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Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in Me… for without me you can do nothing. John 15:4, 5

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Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in Me… for without me you can do nothing. John 15:4, 5

Verse Reflections: Once again, God connects these verses to bring more and more power to our journey. He has called us to complete servitude. Now, He is reminding us that none of this can happen unless we abide in Him and He abides in us. We are ready to lose weight, ready to be healthy and bear the fruit of the journey. We have to live fully connected to Christ the vine. We cannot change a lifetime of unhealthy habits without abiding in God. We cannot “wet” the living waters, the eternal nutrition unless we are connected to Him. We cannot bear the fruit of conquering our cravings or avoiding temptations without His power. Without Him, we can do nothing.

The mere fact that I have scoured the Bible for 365 verses that give us power and perspectives reminds us that we cannot be successful in healthy living without His power. The secret sauce to this journey is just accepting that we already have the power inside of us. He lives inside of us. All we have to do is incorporate this power into our minds, hearts and souls.

The author of lies will try to convince us that we do not have this power. I am astounded to realize that I often listen to lies. I often allow satan to make me question my abilities. I am convinced daily that tomorrow I will change. I am convinced daily that I deserve a splurge today. I buy that lie over and over. Today is the only day that will change our lives. We have the power to live free and make healthy choices today. We must quit delaying the time to embrace this journey.

This verse reminds us that we can do nothing without being connected to Christ but it also reminds us that we can do all that He has called us to do as long as we remain connected to Christ. We can produce the fruit of being healthy, living healthy, making healthy choices as long as we are connected to the living vine. If we choose to power through this journey by ourselves our successes will be short lived and our fruits will literally die on the vine. Today we are connected to Christ and today we will make healthy choices of God foods.

Prayer: Father, I am connected to You. I feel Your power seep into my veins. I know that You are powerful and yet I am so weak that sometimes I hand You Your power back just so I can “have fun” and eat the foods I want to eat. Forgive me. Transform me into Your image. I know that You are the vine and I am the branches and I’ve never seen an overweight vine. Allow me to know that I have the power inside of me when I am connected to You. Seep Your power inside of me. I thank You for these verses that connect me to You daily. They remind me of Your power. They remind me that You are one with the power. I will never have the power to eat healthy and lose weight without You.

God, I want to choose Your foods today and every day. I want to bear the fruit of physical health, mental health and spiritual health. I want to lose weight to protect this beautiful body you have entrusted to me. Thank You for being connected to me today. Let’s go produce healthy fruit.