Start of my day today

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God is so amazing and His timing is perfect. As I began my day today He showed me again His presence and His work in my life. I struggle with oldest being gone this summer and away this summer in Grand Tetons. It is hard to let God and let God do things in my life sometimes. I read much last night late in to the evening of His love and care for us and still my worries. He comforted me as I spent time there last night after spending time with some great friends and hearing Ray Charles daughter's praises to the Lord , her testimony and love for the Lord. It was at a local church and it was an amazing time spent. I am so thankful for God being in my life and showing me each day His love. He is an amazing God to know and if you don't know Him I pray you will. It is worth every minute of your life. I did not know Him and gave my life to Him a few years ago. I am not perfect by any means but I love my heavenly Father and thank Him for all His work He has done in my life and see the work He does in others. I have such a passion for learning more and more each day . As some of you know I would love to have a tea retreat place and share more of God's word. If God's will I know it will happen. God bless your day and pray you will share a cup of tea with Him and take some time to be with Him today.

 

Green tea may help combat obesity

Health

An Australian biomedical professor has discovered that green tea, onions and olive leaf extract can combat obesity and associated diseases like diabetes, heart disease and fatty liver. And this holds true even for diets high in fats and carbohydrates. Tests on rodents showed that green tea helped prevent the growth of inflammatory cells in the animals' fat pads, located in the abdomen, which take fat from the blood stream and store it. The rodents' liver and heart function also saw improvements. The flavanoid responsible for these effects is called rutin. It reversed or prevented metabolic changes in rats that had been fed a diet high in sugar and fat.

What I learned...

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WHAT I LEARNED FROM GOD WHILE BREWING TEA

 
  Every time I brew a cup of tea, I think of what Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Women are like tea bags.  Put them in hot water and their true strength emerges."

When the tea bag is sitting on the shelf, in its colorful box, carefully wrapped in a protective shield, it stays nice and fresh.  We're like that too.  When we're wrapped up in our peaceful lifestyle, and everything is going well, we feel nice and secure.

Like individuals, every tea has a different personality.  There are also different grades of teas, from premium to low grade, just as there are different levels of faith.  Like people, some teas are strong and full of flavor, and some are very aromatic, but without much substance.  There are teas known for their calming, soothing effect, and teas that give strength and energy.  Some of the weaker teas are tasteless, and just grow lukewarm as they steep.

But what happens when we are yanked out of our comfort zone?  Like a tea bag that is unwrapped and plunked into a cup of hot water, we can find ourselves plunked into a cup of trouble.  Now the real test begins.  What will emerge as the hot water uncurls the little dried tea leaves?  What level of strength emerges from us as we are steeped in difficulty?

Just as a tea bag hangs from a string tag, we too have a lifeline to which we can hold:  Jesus.  As we hold on to Him, we feel His peace emerge, and He flavors our troubled waters.  His power and energy moves through our situations, changing our despair to hope through faith in His promises.  And as we trust Jesus, He becomes the flavorful strength that anchors our souls, and we become the tag that is lifted and draped securely outside the cup of hot water.

The lift we get from a cup of tea lasts only a short time, but the lift we get from Jesus is long lasting.  In fact, it will take us all the way to heaven!

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