Restore to me the joy of your salvation. —Psalm 51:12 Think of a time in your life when you had joy, the kind that comes from knowing the Father loves you, Jesus has died for you, and the Holy Spirit lives inside you. Where is that joy today? Has it been stolen by daily hassles ...

Coconut milk and lime juice do double duty as marinade and sauce for tropically inspired grilled shrimp. Use an outdoor grill, a grill pan, or the oven broiler for cooking. Serve with Chinese black “Forbidden” rice or brown rice and roast asparagus for striking color and flavor. GF/DF 4 servings Ingredients: 2 cans (15-ounce) coconut ...

Why do you spend your money on junk food, your hard-earned cash on cotton candy? Listen to me, listen wll: Eat only the best, fill yourself with only the finest. Pay attention, come close now, listen carefully to my life-giving, life-nourishing words. —Isaiah 55:2-3 MSG We know the health benefits of eating real food grown ...

How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that. What you have done is wonderful. I know that very well. —Psalm 139:14 NIrV God has made your body with strengths and weaknesses unlike those of anyone else. You’ll get a lot further with your healthy choices if you take the time to ...

Jesus [said], “… I came so that they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.” —John 10:10 MSG Jesus wants you to experience the fullness of life. Your relationship with him enables you to pack meaning and purpose into each and every moment. Jesus says this abundant ...

Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever.  —1 Timothy 4:8 MSG Picture yourself Daniel Strong—physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually fit. Really picture yourself—what would your body look like? Who are the people you would be standing with? What are ...

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.  —2 Corinthians 12:9 Any process of change exposes our weaknesses. We want to make changes, but when ...

I have given you the seed-bearing plants throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. —Genesis 1:29 TLB As you start to eat real food, your cravings and addictions will be replaced by deep pleasure and satisfaction from naturally sweet things, such as a variety of delicious fruits, as well as vegetables ...

I am God, your God, who teaches you how to live right and well. —Isaiah 48:17 MSG Resilience means that no matter what our circumstances are, we are able to begin afresh and try again. If we haven’t eaten well for breakfast, we begin anew at lunch. If we’ve made a choice we regret, we reframe ...

I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. —Romans 7:15 Have you experienced this pattern when you tried to make healthy changes? You can’t always make yourself do right. You want to, but you can’t. And when you try not ...