Inspirational Writings from Gwen Shamblin Lara
Why Diets Will Never Work, Part V
“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch”... Man-made rules teach us to project rather than to look inward; to make the food change rather than the human changing...
April 17, 2026
Let me talk you into wanting God over food or other idols. I have spent most of my life reasoning with people who think they are going to miss the food, and scared that they will be bored or have the emptiest days ever. Turning to God from idols should not even be a competition, and it is not a contest...
April 16, 2026
Why is it hard to stop eating? It is because without the truth that God adores you and wants a relationship with you and is generous…you become a god—and we are bad gods. We just do not know when to stop...
April 15, 2026
Belief and Trust are huge compliments to God. They glorify God. To glorify God simply means “to reveal God’s true character.”...
April 14, 2026
You are never going to lose ALL the weight until you finally say, “I am not having a relationship with that food anymore!” Flee it! Turn around and say “NO!” and make a decision to have a relationship with God instead. God is begging you for a relationship. Do not run back to the relationship with food...
April 13, 2026
Food is not a good source of entertainment or a good escape from your problems or a good thing to fill up time—it is not a good thing to use to escape the fear of being bored, nor a good friend to take the place of relationships...
April 12, 2026
There is a truth that is profound that God gave me early in this ministry, over 30 years ago. This one truth can set you free from all vices… You fall in love with what you focus on..
April 11, 2026
The transfer is everything. This old relationship with food or idols is over, and a new relationship with God will take its place. Food was the impetus to get out of bed in the past, and then it was your morning, noon, and night. Yet, it is a false god...
April 10, 2026
God rewards you when you wait on Him and depend on Him for everything. It is all about depending on and waiting on God to supply your need.
April 9, 2026
The Bible talks about the earthly nature versus the heavenly nature, the fleshly desires versus the heavenly desires, and pleasing God or self...