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True Love
By Connie Iddings
I ran across this comment today that I had posted back in December to a blog that
asked the question, "Where has the love gone?" It spoke to me in my own current
personal circumstances and I believe was a word from the Lord. I know it is a little late
for Valentines Day, but as it is the month of Love and the month is not entirely over, I
thought I'd share it in the hopes that these words might bring hope and comfort to
others.
I say emphatically, with all that is in my soul, that true love is in fact, not dead. People are
not perfect, this is painfully obvious. We can only give from the storehouse of our own
hearts. To the degree that one' s heart is full of true love is the degree that one can give
and receive it.
Tolstoy wrote that love is life. That it was everything, and that everything exists and is united
by love alone. And most importantly he pointed to the source of this love...God.
God is love.
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has
been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because
God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into
the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he
loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so
loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one
another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John 4:7-10
The apostle John agrees with Tolstoy, and so does the apostle Paul. In 1 Corinthians 13
Paul says that if you don't have this true love, you really have nothing. And in case we might
mistake it for something false, he goes on to give a very detailed account of what true love
is;
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not
delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,
always perseveres.
Love never fails.
True love exists and nothing above heaven or below will ever be able to extinguish it. True
love radiates from God and can be experienced and measured in man to the degree that
we become willing vessels of Him.
| True love exists and nothing above heaven or below will ever be able to extinguish it. True love radiates from God and can be experienced and measured in man to the degree that we become willing vessels of Him. |
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About the Author –
Jodi Larsen lives in Olympia Washington and is an Independent Consultant for
Arbonne International. Jodi and her husband Erik are raising 3 children: Erik,
Connor and Shalynn (12, 8 & 4).
To ask questions to Jodi, request a specific topic for an upcoming month or to inquire about her
home-based business please email her at takethewheel@myarbonne.com.
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About the Author –
Jodi Larsen lives in Olympia Washington and is an Independent Consultant for
Arbonne International. Jodi and her husband Erik are raising 3 children: Erik,
Connor and Shalynn (12, 8 & 4).
To ask questions to Jodi, request a specific topic for an upcoming month or to inquire about her
home-based business please email her at takethewheel@myarbonne.com.
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Diet Frustration
Are you as frustrated as I am with the constant dieting ‘revolution’? Drink green tea and drop 20 pounds…eat
grapefruit to be a size 2…low carb…high carb…the list goes on and on.
Let me tell you one thing; when you burn more calories than you eat you
will lose weight. Now, I am no weight-loss expert and I even have a
few more baby pounds to lose (even though my baby starts
Kindergarten this year!). But that isn’t to say I haven’t done my fair
share of reading and studying in the nutritional department. Would you
like to know what I think?…..
#1 Exercise. You don’t have to run a marathon, just get your
body moving. I like to walk for 30 minutes each morning then come
home and do a few sit-ups, stretches and bent-leg pushups. I try to
do this daily but if I forget or run out of time, I don’t stress. You
don’t need a treadmill or a fancy membership at a gym. God equipped
us with everything we need!
#2 No Bad Stuff. What is bad stuff? Read labels and try to eliminate foods that have the words
“Partially Hydrogenated”, “Enriched”, “High Fructose Corn Syrup” and Chemical colors. Don’t buy anything with more
than 4 grams of saturated fat or 4 grams of any sugar (especially high-fructose corn syrup) per serving. The more
ingredients it has in it, the worse it will be for your waste line.
#3 Eat Good Stuff. Eat 3 meals per day and each meal should have protein. Try to keeps your carbs at
the beginning of the day with little or no carbs at night. Eat healthy snacks like almonds or chews (email me at
takethewheel@myarbonne.com for more information on weight loss chews). Eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables each
week. Get creative!
#4 Drink Water. Lose the pop and soda. Face it; it’s bad for you. If you think you can’t live without your
soda or coffee after lunch, try this…drink 8 oz of cold water instead. Your body needs water to burn calories. You will
find your craving for the coffee and pop will disappear and you will have more energy! You don’t have to eliminate
coffee all together, just make sure you are getting your 8 cups of water.
