has caused me anxiety, stress, and depression, to the point that all I do is wonder why this happened to me. Why I am having to suffer like this, when all they had to do was do what I asked them to do for me, but they would not. I do not feel that I am wrong for leaving a dirty company like that. They do not care for their employees, they are selfish people, and greedy. They only care about their own pockets. They do not care if their employees have anything or not, especially if they have been hurt there.
I would like to speak for those that are afraid to speak for themselves, because when a person is working for a company no matter where it is, or what it is, everyone should be treated fairly, and respected, and not looked upon as just another employee. Employers should look at their employees as someone that cared enough to even apply for a position at their company. There are many jobs, but when a person finds that job that they feel and know that is right for them, the employer should be grateful that is hiring them. They should treat that person right no matter the color of their skin, or where they are from in this world. I hope this opens up the eyes of all who reads this article, because I know am not the only one that this has happened to. Leave your comments in the comment section below the article. Thank you.
When I first started writing and posting on my blog, I never knew that my own words would bring tears to my eyes. I never knew that I was that deep within myself that my words would touch my own heart. There are times when I think I am dreaming when I read what I write, it is the same way when I write music. Sometimes I have seen tears flow from the eyes of my daughter when she hears something am playing, or when she reads something that I have written. Sometimes I have visuals when I read something I have written, I see the imagery in it. Whenever I sing a song tears stream down my face because of the anointing on my voice. I was just listening to my latest episode and tears fell from my eyes. It made my heart so happy to the point I was smiling while I was crying. All I could do was clap my hands and smile. I believe I out did myself this time, but I know that will happen more times than one. As I continue to get comfortable recording myself, I will get better. I do not know what tomorrow will bring, not even the whole year…but I am going to give it my all to be successful in everything do. I will keep on being faithful to God. I do not know what I would do if He were not in my life. He has been so good to me all of my life. He is better to me than I could ever be to myself. No one could ever love me as much as my Heavenly Father loves me. Well, I thought I should share this because I just wanted to share my joy with everyone. Have a wonderful night, and God bless you all.
This is something I have been trying to start since 2013. The door has finally opened for me. This is another dream that has finally came true. Share the link with your family and friends. Thank you .
Psalm 54:2-Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Let us look at the word Ziphims; they were Ziphites. In 1 Samuel 26:1, it says that the Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hakilah, which faces Jeshimon?”
When I look at Psalm 54:2, David is praying to God because strangers have risen up against him, his oppressors seek after his soul: because they have not set God before them. David is hiding from Saul because he is trying to kill him. Saul knows that David is going to be the next King, so he is doing everything he can to kill David. David is running for his life! He has never did anything to King Saul to disrespect him. David is asking God to protect him from his enemies. Even though Saul is doing this to David, he will never retaliate against Saul because he is the King. David knows that one day King Saul’s reign is going to end, but he will not harm King Saul. David was there to play the harp for Saul when the evil spirit came upon him to calm him down, but King Saul was mad at David because of jealousy. Jealousy is something that will make people do crazy things that they would not normally do. One would think that King Saul would be proud to have David around. David won wars, he made his fair share of mistakes, but nonetheless He was a man after God’s own heart.
King David still prayed to God even though he made mistakes, when he was in despair, when he did not understand something, when his baby died because of what he did to Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband. He called on God for help.
Whenever I look at the things that I go through sometimes, I called on God in every last situation that I have ever had to face in my life. God has delivered me through heartache, sickness, and pain, anxiety, and depression, through all of the surgeries I have had to have in my life. Just as God delivered King David from King Saul, He still delivers us out of all of our troubles today. He delivers us from our enemies that they may not triumph over us, just as King Saul did not triumph over King David. When I look at King David, I see hope and faith, just as well as I see mistakes he made in his life, but the thing is we all make mistakes in our lives…we are human beings. For as long as we live, we will make mistakes and we will call on God to deliver us from the mistakes we make, but while He is delivering us from those mistakes, we have a lesson to learn from them. We will not make that same mistake again. We cannot please everyone, just as King David could not always please King Saul.
