Revive Our Hearts: God Will Sustain You

A daily devotional from Nancy Leigh DeMoss inspired me the other day titled, "God Will Sustain You."

If God has placed you in a challenging situation, are you leaning on him to help you? God's Word says, "My grace is sufficient for you." That means he will never lead you anyplace where his grace will not sustain you. He will never place more on you than he will give you grace to bear. Therefore, when the path in front of you seems endless, remember, the day is coming when all suffering will be over. When you stand before him, the tears and sorrows of a lifetime will seem as nothing compared with his glory. That's when you will say, "His amazing grace has brought me safely home."

And I hope that many of you believe this because God will sustain his children. Believe and have faith in this period of time!

Get The Sugar Out: 501 Simple Ways to Cut the Sugar Out of Any Diet

What a wonderful book! It provides insight on sugar that I was unaware of. As I continue to read this book, I am realizing that my eating habits are horrible. I am feeding my body more sugar than I realized. Sugars are hidden in so many foods which are not even imaginable. And, to control my craving of sugar is not an easy task to accomplish. This is why this book is so wonderful to read. It discusses the most simple ways to cut sugar out of any diet. It provides the basic tips on low sugar shopping, cooking, and dining out, and brand-new information on the truth about artificial sweeteners. Here are a few of the tips in the book:

• Cereals are one of the top places you need to watch for sugars. Look for cereals that are whole-grain with 3 grams of sugars or less per serving if possible.
• In 1 cup of milk there's 11 grams of sugars, so go easy using it.
• Hold the salt for a couple of reasons. First, too much salt in the diet can cause sugar craving.
• Pass up the ketchup, a little something that seems so innocent but is really a sugar monger in disguise. In fact, ounce for ounce, ketchup has more sugar in it than ice cream!
• Avoid eating sweets between meals. Try instead more substantial mini-meals.
• Granola may seem like a health food, but its sugar content often puts it in the same league as many desserts.
• A cooked sweet potato is a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth. Full of fiber and nutrients, sweet potatoes also have another unexpected advantage: They rank only 48 on the glycemic index.
• Eating your baked potato with a little butter, high-quality oil, sour cream, or low-fat cream cheese is better for your blood sugar than eating it plain. This is because it is a very high inducer of insulin. But, eating fat or protein with your potato will slow down the insulin response and keep your blood sugar steadier.
• Diet drinks are dangerous and definite no-nos even when you are trying to avoid sugar. Not only are aspartame-sweetened drinks believed to deplete the body of chromium, a mineral important for proper blood sugar functioning, but storing these drinks in hot places may cause the aspartame in them to break down into toxic chemicals that can cause a multitude of health problems.

Additionally, the book has holiday coping strategies, desserts made with fabulous fruits, satisfying cookies, soup basics, meaty matters, how to be menu savvy when eating out, and the top ten tips.

" THE BRIDGE"

This video depicts God's love for us. Let us not forget this and live our life in accord with his will. John 3:16

Thanks Eva for sharing!

For Women Only: What You Need To Know About The Inner Lives Of Men

I do not understand men EVEN after reading this book. The way they think is totally different from us. In fact, I have even questioned if they were created this way. But, there must be some truth to this book because it is based upon the opinions of MEN. And, my friends who are men agree with the information that I am sharing.

Therefore, I recommend this book to be added to your reading collection. Shaunti Feldhahn discovered the most profound things about men in my opinion and I want to share them with you. The following are:

• Sex is not just about sex. What does that mean? Well, if a man is having a satisfying sexual relationship with his mate, it helps him at work...in all areas of his life...giving him the confidence that he needs. But, the lack of it can also have a negative result as well. Also, a man take it really personal when his wife says NO. It's more than being rejected physically but he feels unloved and like he is not a good husband. But, I am sure that is not what we are thinking. When we are upset at our spouse, we just do not want to be touched. We want to talk about it before we reconnect in a sexually way, but men are different SEX is how they reconnect and then talking come last. So, SEX is more than just a PHYSICAL act to your husband.


• Looking is hard because of being visual beings. It does not matter if he is a godly man....a man will look.


• Men often feel disrespected and would rather feel unloved than disrespected. Respect is important to a man. They desire to be respected publicly and privately.


• The wife's appearance is important. Husbands want their wives to look nice. They do not have to have a supermodel. But, they want you to be healthy and fit. As you were interested in how you looked while dating, maintain that level of attractiveness in the marriage.

THERE ARE MANY MORE IN THE BOOK