Rise Above

I read "The Weigh Down Diet" in 2009, but didn't truly get it. I'd struggled with a food addiction my entire life and an eating disorder as a teenager. In 2012 I allowed three close relationships hurt me so badly that all I wanted to do was be alone. I was self-focused, angry, didn't care, wanted to leave, depressed and back into my eating disorder. My heart was completely hardened. Over time I heard God's voice - He deserved better and my husband and 3 kids deserved better. I prayed and all I could hear was Gwen's voice. I was led to dig through my closet to find all the Weigh Down materials I purchased 3 years prior. I pulled out this book "Rise Above". I quickly read it, and soon realized the problem wasn't THEM it was ME. I began following everything Gwen taught. My heart started to soften, relationships healed, my anger turned to joy and my fear to peace. I also lost 17 pounds I thought I could never lose. "Rise Above" completely changed my life and in turn my family's lives.

I cannot rave enough about this book!! I learned for the first time that greed of food would separate me from God! This book is powerfully packed with scriptures from the OT to the NT! I read this every morning for a quiet time. Rise Above taught me what it actually takes to have a real relationship with God. It taught me how much God loves me and how I need to love Him!! As a result my life and my relationship with God has changed! I praise God for this amazing book that helped set me free from the bondage of greed! Gwen Shamblin taught me how to rise above from the pull of greed that had destroyed my body, self esteem, marriage, and relationship with God. I am now FREE and 95lbs lighter!!