King David asked God to give ear to the words of his mouth. He wanted God to hear every word he was saying to Him, He did not want God to turn a deaf ear to him. He was saying, God, please hear me! God, I need You! I need You to deliver me from my enemies that are trying to kill me!
In verse(4.) David said Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. David realized that God was his helper. He knew that God would help him even though he was in distress…in fear for his life. He knew that they wanted to take his life from him. When we are in distress about something, no matter what it is, we can call on God, but when we call on God, we cannot doubt, we have to know that He hears us , just as David knew that He heard is plea…his prayer. We must have that kind of faith…faith that is unwavering. We must have the faith as the size of a mustard seed, and a mustard seed is very small. Having a little faith is better than having no faith at all. Having no faith will get you nowhere, but just having a little faith can move mountains. That is mustard seed faith.There is nothing wrong with being afraid of something, but do not let fear overtake you. Perfect love casts out all fear, and that is the perfect love of God.
No matter where we are in our lives, God is with us, just as He was with King David. He was with the disciples even when Jesus returned to heaven. What would ever make us think that He is not with us? He said that He would never leave us nor forsake us. He is our ever present help when we are in trouble… when we are facing things that we do not understand. When we cannot feel His presence, He is with us. When we cannot find Him, He is still wit us, just as He was with Job, just as HE WAS WITH JACOB, JOSEPH, ABRAHAM, DANIEL, and all of those who came before us! They lived by faith, they walked by faith and not by sight, just as we should today! Yes, there are going to be hard times that will come along that we have no control of, but we must realize that we have a Savior to call on, and His name is Jesus Christ! If you have not talked to God in a while, or never talked to Him at all for whatever reason, He is waiting to hear from you. It does not matter what you have done in your life, or where you are in your life, He is here for you. Whatever you are going through, He can work it out, I know because He has did it for me more times than I can count. He loves you. He took our sins upon Himself so we could be free from sin, so we would not have to be separated from Him for all eternity. When you make the decision to live for Jesus, it will be the best decision you will ever make in your life. All praises be to God and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ…who was and is and is to come, Amen!
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for allowing us to be here on this earth another day. Thank You for our health and strength, and for all that You do for us. Thank You for always watching over us, and taking care of us, and making a way where there seems to be no way. Thank You for Your love, mercy, and grace, and lovingkindness. Most of all, thank You for sending Your precious Son, Jesus, to die for our sins. I give You all the praise, glory, and honor, in Jesus’ name, Amen!
Romans 8:29-30-For whom he did foreknow, he also did *predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. (v.30.)Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified, them he also glorified.
Romans 8:29-Predestination-The word “Predestinate” is used only here and in Ephesians 1:5,11, where the meaning is the same as here(see Ephesians 1;5 note, “Adoption” and Ephesians 1:11 note, “Predestination”). It means to plan beforehand. Just as earthly parents make delightful plans for the future of their children, so God does for His children. The verse does not say that He planned that certain people would become His children. It says that He planned that all His children would be like His beloved Son, Jesus Christ. He made plans for “whom he did foreknow.” He looked ahead from the beginning of time to the end of time and saw His Son, and in Him all believers. This does not in any sense whatsoever take away from the fact that each person who is born into the world has a free will to receive or reject Jesus Christ as Savior.
Verse 31. Asks us a question. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
In verse 32., Paul tells us, He that spared not His own Son(He, God), (Son, Jesus Christ). delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
When God sent His son into this world to die for our sins, He gave us all that He had. He gave us His one and only precious Son. He sacrificed His Son to take our sins upon Himself so that we could be free from sin; so we would not have to live apart from God forever. When sin entered into the world in the Garden of Eden, we were separated from God. He could not look at us the way He did at first, everything was ruined. We could not commune with Him, or go to Him, He did not continue to give us all of the luxuries we had in the Garden of Eden. We had to work hard then, just as we do now. When I say “we”, I mean our ancestors. If God had not sent Jesus to take our place, we would die in our sins. There would be no remission for our sins, no forgiveness, no second chances, no nothing. We would be doomed to hell for all eternity. Everything that God did then, and does now is for our good. It is not to harm us. Yes, we go through things we do not understand, but it is for our good. Trials in life comes to make us strong so we can help someone. We never know who we are going to have to encourage in our lives. Just as God encourages us when we read the Word, we can encourage others by sharing the love of God with them, by showing them HIS love through our demonstrations in life. Sometimes we are the only way people see Jesus.
