Month: June 2014

I Love Food, But I Love Me More!

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I Love Food, But I Love Me More!

There is a very popular saying that you should eat to live and not live to eat. That is so true! Personally, I love food. I love the sweet taste of chocolate and the hint of salt on a cracker. I especially love a little spice on a burrito and the crunch of a deep fried egg roll. I love food. I love the way the cheese melts on a burger on the grill. I love the lemon flavor in a pound cake and the tenderness of a good steak. I love food. I smile when I think about what I am about to eat. Food is definitely a happy treat. As much as I love food and all of the flavors that make my day, I love me more.

The food that I love makes me hate how I feel. I hate the way my stomach bubbles after I eat those bbq baked beans. I hate the way my head hurts after I eat those pork ribs. I hate how bloated I feel after I have had milk with my cake. I hate the guilt that I feel after I eat those cookies and pack on the pounds that I have worked so hard to get off. I hate the consequences of eating all of the foods I love. God knows, I love me more.

But do I love me enough? Do I love me enough to walk away from the cake? Do I love me enough to bake instead of fry? Do I love me enough to deny myself the second helping of the macaroni and cheese? Do I love me enough to substitute the cookies for fruit? Do I love me enough to drink more water and less sweet tea? God knows how much I love food, but I love me more.

Every day we wake up, we are faced with a challenge. We have to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, “Do I love me enough to make the right choices?” I desire to live a long life, do you? I desire to grow old and see my children’s children and their children too. I desire a healthy life where I can run and play and keep up with whatever life brings my way, do you? I desire the energy necessary to make it through my day, how about you? I realize that eating too much of the wrong foods is hurting me. I have to discipline myself in order to have a healthier life. I have to recognize that food is not my friend, but the right foods are a necessity to live. So I will eat to live and not live to eat and I hope you will too. And yes, I still love food, but I love me more!!

Be encouraged,

T Brown

Thank You for the Review!

This review is from: Women in the Waiting (Paperback)
This is truly an awesome book. If you are married and unequally yoked, you need to purchase this book. If you are single and want to get married you need to purchase this book. This book gives some life changing insight on marriage. Prophetess Tamika Brown is truly an anointed Woman of God and I pray that this book will bless you as it has blessed me.
 
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What Kind of Man Will You Attract?

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I heard a single man say “Bump twerking, can she cook?” This not only made me laugh, but it also made me think. What are you presenting to the man you are trying attract? If you are advertising your sexy clothes and sexy dance then you are going to attract a man that wants to sleep with you. If you are advertising your bad attitude and bitterness you will attract a thug. If you are advertising holiness and God’s love you will attract a Godly man.  Times have changed and it is so easy for people to know what you are about, or at least what you are putting out.  When you are looking for a job, one of the first things they do is look at your social media pages and check out your history.

***NEWS FLASH*** When a good man wants to marry a good woman, he is looking at her history on her social media page, too.  A God fearing man won’t marry the one who is posted up with her drink in her hand and her breast hanging out. He won’t marry the one who has pictures with a different man every other month. He is looking for God fearing woman who he is not embarrassed to bring in the church and home to his mama.  He needs to be confident that she can raise their children in holiness, if they decide to have any.  And if you look ratchet, he doesn’t want you raising his daughter and have her looking like that.  He wants a woman who loves God and shows it by the fruit that she bears. Take a look in the mirror and take a look at your social media pages.  When the man of your dreams finds you, will you draw him in or drive him away?

***Disclaimer- Notice I said a God fearing man. There are plenty of men who will marry a woman whether she is God fearing or not. There are plenty of good men out there who are not saved. You just have to know what your desire is for you and your family. To each his own!

T Brown