Inspirational Writings from Gwen Shamblin Lara
Something to Read Daily
Colossians 2 taught us that man-made rules do not work, and the following passage from Colossians 3 teaches us what God’s rules are and then backs up how quickly we can choose to stop indulging. I recommend—and I have seen it work wonders—to read this chapter every day until you have it memorized in your heart...
April 5, 2026
If you continue to be enslaved to food, then I promise that food will damage your body. Overeating is the number one cause of death and disease. How many eighty- or ninety-year-olds do you see who are overweight?...
April 4, 2026
Enslavement to any master other than God - whether it is food calling your name, or TV commanding your attention, or sex controlling you, or shopping occupying your heart and mind - is still enslavement. Enslavement is a part of our nature...
April 3, 2026
We must transfer this relationship with our idol (food, lusts, materialism, drugs, etc.) over to a relationship with God. You have to learn that every time your mind goes to your idol, you need to get it off and concentrate on higher callings...
April 2, 2026
Remember, everyone has tough days, but food can no longer be your comfort or reward during these hard days...
April 1, 2026
God will go to great lengths to help us on this journey, and it is humbling to realize that He cares so much...
March 31, 2026
The ways of escape God sends us seem to fall into four categories...
March 30, 2026
God is so involved with your life that not only does He know the number of hairs on your head, He also provides ways of escape from temptations...
March 29, 2026
Jesus said, “And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.” Matthew 10:30-31 In other words, do not be afraid. He loves you and knows you so intimately that He has counted the hairs on your head. He has a digit assigned to each hair. He knows when one falls out; He knows you better than you know yourself...
March 28, 2026
Again, you fall in love with what you focus on. What are you focused on? God created this phenomenon in hopes that you would find Him, not become dependent on idols, food, affluence, alcohol, lusts, or praise of man...