God has given us Salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. It is our own choice whether we accept it or not. We can only come to the Father through Jesus Christ, because He is the way, the truth, and the life. Anything we need, He will freely give when we do not doubt. When we ask God for something, we must ask in His Son’s name, and not only that, we must believe that we have already received it by faith.
In verse(33.) We are asked, “Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.” God justifies everything no matter what it is. God is our final judge. He is the One who makes all things come to the light through the Holy Spirit who dwells inside of us.
In verse(34.) We are asked, Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intersession for us.
We should be thankful that we have someone standing up for us in heaven when we make mistakes. We should be grateful that we have Jesus speaking on our behalf. Just think how it would be if we did not have Him standing and speaking for us, we would be in a terrible fix. It is wonderful that God is a for giving God! He loves us so much. Sometimes we go through so much in our lives that we tend to forget that. We forget that we have someone always looking out for us.
(Verse 35.) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (Verse 36.) As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. (Verse37.) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
We are conquerors through Jesus Christ! Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. (Verse 38.) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, not things present, not things to come, (Verse 39.) Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We cannot forget what God did for us to show us how much He loves us. The love He has for us will never change, and we should not let anything come in between us for the love that we have for our God. We are to love God with all of our might, nothing wavering.
John 3:16-17 is another two verses that I go to when I just want to read about just how much God loves me. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.
Today I want to talk about Spiritual Fitness. It is very important that we are fit spiritually just as we want our bodies to be fit. Let us look at the definition of Spiritual Fitness.
Spiritual Fitness-It is a term used to capture a person’s overall spiritual health and reflects how spirituality may help one cope with and enjoy life.(Google)
Spirituality may be used generally to refer to that which gives meaning and purpose in life.(Google)
Let us look at what God has to say about Spiritual Fitness. In 1 Samuel 16:7, this is what God say about it. “But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
It does not matter what we look like pertaining to our height and stature, or what we look like personally, but God is looking at our heart to see what state our heart is in. Whatever we do, and whatever we say comes from our heart. If we are angry all of the time about how we look, we should do something about it. We should ask God to fix whatever is wrong with our heart spiritually so that He can use us in the areas of our lives that willlead to increasing His Kingdom. Our heart must be healthy as well as the other parts of our body, because it is what keeps us alive. When the heart stops… life ends. That is why it is very important that we have a healthy heart.
This is what 1 Timothy 4:7-8 say about it. But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
We have to exercise our spiritual selves just as we exercise our physical body, because it all works together. How will we be able to help others when we can’t, or do not try to help ourselves spiritually. We have to be focused mind, body, and spirit. When we are not focused on making sure we do what we have to do for ourselves, how will we focus to help someone else? Just because we look a certain way on the outside, it does not mean everything is well on the inside.
As time change, we all grow older. When we are up in age, we will still want to do the things that makes us happy. In order for that to happen, we must start taking care of our bodies now. Let us not wait until it is to late to start. The reason I say this is because tomorrow is not promised to any of us, not even our next breath. Let us lead as examples for the next generation to follow. I am also talking to the young generation today. Health and fitness is for everyone. We only get one body, and we only get one life on this earth…let’s make it count.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I am very thankful that You have given me the opportunity to do this. I pray that You will continue to give me wisdom knowledge, and understanding to be able to help and encourage others. Where ever You are taking me on this journey in my life, I am with You all of the way. Amen.
“Health and fitness is very important. Exercise and eating right is an important factor to staying healthy. We only have one body, so we must take care of it.”
