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Jerusha Jantz, Holistic Wellness Coach for Christian Moms:
Welcome to Tired Mommy Revival. (00:01):
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Hey mama.
Are you running on coffee fumes,feeling like brain fog, fatigue
and anxiety, or running the show?
Do you wake up dreading the dayahead already overwhelmed by the
endless to-do list, and unsurehow you'll make it through.
Do you long for the energyto enjoy motherhood?
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And care for yourself, but feelstuck and unsure where to start.
Let me remind you ofsomething life changing.
You were created for more, moreenergy, more clarity, more joy.
Hi, I'm Jerusha, certifiedHolistic Wellness Coach.
Wife and mom to two wild boysand one baby girl in heaven.
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I know the exhaustion you'refeeling because I've been there
barely making it through the day.
Relying on coffee and chocolate tosurvive and wondering why nothing
I tried ever made me feel better.
Then God stepped in andrevealed a powerful truth.
A woman's body is beautifullyand uniquely designed to thrive.
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When we align with how God createdus, we can boost our energy bust
through fatigue and step into thevibrant, joy filled life he has for us.
Mama.
I'm living proof thatit's possible these days.
I wake up, refreshed, nourished my bodywith intention and navigate the chaos
of motherhood with patience and peace.
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Most days, and I wannahelp you do the same.
If you're ready to swap exhaustion forenergy, brain fog for clarity and guilt
for grace, you are in the right place.
Each week we'll dive into practicalstrategies, faith-filled truths,
and empowering tools to renew yourhealth, body, soul, and spirit.
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Are you ready for this?
Let's do it, mama.
Today we're kicking off somethingreally special, a new series that's
been stirring in my heart for a while.
It's called God's Design for Food,and it's like a biblical food tour.
We are about to take a journey thatwill shift how you think about food, not
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just in your kitchen, but in your soul.
Because here's the truth, foodisn't just about calories,
cravings or what's clean or dirty.
Food is woven into the entirebiblical narrative, from the
garden to the wilderness.
From feasting in the promisedland to fasting in exile.
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From the table of Jesus to themarriage supper of the lamb.
God has always used food toteach, to bless, to connect,
and to reveal his heart.
So here's what's coming in this series.
Today we start in Eden, the originaltable where God created food to be
beautiful, nourishing, and life giving.
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We'll unpack what that means foryour health today and why going
back to God's design can be themost healing thing that you do.
In the next episode, we will journey intothe wilderness where God provided manna.
We'll talk about how even in dry seasons,God's provision is sweet, it's enough,
and it's meant to be enjoyed, and howcan we stop living off spiritual scraps
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and start receiving his daily bread.
Then we will explore the danger ofcravings, like when the Israelites
demanded meat and got exactly whatthey asked for, but it made them sick.
We'll get real about emotional eating,food idolatry, and how to tell when we're
using food to fill a spiritual void.
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After that, we will head into thePromise Land where God gave his people
a land overflowing with milk and honey.
We'll look at food as a source ofcelebration, communion, and generosity,
how it's meant to bring people togetherand reflect God's abundant heart.
Then we'll zoom in on Daniel whomade a counter-cultural choice
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to honor God with what he ate.
His story shows us that choosingobedience over indulgence
doesn't just impact your body.
It brings spiritual clarity,favor and influence.
And finally, we'll end with a bonusepisode about Jesus at the table.
From breaking bread with his disciples todeclaring "I am the bread of life", Jesus
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didn't just use food metaphorically, hemet people at the table and he still does.
We'll talk about communion, hospitality,and how food continues to point us
back to the source of true nourishment.
This series is going to challengeyou, inspire you, and hopefully
give you a brand new lens forseeing something you interact with
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the food on your plate.
Are you here for thisBible study about food?
Let's take a biblical food tourtogether, because mama God is not
silent about what nourishes us.
His word is full of wisdom on howto eat, how to steward our bodies,
and how to honor him throughsomething as every day as a meal.
