28 Days of No Sugar & No Caffeine
The 28 day experiment for September will be no sugar and no caffeine. I’m currently addicted to both and I realize that anything I’m addicted to limits my freedom in Christ. When I’m low on energy, bored, or need a break from work I crave something sweet – usually chocolate. Rather than turning to Jesus
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His Grace is Sufficient for Me
An hour ago I was experiencing one of the worst headaches I’ve ever had. I felt nauseous and weak and my body was trembling. All of this because I didn’t have any caffeine today. I was even more dependent on caffeine that I realized, even though I drank at most two cups of coffee each
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Detox Symptoms are Subsiding
Today is day 3 of no caffeine and no sugar and it was a great day! The first two days, in addition to the headache, I had really sore leg muscles. The aching feeling was similar to the flu and it made it difficult to sleep at night. When I woke up this morning it
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Freedom from Moralism
Jesus' love is so surprising. When I see myself as "bad" I can be confident that Jesus loves me, no what matter what I've done. He came to this world to rescue us from our sins by dying in our place on the cross. When I see myself as "good" I discover that anything good
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Week 1 Review
This first week of no sugar and no caffeine my goal was to read my Bible whenever I felt cravings so that I would learn to lean on Jesus rather than food. This turned out to be more difficult than I thought. For one I often can’t tell whether I’m actually hungry and should eat or
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Learning to Be Content in All Circumstances
I’m on day 9 of my no sugar and no caffeine experiment and I’m starting to miss coffee. My body isn’t craving caffeine anymore and I actually feel less tired in the afternoons but I miss it. I found myself thinking about pumpkin lattes and how I could make one when I can drink coffee
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Graciously Accepting and Declining Non-Primal Foods
A few weeks ago we took our son to a neighbor’s house for a playdate. It was our first time at their house and they very kindly made homemade pizza for us because they remembered my son telling them that he likes pizza. I hadn’t prepared for this possibility and didn’t handle the situation well.
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Come and Rest a While
Since I’m no longer consuming sugar and caffeine I’ve come to really appreciate a good night’s sleep. If I don’t get enough sleep at night, which happens often, I feel the effects differently now. Before this experiment I would get sleepy in the afternoon and I would eat something (like chocolate) or drink some tea
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Week 2 Review
This second week of no sugar and no caffeine my goal was to read God’s Word for at least 10 minutes each day regardless of whether I was experiencing any cravings or not. I did read my Bible more often but it definitely wasn’t 10 minutes every day. The main problem was that I set
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How to be Disciplined Every Day
I’ve been struggling with daily discipline a lot lately. In typical fashion I’ve been blaming myself for the areas where I fall short. I’m not reading my Bible enough, I’m not praying enough, I’m not meditating, the house is too messy, my son is going to bed too late again, I’m going to bed too
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