{"id":1694,"date":"2012-06-18T08:11:24","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T12:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2012-06-18T08:11:24","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T12:11:24","slug":"how-to-avoid-the-ambushes-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/06\/how-to-avoid-the-ambushes-of-life.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid the Ambushes of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.<\/em> (<em>Proverbs 27:12)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have you had some punishing defeats lately? Sometimes it seems that temptations are around every corner, ready to ambush us.\u00a0 We really intend to do it right, eat low glycemic foods, and exercise.\u00a0 Then something unexpected happens and our good intentions lie bleeding on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>How do we deal with the attacks of our lives and our society on our healthy living plan?\u00a0 Be prepared.\u00a0 Realize that there are dangers ahead and be alert to them.\u00a0 No general would send his troops into a war zone without a battle plan. You won\u2019t make it on your journey to a healthy weight and vibrant health unless you have a strategy, too.<\/p>\n<p>In this next series we\u2019ll be talking about how to protect yourself from the land mines of life by planning ahead.\u00a0 If you foresee the \u201cevil\u201d of parties and busy days, for example, you can \u201chide yourself\u201d by planning ways to deal with them.\u00a0 A little bit of strategy and foresight may be the key you\u2019ve been missing to finally make your weight loss happen.<\/p>\n<p>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on and are punished. (Proverbs 27:12) Have you had some punishing defeats lately? 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