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So, if you're ready, let's beginwhere it all started, Eden.
Genesis two gives usthis beautiful moment.
It says in Genesis 2:8, "the LordGod planted a garden in Eden, and
there he put the man he had formed".
Don't miss this.
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God planted the garden himself.
He didn't delegate it.
He didn't just let Adam forage offwild plants and hope for the best.
God personally cultivated a placethat would meet every physical
and spiritual need, and theninvited Adam and Eve into it.
And not just any place, Eden literallymeans "pleasantness" in Hebrew.
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It was beautiful, peaceful,overflowing with goodness.
A home filled with food that wasas Genesis 2:9 says, "pleasant
to the site and good for food".
We talk so much about God as ourprovider, but in Eden we see him
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as the ultimate host, setting thetable, preparing every detail,
welcoming humanity into his abundance.
Food was part of God's hospitality,and this wasn't a passive gift.
It came with purpose.
In Genesis 2:15, it says, "the Lordtook the man and put him in the garden
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to work it and take care of it".
God's first assignment to humanitywasn't just to eat, it was to
steward, to partner with him incultivating both beauty and life.
God created good food and his intentionwas that it would give life to Adam and
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Eve and that it would be a source ofenjoyment, both in what they ate and the
beauty that surrounded them in the garden.
And then he invited them to participatein cultivating and keeping up with this
beautiful thing that he had given them.
Let's zoom in on what Godactually gave Adam and Eve to eat.
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Genesis 1:29 says, "then God said,'behold, I have given you every seed
bearing plant on the face of the wholeEarth and every tree that has fruit with
seed in it, they will be yours for food'".
This wasn't just anallowance, it was a command.
God didn't say, eat whatever looks good.
He gave a very clear plan (07:47):
plants,
fruit, herbs, living vibrant
food straight from the earth.
And this matters becausethis wasn't just any food.
It was perfect food.
Part of a perfect creationfor a perfect body, living in
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perfect communion with God.
Meat didn't come into the story untilafter the flood, but vegetables,
fruits, green herbs, those wereGod's original prescription for life.
Not just fuel to survive, butnourishment designed to help humans
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body, mind, and spirit.
Think about it, green herbs arenaturally detoxifying and mineral rich.
Fruits are full of antioxidantsand life-giving vitamins.
Seeds and plants support everythingfrom brain clarity to hormone balance.
Our modern science is only justcatching up with what God built
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into creation from day one.
This wasn't a restrictive diet.
It was an invitation into flourishing.
And while meat was later allowed asprovisioned for a changing world,
vegetables and plants have alwaysremained central in God's plan for health.
That's still true today.
If we wanna feel more alive, moreclear, more energized, it starts by
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returning to the food God gave us first.
But this part might just blow your mind.
In that garden was the Tree of Life,a literal source of eternal vitality.
In Genesis 3:22, it says, "thenthe Lord God said, 'behold the
man has become like one of us'".
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And then it skips up and it says,"now lest he reach out his hand
and take also from the tree oflife and eat and live forever".
Now in this verse, this is after Adamand Eve had already eaten the fruit
of the knowledge of good and evil.
And God said they can't stay in thegarden because if they go to the
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tree of life and take of its fruit,then they're going to live forever.
And in his graciousness, he did notwant them to live forever in their sin.
So food in God's designwas tied to life itself.
All life comes from God, but God'sdesign for food reflected his
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purpose in that it was life-giving.
It was meant for nourishment thatsustained not only the body, but
aligned with his eternal plan too.
We can't miss the connection here.
There was no death in Eden.
Food was freely given, but withboundaries, don't eat the forbidden fruit.
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And eating was worship, it wasstewardship, and community with God.
All of this took place in the garden.
The garden was a provision for theirphysical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Now we skip ahead and after thefall, yes, sin entered and everything
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changed, but here's what didn't change.
Food still carried the power to nourish.
