{"id":1119,"date":"2011-12-19T09:38:42","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T14:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2011-12-19T09:38:42","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T14:38:42","slug":"look-higher-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/12\/look-higher-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Look Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth.\u00a0<\/em> (Colossians 3:2)<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t stop thinking about food?\u00a0 Maybe that\u2019s a signal to you that you need to change your focus.\u00a0 The more you set your sights on the Lord and think of Him, the less you will be tied down to the things of the world &#8212; like the stash of goodies in the cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Make a conscious effort to turn your thoughts toward Heaven and ask God for help.\u00a0 He will be pleased to do just that.<\/p>\n<p><em>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth.\u00a0 (Colossians 3:2) Can\u2019t stop thinking about food?\u00a0 Maybe that\u2019s a signal to you that you need to change your focus.\u00a0 The more you set your sights on the Lord and think of Him, the less you will be tied down to the things&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-helpful-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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