Daily Devotional Archives - Gwen Shamblin Books

September 17, 2020

It Is Not Too Difficult…

There is a difference between a selection and a life or death decision. There is a difference between a preference and perdition. If you do not surrender to the God of the Universe, the stakes are too high, the consequences are too devastating. Moses put it this way: Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”...

June 13, 2020

Let No Debt Remain but Love…

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “Do […]

November 22, 2019

Finding Fullness and a Connection with God

“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” John 4:34 Your food is to do the will of the Father. And what is the will of the Father? It is found in that growl. Waiting on the growl is like finding God, meeting up with God every day, several times a day. It keeps you so focused on His will...

November 11, 2019

You are so Loved!

Change is so exciting! God is doing something amazing! It is so important to remember that YOU are loved so much, and love is going to be the key that unlocks the door to permanent weight loss and permanent freedom from anything in the world that has called your name...

November 3, 2019

One Thing to Focus On

This is all about a relationship with God. A controlling person has a relationship with themselves. They know every detail about themselves, and their mind is constantly returning to thinking about what they need. Their mouths and conversations will invariably return to talking about themselves and their wants, their needs, their desires. With each passing year, the dieter is more in love with the food and less in love with God...

October 28, 2019

Free to Love God

You were born to worship and you do worship. What is on your mind all the time is your idol; it is what you adore. But you need to adore Jesus Christ. So we’ve established that you will give your heart, soul, mind, and strength to something—and that is worship. In fact, you could even call it addiction. But, again, you were born to do this, so, actually, being addicted is normal. And I am not asking you not to be addicted. I am asking you to be addicted to something that can love you back, and there is only One who can do that—our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ, His Son...