Camille James says ~

I'm about to complete my first month and this has been a transformation I will never forget. What started out as a physical detox has evolved into mental and spiritual one. I have so much energy that I am cutting my neighbor's yard and mines. I still suffer with insomnia, but that's a blog entry all by itself. I am now 13 pounds lighter and I feel fantastic. As soon as I thought I was in the clear all hell broke loose. All the things, thoughts and habits that I thought I had tucked away in the closet of my mind came out for me to deal with one more time.

It reminded me of this biblical parable:

There once was a man who lived in filth, he stunk of body order and most importantly he was accompanied by a demon. This demon taunted him and thrived in the confusion of mess and hoarding. Then one day the man got tired of dealing with this demon and decided to clean up his act... literally. So he got busy cleaning his house, his body and threw away all the trash. The demon was angered and had to leave, because he could not live in a clean environment. Once the demon left, the man began to enjoy life again and wondered why he had not done this earlier.

Some time passed and he had gotten use to his new life when suddenly a knock on the door startled him. When he answered the door it was the demon, but this time he was not alone. The demon went to and fro and found 7 more demons to attack the man.

Lesson: Making the decision to change, grow and transform means that a battle is at hand between the lower self and the higher self. The old will not go out without a fight and just when you think you have it all together... the worst has yet to come. So be prepared for the real aftermath and whatever you do... don't give up. Know that when something good is on the way, a tribulation will have to be overcome before the reward is granted. Can you weather the storm? Like all storms, the Sun will eventually shine through and victory is at hand.

It's been 24 hours later and finally I'm beginning to think that my old self was right and just maybe I was wasting my time. In an act of surrendering, I decided to go to bed. Somewhere in the middle of the night I was abruptly awaken by a peculiar odor. Was the house on fire? Did one of the sewage drains burst or just maybe... naw that couldn't have come from me. Just as I was going to return to sleep, my stomach said in a deep baritone voice, "get up now and run for your life to the nearest bathroom?" Now....

So I obeyed the command and ran as fast as I could. Milliseconds later a thunderous sound roared from the depths of my colon as I put on a seat belt and grabbed the Bible. It was like a scene from, The Exorcist and I was literally full of shit. Water splashed to the ceiling it seemed and my forehead was raining sweat . I could not believe how powerful that olive oil was. Every time I thought I was going to get the chance to escape for my freedom like a run-away slave, the rain of pain came down again. I was a prisoner in my own bathroom. After reading my National Geographic magazine a couple of times, I began to feel some relief. 

Finally the storm began to subdue and Part 1 was finally over.

I AM sick...

I AM tired...

I AM lonely, etc.

I AM free

I AM loved

Psalm 91
¹ He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. ^[1]

Take a TIME OUT from the radio, phone, Television (telling lies with vision) and all the thoughts of the day and be SILENT. This is the only time that you can hear the still small voice that has the answers to your questions. In the quietness can you tap into this power much greater than yourself. Leave the details up to God and release your need to know the results.

² I will say ^[2] of the LORD , "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

In the HEART, which is inside the BODY is the dwelling place of God and the MIND is the receiver for communication. It is said that the Kingdom of Heaven is within (inside the chambers of the heart). We have been deceived into relying on physical things to supply what only the spiritual can give. It is IN GOD WE TRUST, not in the paper money that the words are written on.

³ Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

Today we are living in a world full of diseases (dis-eased, stressed). Remember, there is no disease that can not be cured, if you are trusting in a power of God. If the doctor says that “in most cases…”, you tell the doctor that in GOD’S cases there is no failure. It is as simple as that.