Today is probably one of the saddest days of my life. I've been made to feel low because of the heartbreak my Yasharalyt brother is suffering.
I keep thinking about all of the people that have been proven false or that have just simply given up. But this, this is just too much. I see now that it is possible for even those we hold in the highest esteem to slip and fall.
I'm not a gossip or business spreader. What I am is a sister truly concerned and distraught by a message I received today. It's not my place to share the contents, if this brother sent that post to you, then you know of whom I speak.
But this is not why I am posting this on my blog today. I am posting because I am saddened by the prospect that we seem to get so caught up in being Yasharal that sometimes we forget that we are fallible, flesh and blood, human. We stink. We are rotten to the core. In fact YHUH says that we are wicked and deceitful in our inner man.
Now, please don't get me wrong, I'm not calling out anyone's faults. However we ALL have them. And it is foolish to think we do not.
How do we know if we've been pardoned from all the chata we've committed? I tell you how. We seek YHUH in all humility and turn completely away from chata, seek His face, and ask Him to pardon us. Then and only then does He pardon us. And He says that when we do this our iniquities are removed from us. BUT, if we return to that chata, then our righteousness is removed. We have to trust that YHUH does exactly as He says. And yes, often we are haunted by our past, by the things we did when before we sought YHUH. Thats a good thing. If our chata is ever before us, it makes it
easier for us to not do that again.
Some would think this means that we haven't been forgiven, but that's not the truth. Daud said his
iniquities are ALWAYS before him.. This means that he lives with what he has done against YHUH each and every day. It's on his mind and in his heart. He knows that's he's lived a foul and filthy existence, and he realizes that nothing HE does could ever make it right. However, he trusted in YHUH blindly, and believed in what YHUH spoke to his ancestors about being chosen and he clung to YHUHs promises.
But, As usual I digress. The purpose of this post is what is important when one of our sisters or brothers "slip." What are our responsibilities to that person? What is expected of us?
In Yaqab's letter to the Yasharalyt/Yahudym in the dispersion, he admonishes them to turn a brother or sister who has strayed back to YHUH and he also says that if any brother or sister who is suffering kakopatheo (hardships, trouble, afflictions, sufferings) or astheneo (disease, impotence, weakness, sickness), we who are not afflicted should bring that person to the elders as they did in the days of old so that they could be anointed and prayed for (Uyaqra 4, Malakym Alaph 17, Husha 5, Yashayahu 30, 58, Yaramyahu 29) and that the prayers of the RIGHTEOUS would avail. In Yaramyahu 9 YHUH told the Prophet to bring forth the women who sing and wail sings of mourning and lamentation because death (spiritual death) has entered into our high places and cut off our children.
But, where are our elders? Where are our mourning women? It would seem as if there aren't any to be found. Too many false teachers, speakers, and witnesses. Too many silly maidens out here following after these false teachers and crooked men. Too many women being those spoken of in Yashayahu 3. Too many men leading when they aren't truly called by YHUH.
It is because of this that Yasharal continues to suffer, and our men and our women are falling off. YHUH said that He has saved a remnant. That means a very small left over portion. Know what this means? It means that not all who proclaim the truth are living it. Not all who say His name belong to Him.
We need to understand this, and seek out the ancient paths and stop trying to live For YHUH with mindsets of the world in which we live. We also need to pray for those that have been proven true. We need to hold up their arms so that they do not grow weary. We need to stop giving them reason to feel anguish, and lift them up. There's truly so few of them. We need to show YHUH and those that are truly called by Him that we appreciate the Barakah that we receive because of His anointed. And we need to stop acting like every man with a beard and tassels is anointed of YHUH.
When we seek YHUH, He will reveal those whim He has called. And when He leads us to them, we will know them by their fruit.
Shalum alykham
Tamar
Monday, February 9, 2015
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Longevity
Achuthy Yahuchana shared an article about longevity and blue zones in one of the groups she manages on Facebook. The article caused me to pause and do a little research into blue zones, and what they are. What I discovered led me to dig a little more into the whys and hows of longevity.
Below is a brief summary of what I learned:
Ten percent of longevity is determined by genes, the
remaining ninety percent by lifestyle choices.
Blue zones are described as areas where people live exceptionally
long lives. There are only five such
locations where this is pretty common throughout the world. The five regions identified and discussed in
the book The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived
the Longest, are outlined below:
Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica: the peninsula was the subject of research on a Quest Network expedition which began on January 29, 2007.
Icaria, Greece: an April 2009 study on the island of Ikaria uncovered the location with the highest percentage of 90 year-olds on the planet - nearly 1 out of 3 people make it to their 90s. Furthermore, Ikarians "have about 20 percent lower rates of cancer, 50 percent lower rates of heart disease and almost no dementia".