#5 Get Educated. I am most impressed with Dr. Oz. He is seen on Oprah frequently and has a fabulous
book, “YOU on a Diet” as well as a great website, www.realage.com. Other books I recommend are the “Zone” and “No
White at Night”.
It would be great to find a magic pill that made you shrink or to be able to melt away fat while you sleep. There is more
to life than the size of your jeans. GET HEALTHY! I recommend simplifying your diet with shakes (email me at
takethewheel@myarbonne.com for products and ideas) and following a good healthy eating plan. Remember to check with
your doctor before starting any diet. You don't need to be a gourmet chef or buy specialty produce and ingredients.
Just learn what you are eating now that is making you less healthy and eat more of what is making you healthy!
You CAN lose 10 pounds, 20 pounds 75 pounds and more. You just have to do it the right way so you won’t gain it back.
Losing one - two pounds per week is healthy! Just think…by Christmas you could be 32
pounds lighter, much healthier, more energetic and excited about your
health instead of worried!
Go for it!!!
Are you as frustrated as I am with the constant dieting ‘revolution’? Drink green tea and drop 20 pounds…eat
grapefruit to be a size 2…low carb…high carb…the list goes on and on.
Let me tell you one thing; when you burn more calories than you eat you
will lose weight. Now, I am no weight-loss expert and I even have a
few more baby pounds to lose (even though my baby starts
Kindergarten this year!). But that isn’t to say I haven’t done my fair
share of reading and studying in the nutritional department. Would you
like to know what I think?…..
#1 Exercise. You don’t have to run a marathon, just get your
body moving. I like to walk for 30 minutes each morning then come
home and do a few sit-ups, stretches and bent-leg pushups. I try to
do this daily but if I forget or run out of time, I don’t stress. You
don’t need a treadmill or a fancy membership at a gym. God equipped
us with everything we need!
#2 No Bad Stuff. What is bad stuff? Read labels and try to eliminate foods that have the words
“Partially Hydrogenated”, “Enriched”, “High Fructose Corn Syrup” and Chemical colors. Don’t buy anything with more
than 4 grams of saturated fat or 4 grams of any sugar (especially high-fructose corn syrup) per serving. The more
ingredients it has in it, the worse it will be for your waste line.
#3 Eat Good Stuff. Eat 3 meals per day and each meal should have protein. Try to keeps your carbs at
the beginning of the day with little or no carbs at night. Eat healthy snacks like almonds or chews (email me at
takethewheel@myarbonne.com for more information on weight loss chews). Eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables each
week. Get creative!
#4 Drink Water. Lose the pop and soda. Face it; it’s bad for you. If you think you can’t live without your
soda or coffee after lunch, try this…drink 8 oz of cold water instead. Your body needs water to burn calories. You will
find your craving for the coffee and pop will disappear and you will have more energy! You don’t have to eliminate
coffee all together, just make sure you are getting your 8 cups of water.
#5 Get Educated. I am most impressed with Dr. Oz. He is seen on Oprah frequently and has a fabulous
book, “YOU on a Diet” as well as a great website, www.realage.com. Other books I recommend are the “Zone” and “No
White at Night”.
It would be great to find a magic pill that made you shrink or to be able to melt away fat while you sleep. There is more
to life than the size of your jeans. GET HEALTHY! I recommend simplifying your diet with shakes (email me at
takethewheel@myarbonne.com for products and ideas) and following a good healthy eating plan. Remember to check with
your doctor before starting any diet. You don't need to be a gourmet chef or buy specialty produce and ingredients.
Just learn what you are eating now that is making you less healthy and eat more of what is making you healthy!
You CAN lose 10 pounds, 20 pounds 75 pounds and more. You just have to do it the right way so you won’t gain it back.
Losing one - two pounds per week is healthy! Just think…by Christmas you could be 32
pounds lighter, much healthier, more energetic and excited about your
health instead of worried!
Go for it!!!
| There is more to life than the size of your jeans. |