{"product_id":"cutting-loose-gillian-taylor-9781941173206","title":"Cutting Loose: A Biblical Approach to Health and Fitness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Yahweh, God, is deeply concerned with our well-being: body, soul, and spirit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e If we are always tired and dislike our bodies, how can we be living the life He created us for?\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The enemy is having a field day out there as he persuades us that we are nothing unless we present with the perfect figure.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We live in a world that embraces a lifestyle that not only affects us physically, in such areas as obesity and heart disease, but that also influences our ways of thinking and how we perceive ourselves.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- Quotes from the author, Gillian Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat good is it to go through a health and fitness program if you are just going to slip back into old habits as soon as it's over, sabotaging all the gains you made?\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the first thing Gillian addresses in her excellent, \u003cem\u003e spiritual\u003c\/em\u003e diet and exercise program. After first laying out health and well-being from a Biblical, spiritual, and Hebraic perspective, she then helps you do an effective, inner search to get at the root of why you \u003cem\u003epersonally \u003c\/em\u003ehave reverted back to unhealthy ways and what to do practically to \u003cem\u003ecut loose\u003c\/em\u003e so it won't happen again. Planning is key, and Gillian provides fresh ideas, along with helpful diagrams, charts, lists, and illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is designed for Bible study groups to work through together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first question addressed is: Are we thinking about ourselves the world's way or the Biblical way?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWORLD: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou are too fat.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou are too old.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI will do whatever I want.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat I eat and drink has nothing to do with my spiritual walk.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou need to work faster.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou need to look like this to be acceptable.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI need to build my self-esteem.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE \u003c\/strong\u003e(sample questions): \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 Timothy 4:7-10; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Romans 12:1-2 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ\u003c\/strong\u003e. Do you consider your body as holy and pleasing to God?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ. \u003c\/strong\u003eWhat issues for you, as an individual, prevent you from being able to accept this as true?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 Chronicles 12:8; John 10:10\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ. \u003c\/strong\u003eAre you living your life to its fullest measure in serving Yahweh?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ. \u003c\/strong\u003eCan you accept that you are a beautiful, unique, one-of-a-kind creation, men and ladies?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ\u003c\/strong\u003e. Are there any issues that are holding you back from experiencing all that Adonai has for you?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFIRST QUIZ (in part): \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. How happy are you with your body?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eI'm very happy with my body.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI identify that He died for me and I am created in His image.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI could do better, but I accept my body as it is.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI dislike my physical body, but there is nothing I can do about it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI dislike my body and would do anything to change it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. How do you feel when you are with your friends at a social event?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eI rarely go out.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI always feel out of place and that everyone looks better than I do.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI am comfortable with myself as long as I am with friends.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI am really confident in who I am in Yeshua.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI am usually the centre of attention.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe goal of this in-depth study is to get to the cause and find the solution, first through the six stages of the change cycle: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eContemplating\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncubating\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreparing for action\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTaking action\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaintaining\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOops\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt continues with S.M.A.R.T.T. goal setting and much more \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gillian Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941173209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941173206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Olive Press Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Gillian Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074302472447,"sku":"9781941173206","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c44b8ec-6171-4348-9fc4-4821a99c83d8.jpg?v=1685452968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cutting-loose-gillian-taylor-9781941173206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}