{"id":547364,"date":"2019-12-01T09:38:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.163.82.222\/?p=547364"},"modified":"2019-12-01T09:38:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T15:38:58","slug":"not-this-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwenshamblinbooks.com\/?p=547364","title":{"rendered":"Not This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><em>So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled.\u00a0I<\/em><em> Thessalonians 5:6<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Did the &#8220;old you&#8221; eat with abandon at office parties, special family meals, holiday get-togethers, and of course all those treats that are fun to make at this time of year \u2013 only to grieve later over the rising scale? Not this year! Starting today, find a friend who is a \u201cthin eater\u201d and observe their eating behavior. They will turn food down \u2013 yes, even holiday office treats are passed by effortlessly if they are not hungry! They never spend time dreaming about or longing for food. Sometimes, they even have to be reminded to eat, much like the way children have to be told to put the toys down and come to the meal. YOU can do this too! Lose interest in the \u201ceating\u201d portion of your day and transfer that energy to God. Lose the lust; stop dreaming of the food and TRUST that God can fill your time with better things. Make living for God and others your new interest, and He will give you back wonderful times of refreshment \u2013 within His boundaries \u2013 and with the blessing of NOT gaining weight (even losing your excess weight) while enjoying everything the season brings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did the &#8220;old you&#8221; eat with abandon at office parties, special family meals, holiday get-togethers, and of course all those treats that are fun to make at this time of year \u2013 only to grieve later over the rising scale? Not this year! 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