When we were growing up life was simple. We ate when we wanted to eat, and we ate what we wanted to eat; it did not matter how much we ate, because our metabolism was high and our bodies would burn off the fat that we consumed. We did not have a care in the world. As we get older in our age, our bodies change. We change how we look physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. What can we do to stop our bodies from becominghow we do not want them to be? We cut back on our caloric intake, and we cut back on the amount of sugar we consume from snacks and other things we eat, but what do we do when that does not work? What else is there? We become depressed and start not to like our bodies, we buy scales to see how much we have gained or lost, but all in all we are still upset. We try dieting that does not work. We read books that only make us feel worse than we did at first, and we find ourselves in tears. We stress eat to make our sad feelings go away, but what we do not realize is that we are only hurting ourselves. We have our little pity party feeling down on ourselves; wanting others to feel sorry for us, but what good is that? What is that going to help? We need to get up and dry our eyes and start taking responsibility for our own bodies! In the first place no one can do it for us. We have to do the research if we want to know things and how to start making good decisions about our bodies, and our health.We should sit down ant write down the things that we consume on a daily basis. Then we should look at each one and write down the pros and cons about each one. Thirdly, we need to look up those things to see what it is made out of and do the research on the ingredients. Yes, packages have the information listed of the back with the daily value, and the percentages of the vitamins on it as well. We do not normally look at it if it is something we have been eating all of our lives, and we do not pay attention as to how much we eat either. We eat things because it tastes good, and because it is pleasing to our eyes. everything we see, eat, and want is not good for us, but too much of any thig is not good either no matter what it is.
Let us think about it for a minute. We all have different body types, we are all different. Some eat more than others, some eat less than others, and there are some that count calories every time they eat, or drink any thing. That is all good, but in some ways it is not. I say that because sometimes when a person is in a rush, we do not pay attention to what we are eating, we just need to put something inside of us to get ourselves going. There are times when a cup of coffee is all we have time for, and sometimes we do not even have time for that. We go throughout our day running on fumes.
At the end of the day, our bodies are depleted of nutrients that we need to keep us strong and healthy; our bodies feed on itself. Well this is what we should do. In order to keep ourselves healthy and in shape, we must exercise! Exercising gives us energy. It helps to release toxins in our bodies that makes us tired and sluggish. It helps us to get rid of the things that makes us feel bad, or are making us feel bad. We feel our blood flowing in our bodies. It is good for our heart to get the blood flowing. We feel good at the end of a good workout; and we know that we have done something good for our bodies, and we have done something good for ourselves. We must take ourselves into consideration because we only get one go around in this life.
When we want something sweet to eat, or something to drink, we should eat fresh fruits and drink juice, such as Gatorade, Powerade, but most importantly, drink plenty of water. Water has all of the right minerals that is good for our bodies. There’s nothing in it that’s artificial. There are sweet waters that are bottled and sold in stores just as regular water, but those kind of waters are not so good for you. Some have artificial sweeteners to make them taste good, and there are some that are made out of real fruit juice. Some are even caffeine free. Gatorade puts the electrolytes back into our bodies when we have had a hard workout; especially when we have sweat something fierce.
There’s nothing wrong with starting slow and working your way up when exercising. It is good to consult your health care provider when you are attempting to start a fitness program. He or she can tell you what to do and how to do so you will not hurt yourself. Make sure to have something comfortable to work out in. Make sure to stretch before doing any kind of exercise to get the blood flowing in the muscles; especially if you are going to be working out in the morning before you start your day.
Make it fun. Have family and friends join you on your journey to getting fit and staying healthy.
This is a video on Health and fitness that I found on YouTube. I hope you enjoy it.
This is another fitness video that I found on YouTube that I thought would be great!
This another video I found on YouTube I know will get you to moving.
Get your best workout on, your body will thank you for it.
There is something here for everyone to enjoy working out to. There are more videos on YouTube that you can workout to. Just take your time and have fun on this amazing journey to fitness and good health.
Love means caring, helping, listening, covering an offense, being patient, never envying or boasting(1 Corinthians13:4-7). This kind of love and friendship can only be supernatural. It also means speaking the truth in love when it is necessary (Ephesians 4:15).