Plants were still God's originalprescription and we still see humans
living hundreds of years, even post Eden.
Adam lived 930 years asit's told in Genesis 5:5.
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Methuselah lived to 969 yearslike it says in Genesis 5:27.
Why?
Because their diet was stillclosely aligned with God's design,
rich in plant life, simple,unprocessed, grown from the earth.
It wasn't until after the floodwhen humanity had grown more
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corrupt, that God made a shift.
Genesis 6:3 says, "then the Lordsaid, 'my spirit will not contend
with humans forever, for they aremortal. Their days will be 120 years'".
Now there's some debate about exactlywhat this meant because even after the
flood, people still lived past 120 years.
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So there's some debate about whether thatwas a timeline for the flood or if God
was decreeing how long people would live.
But what we do know is that Noahlived to be 950 years old, and the
oldest person after that was recordedto only have lived like 464 years.
That's less than half of thenormal lifespan for that time.
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So we do know that God said peopleweren't going to live as long.
In Genesis 9:3, God tells Noah after theflood, he says, "every moving thing that
lives shall be food for you. As I gave youthe green plants, I give you everything".
Now, this is a point where God issaying, you're not just going to eat
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plants, but now you'll eat meat too.
But this wasn't a downgrade.
It was provision for a changedworld, protein, collagen, minerals,
nutrients now required to sustainlife that we didn't need before.
But it still points back tothis truth: God provides what is
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needed for life in every season.
And even with the introductionof meat, plants remained central.
We were still made to eat our veggies.
There is no food on Earth more healingthan what grows in the dirt God made.
Okay, let's get real mama.
Let's take what we've learned fromEden and bring it to our own kitchen.
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We're far from Eden intoday's food culture.
The majority of what lines ourstore shelves would be absolutely
unrecognizable to Adam and Eve.
We've gone from tend thegarden to scan the barcode.
Our modern food is engineered to beaddictive, stripped of nutrients,
and full of chemicals our bodieswere never meant to process.
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But here's the good news.
You can still get back to God's design.
You don't need a perfect garden or apantry full of Pinterest worthy jars.
You just need to start choosingfood that looks like something God
made, not something a lab created.
And maybe you already know that.
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Maybe in your heart youwant to eat better, but real
talk, you don't crave salad.
You crave chocolate chips in your coffee.
I get it.
I've been there.
We are busy.
We are tired.
Sometimes we just want something easy.
But friend, God's design wasnever meant to be restrictive.
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It was meant to be pleasing.
Eden was full of pleasure and beauty.
And when we begin to align ourmeals with what he created, our
taste buds begin to shift too.
So here's your heart check today.
Are you stewarding what Godgave, or just surviving?
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Is food something that connects youto God, or distracts you from him?
Are you feeding your body life, orsettling for food that drains you?
Let's remember where we came from.
You weren't made for quickfixes and artificial fuel.
You were created for wholeness,nourishment, long life, beauty, and
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that starts with what's on your plate.
Mama, here's your encouragement.
You don't need to overhaul your lifetoday, but maybe you can start by adding
one thing to your plate that God made.
Just one.
Because the closer we get to the garden,the more our bodies begin to heal.
Our minds get clearer.
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Our energy returns and our heartsare reminded that God still provides.
Now next time we're stepping intothe wilderness and we're gonna
talk about manna, sweetness in dryseasons, and what it means to eat
from a place of trust, not control.
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But for today, go eat something green,touch the earth, look at your next
meal, and say, thank you, Lord, forbeing so intentional with even this.
Your food is holy, your body issacred, and you were created to thrive.
Mama, I hope this episode blessedyou and reminded you that you were
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beautifully and uniquely made to thrive.
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Together we will reclaim yourenergy, renew your health, and revive
your spirit one step at a time.
Until next time.
Remember, you are beautifully designed byGod to live with energy, clarity, and joy.
You're not just surviving mama.
You're stepping into the vibrantlife you were created for.
I'm cheering you on.