Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Graceology with Gwen Smith podcast. I'm Gwen Smith, and I am so glad you join me today.

Around here we have fun, faith-focused, grace-filled conversations, all to help you know and trust God more.

Our discussions are honest, often humorous, and always practical.

And they're going to encourage you in meaningful ways to live out and lean on the grace of Jesus

in the midst of cluttered, messy days.

You got any of those?

I know I do, and I can't wait to get to today's conversation, which is all about the trap of running to food

and sugar instead of Jesus. My guest is the lovely Wendy speak. Whether on the stage or on

the page, Wendy ministers to women's hearts through a storytelling and biblical life application.

She is my kind of girl. I love her. Her latest book, The 40-day Sugar

Fast, is the focus of today's episode. And wow, you guys, you are going to really be challenged

in the best kind of ways. Let me ask you this. What would you be willing to give up to experience

that powerful presence of God in your life again.

Many of us sign up for a physical detox program thinking that if our bodies are healthier,

then we are healthier.

But a healthy body doesn't do us a lot of good if we are spiritually malnourished.

In this discussion, Wendy shares the heart behind her 40-day sugar fast movement, and she assures us that although this fast begins with

us giving Jesus our sugar, it ends with Jesus giving us more of himself, which is the only

thing that can ever truly satisfy our soul's deep hunger. Y'all, it is time to break free from

addictions, distractions, or simply those chains of complacency. God only calls us out

to call us up, and I'm confident that he has a fresh word of hope, healing, love, and grace

for you in today's Graceology podcast today.

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