Supernatural love comes from Jesus. His love s perfect. His love is perfect because He is love. There will never be anyone on the face of the earth who will love and care for us like Jesus. There is no one on this earth that has power like Jesus. Jesus is patient with us, He is caring to us, His love covers a multitude of sins, does our love cover a multitude of sins, no it does not. If it were not for Jesus showing us love, we would not know how to love, or know what real love is. Jesus speaks to us through the Word with love. He shows us things about ourselves in love, not to hurt us. We may not always like what Jesus tells us, or shows us about ourselves, but it is for our own good. We should not boast about anything but the love of God.
Peter tells us that “Love covers a multitude of sins”(1 Peter 4:8). He echoes the proverb, “Hatred stirs up strife but love covers all sins” (Proverbs 10:12). Some think that one person’s love can blot out another person’s sin. The only love that can cover sin in that sense, is the love of Jesus Christ.
When we think about friendship, we can totally talk about Jesus, because He is a friend that will stick closer than a brother. Jesus will always be with us, but our family members will not, because of whatever the case may be. We do not have ever have to worry about not having a friend in Jesus; He will always be there when no one else is. We can count on Jesus, we cannot always count on our family, because sometimes your family can be your worst enemy. We do not ever have to worry about Jesus turning His back on us, He may not come when we call Him, but He is always on time.
Sometimes when we have to give someone advice, it may not always be taken whole heartedly depending on the way it is said, and who is receiving it, but when we give advice, it is always given in love. The person may not think so at first, but in due time they will see that it was said in love. When Jesus told the disciples what was going to take place when it came time for Him to go back to the Father, the disciples did not understand what He was talking about, they were confused. When time came, when it was all said and done, they understood what Jesus was telling them. He did not tell them what was going to happen to Him to hurt them; although He knew it was, but He told them in love. He knew their hearts would break because of it, but He wanted them to know because they were His friends… they were family. They were always together. They looked out for each other, and they loved one another.
Jesus set the example for us to follow today, but we do not always follow that example. We let anger, hate, jealousy, envy, and strife with one another keep us from doing that. Jesus wants us to love one another just as He loved us then and now…just as He loved the disciples. What greater love can compare to the Love of Jesus. Love sacrificed His life for us. Love opened blind eyes. Love walked on water. Love calmed a raging sea. Love did it all for us. When we feel that no one loves us, we can always know that Jesus loves us. We can always know that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Knowing that brings a smile to my face. Knowing that He laid His life down for me makes my soul jump for joy! There is no love like the love of Jesus, and there is no friend in the world like Jesus.
Let us look at the word caring- 1 Peter 1:22. And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.-Ephesians 4:32. Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
We should care about what others want, not just what we want. When we do that, we are showing that we care for others just as much as we care for ourselves. We want to see them succeed just as we want to succeed as well. When we do that, it gives that person encouragement, and boosts their confidence to do what they want to do in their lives. Not only that, we are showing and sharing the love of Christ.
Let us look at the word kindness. Kindness is selfless, compassionate, and merciful; its greatest power revealed in practice to our enemies and amongst the least of these. Love your neighbor; show kindness to EVERYONE. For a perfect emblem of Biblical kindness, we need to look no further than Jesus.
When I look at what kindness is, Jesus are all of these things and more. He is more than our minds can fathom. When we learn to be kind like Jesus, we can be kind to our enemies and love them as well. Nevertheless, we have our struggles with being kind to all people, we just have to go to Jesus and ask Him to teach us how to be kind in all aspects of our lives. When we are kind to people, that kindness is returned to us, it may not happen then, but it will. We can have compassion for people; Jesus did. People tried to kill him, but He was still kind and compassionate to everyone, and that is how we should be. We should not let what we go through keep us from being kind and compassionate to people. Everyone needs compassion and kindness in their lives, it is what makes life worth living. It is what makes us feel that we can succeed in life no matter what. Jesus shows us kindness and compassion every time we make mistakes. He forgives us for everything we do wrong, because He knows what we are going to say and do before we say, or do it. Are we quick to forgive others just as Jesus is quick to forgive us? Do we forget about it just as Jesus does? We need to examine ourselves from time to time to see if we are really doing what we are suppose to do as children of the Light. I am talking about the light of Jesus Christ. God gives us a chance every day to be better people. He gives us chance after chance to strive to be more like HIs Son. He knows that we are just human beings. He knows that we are not going to get it right all of the time, so that is why He is here for us to call on.
