40 Day Sugar Fast: Where Physical Detox Meets Spiritual Transformation

-->"Wake up! Be alert! Throw off the sin that's entangled you and run."

Until I did my first 40 day sugar fast, I never realized how much I turned to sugar. When I had a bad day I ate several cookies to make me feel better instead of turning to The Comforter. When I had a great day I would eat a piece of cake as a reward or celebration instead of thanking The Giver. Sugar had this powerful hold on me and I didn't even know it.

When we seek for comfort, satisfaction, rewards, etc. from something other than our Savior, we are making that an idol. We are putting it before God. As Exodus 20:3 states, "You shall have no other gods before me."

Wendy Speake has given us 40 daily devotionals to get us through the 40 day sugar fast. Each devotional will help you look for ways to seek Jesus instead of the sugar. You will seek satisfaction in our Lord and not in other things.

She brings it to our attention that not only do we make sugar an idol, but we can make many things idols...other foods, our phones, social media, alcohol, hobbies, shopping, streaming shows, a number of things. Wendy poses this question to help you identify an idol, "Would taking away __________ devastate me?"

When we break free of the hold that our idols have on us and we seek true satisfaction in Jesus, we will feel better physically and have more clarity. If you are longing for a true and satisfying relationship with your Lord, instead of a false and temporary remedy then this is the book for you.

Love Does Change Everything

Love Changes Everything: Finding What's Real in a World Full of Fake is an excellent book!  I know God loves me and that God is love, but Micah made me think of God's love in new ways.  He used the book of the Bible Hosea to prove the depth of God's love for us.  My eyes were really opened to the richness and fullness of real love instead of the fake love.

I have heard and read about Hosea and Gomer before, but now that I've read Love Changes Everything I'm going to go back and read Hosea again with new eyes and a fresh heart.

Micah did an excellent job helping me to understand the frequently used scripture:  John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall have everlasting life."  There is nothing wrong with hearing this frequently, except I think I became numb to the extent of God's love.

I have a better attitude toward God and a better self image due to this book.  I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.  Experience God's love in a new way.