I thought this article was interesting. It talks about how God gives us Tips on eatting right in the design of food.

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.


A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.



Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.



A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.



Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.



Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.



Eggplant, Avocados and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? ..... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).



Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.



Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries



Grapefruits, Oranges, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.



Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes

Ahh...life's struggles. They seem so big and hurt so much. The bible assures us that in the end it is meaningless. I used to think Ecclesiastes was so depressing but really it is enlightening and brings hope. I truly believe that  everything that makes us happy now, everyday burdens of this life, the schooling we go through to get that dream job that buys the new car and perfect house. The only purpose in all that is to merely survive in this life. But what about afterwards? That stuff will not be there at the end of the road. We will be in Awe of God and have is presence alone which is sufficient and more than we will ever want/need. The only thing I hope to take with me is you. All the people that I love dearly and the ones God has put in my path. That is what I work for here on this earth. To service God, worship him in all I do and to share the love of Christ. If we are living for now, it is meaningless, If we are living for God, it is sheer bliss.   

So I count my success, not by the minivan I am driving :) but how many rides I am giving to those who are in need. I count my success, not by what degree I have (or don't have yet) but how many lives I touch while striving for that degree and while using that degree. I count my success, not by the money I make but by being obedient to God and who I bless with that money. I count my success, not by the busyness of life but how much of that time I am serving God. I count my success, not on how many friends I have but how many friends are holding me accountable, how many friends I am influencing for Chirst, how many friends I am praying for, and how many friends are challenging me to go deeper. I count my success, not by how long/often I spend with God but how much I am learning, growing from and going deeper with Him.

I leave you with a quote....

"We know what the world's idea of success looks like, but what makes a Christian

successful in life? Obedience, pure and simple. We cannot measure success by the

end result, no matter how it may externally seem, because if we are obeying God -

we are indeed successful." -Professor Steve Whitten from San Diego Christian College

Thanks Joy for sharing your words of Wisdom.

No sweeter name than

               The Name of Jesus

No sweeter name have I ever known

               No sweeter name than

The Name of Jesus...

You are the Life to my heart and my soul

You are the Light to the darkness around me

You are the Hope to the hopeless and broken

You are The Only Truth and The Way.

No sweeter name than

               The Name of Jesus

No weeter name have I ever known

               No sweeter name than

The Name of Jesus...

Raise your hand if you are sick of this season in your life.

My hand is most definitely raised.

BREAK THROUGH

I need it.