Let us look at the word Mercy. “Mercy” can be defined as “compassion or forbearance shown especiallyto an offender or to one subject to one’s power”; and also ” a blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion”. “To be at someone’s mercy” indicates a person being “without defense against someone.”
Mercy is a “love that responds to human need in an unexpected or unmerited way.” At its core, mercy is forgiveness. The Bible speaks of God’s love for sinners-that is, for all of us. But the Bible also relates mercy to other qualities beyond love and forgiveness.
What would we do without God having mercy on us when we do things wrong? If God did not show us mercy, there would not be any forgiveness. God loved us when we were sinners just as much as He does now, but when we were sinners we were separated from God, but when Jesus came and died for our sins, we were shown mercy and forgiveness. We are all sinners saved by God’s amazing grace! It is nothing that we did to deserve it, but it is the gift of God through His Son Jesus Christ. We should be eternally grateful for it. We should thank God every day for the mercy that HE shows us. We should thank Him for loving us when we were not worth His love, but He sent His one and Only Son to die for our sinful selves.
By clicking on the link above, you can find out more about the word merciful. It is a wealth of information on it.
The word Selfless has many cross reference Scriptures, so I am just going to list the Scriptures if you should want to explore them on your own time. It will give you a chance to spend some time with Jesus in God’s Word.
Mark 12:31
Galatians 5:14; Leviticus 19:18; James 2:8; Matthew 5:44; Matthew 5:47; Matthew 5:45; Philippians 2:7; Philippians 2:5; Mark 10:45; Luke 22:42; John 3:30; Luke 10:29-37; Luke 10:30; Luke 10:34; Luke 10:34-35; Luke 10:35; Galatians 2:20;
Compassionate is when you are showing someone compassion. It means to empathize with someone who is suffering and to feel compelled to reduce the suffering.
The word Patience means, the quality or virtue is presented as either forbearance or endurance. In the former sense it is a quality of self-restraint or of not giving way to anger, even in the face of provocation; it is attributed o both God and man and is closely related to mercy and compassion.
When I think about it, God did not have to show us any compassion, love, mercy, or grace because of our sins. He did not have to send His Son, Jesus, to die for our sins, but He did. He could have just gave up on us and let us die in our sins, but He did not do it. When we look at the things we face in life, who do we turn to? Who do we run to? Who does our soul cry our to? When we are at our lowest point in our lives, who do we call on? When we do not know which way to go in life, who gives us direction? When there is nothing in the refrigerator to eat, who provides for us? When we need clothes, and shoes, who do we ask to make a way so we can afford it? Who always comes through? Jesus! He knows everything that we need before we can even realize that we need something. That is why we always thank Him in advance for the things we need. We thank Him for all that He has done, for all that He is doing, and for all that He is going to do in our lives. We thank Him for holding everything together in this world. Most of all we need to thank Him for His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior! Stay safe, and God bless. Don’t forget to spend some time with Jesus, He is always waiting and ready to hear from you.
Love never ends.
“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17”
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Psalm 42:11”
God, thank You for sending Your only Son to save us. What a beautiful gift that I can never earn. Lord, sometimes I struggle to believe that I am worthy of Your presence in my life. Remind me that this is not the case. Remove any barriers that are keeping me from committing my life completely to You. And then give me the courage to share Your good news with everyone I meet. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Numbers 13:33 KJV
https://bible.com/bible/1/num.13.33.KJV
God, thank You that nothing I go through is wasted, and nothing I face is too hard for You. When I am tempted to believe a lie, please remind me of Your truth. Keep me centered in Your Word so that I don’t miss out on the plans You have for me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Food for the Soul 
I prefer cold over the heat my favorite season is autumn