In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. —Proverbs 3:6 Growth happens through a steady stream of little choices. If you want to eat in a better way, if you want to take care of your body and exercise more, it takes a series of small choices that add ...

If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!  —2 Corinthians 5:17 How great is a life in Christ! Our old life has passed away and a new life has begun. We’re free of regrets, so we can move forward from the past into a new ...

We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it. But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently. —Romans 8:24-25 NLT We are saved by trusting God. Trusting means looking forward to getting something we ...

I lie in the dust; revive me by your word (Psalm 119:25 NLT) When stress has us flattened in the dust, God’s Word can be like a nutrient-packed drink providing the energy we need to get on our feet again. The stories of God’s intervention in the lives of biblical men and women can remind ...

Dr. Mark Hyman says that what you put on your fork dictates whether you are sick or well, slim or fat, depleted or energized. With all that riding on what you eat, it would be easy to feel overwhelmed. But there’s no pressure to change instantly; gradual change over time is sustainable. Just put one ...

Eating The Daniel Plan Way means you can eat anything based on one rule:  Eat real, whole food.  Eat a colorful variety of real, whole foods from real ingredients that you make yourself – or that are made by another human nearby.  If it was grown on a plant, eat it.  If it was made ...

If you think shopping is a chore, hopefully Daniel Plan shopping will change your mind. Consider it as an errand that boosts your health by stocking up on foods that heal. It can also be fun. Whether at a farmer’s market; grocery, specialty, or health store; CSA (community-supported agriculture); food co-ops; or online—buying healthy ingredients ...

Smart snacking means choosing something with protein for balance and slow absorption and avoiding sugar. Drink plenty of water. Sometimes you are dehydrated, not hungry. Below are some great grab and go ideas to become a smart snacker: – Create “snack-­-attack packs” to avoid food emergencies and crashing blood sugar. Include unsalted, raw nuts, seeds, ...

Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. —Philippians 2:5 NIV Changing your health habits is like driving a speedboat on a lake with your autopilot set to go east. If you want to reverse course, you could try to physically force the wheel in the opposite direction, but you would likely get tired and let ...

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. —1 Chronicles 29:11 NIV God is sovereign. That means he rules over every event, even the tiniest, and he is in control of what happens to us. He knows everything—nothing ...