Residents of the first three places produce a high rate
of centenarians, suffer a fraction of the diseases that commonly kill people in
other parts of the developed world, and enjoy more healthy years of life.
The people inhabiting Blue Zones share common lifestyle
characteristics that contribute to their longevity.
There seems to be six shared characteristics among the
people of Okinawa, Sardinia, and Loma Linda Blue Zones:
Family – put ahead of other concerns
Less smoking
Vegetarianism – except for the Sardinian diet, the majority of food consumed is derived from plants
Constant moderate physical activity – an inseparable part of life
Social engagement – people of all ages are socially active and integrated into their communities
Legumes – commonly consumed
What seems to be shared among all of the people in the
blue zones is that they share a very similar way of living. A way of living that was quite common among
the Abaryt or Hebrew people in Scripture.
These similarities are outlined below:
Exercise
is natural, not with grueling hours at the gym or workouts that beat up and
tear your
body
down instead of encouraging natural flexibility, strength, and tone based off
regular day to day activities such as household chores, gardening, and taking regular walks.
Spending time outdoors, not just for the needed vitamin D, but for exercise and fresh air also.
Sharing
in community life where elders are generally celebrated and looked to for wisdom,
are
Respected
as valuable members of their communities, and as such impact the children
around them.
Having
a sense of purpose. In other words, not being
treated as if they are too old to do
anything,
including working. Their skills and
experiences are sought after and respected.
Eating
wisely. All of these groups enjoy diets
that are surprisingly as close to nature as one can
get. They consume lots of green vegetables and
legumes. They do not over eat. They eat wisely and in moderation. Because of this, they have lower rates of obesity, diabetes, heart
disease, cancers, and mental disease.
Have a strong social understanding. They have strong and supportive intimate as well as
communal relationships. Family comes before community and community comes before
money and material things. They maintain close friendships and live in a supportive structure.
It is very important to them to maintain and stay in touch with their spiritual and cultural
customs. They look upon the customs of the Western world as wicked, and pretty much
unnecessary to living.
When interviewed, a group of centenarians living in the
United States it was obvious that their “secret” to longevity was pretty
similar to those living in the blue zones.
They stated the following as what has kept them alive and healthy 100+
years:
Exercising the mind as well as the body, most walk daily as well as read
Having a strong foundation in their belief
Having a loving and supportive family
Keeping their bodies as clean from smoking, drinking, drugs, and toxins as they can
It is well understood among them that the true secret to
living life past 65 and into their 100s, is that to live as old as Mashah/Moses
did, they have to live like Mashah/Moses did.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Let go and allow YHUH
This post isn't about food or even nutrition. What it is, is a message about favor. Several years ago, when I started this journey toward YHUH, I felt as if I had been given the responsibility to "save" my family and everyone around me. It took me a little while to understand and realize that I couldn't save anyone, not even myself, and that salvation came only through the will, by way of the hand, of YHUH.
But, sometimes I still thought "pray for their salvation." What I've learned to ask instead, is show me how to be an EFFECTIVE witness! I've slowly come to realize that all I can do is walk what I talk, and truly it's up to YHUH to do the rest.
I've learned that there is nothing in me that makes a difference, but it's HIS Ruach dwelling within me that makes the difference. I've learned that it's not about how much I read, study, pray, etc... But it's about my obedience to YHUH, my complete and utter trust in HIM, that allows HIM to dwell within me.
I've said all of this, to lead into my story.....
Today, I've learned what it means to let go and allow YHUH to work HIS perfect will in my life. I've learned that in order for your witness to be effective, you have to trust and surrender completely to the One that you serve. I've learned that I don't control anything, not even my own salvation. I've come to understand that through all my trials and tribulations, as well as my triumphs, all that I am, I owe to YHUH.
So, today, I was able to sit back and watch HIM work and it was amazing! Sometimes when you think you've not prayed enough, taught enough, witnessed enough, the manifestation of the Ruach inside you is made apparent. It's true that we have to be aware of what we say and do because someone is always watching. Always!
And as I've struggled with wondering what's going to happen to my children and their salvation if something was to happen to me, YHUH showed me that it's never been about me, and that if I just let go and allow HIM to do what He says He will, my children are already taken care of.
Today I was able to witness my daughter teach and lead someone to the river that flows with life. Today I was able to witness the of the Ruach of YHUH speak through her. It was awesome, beautiful, and spiritually moving.... And HE showed me that He has them and I don't have to worry.
Now, I understand that this doesn't mean that there won't be days that we won't mess up, but YHUH is trustworthy, and He's just, and He will do exactly as He said. He will bring barakuth upon the obedient, and curses upon the disobedient. Right now, my daughter is being Baruk and I am able to witness her Barakah, and I am overjoyed as if it were my own.
Now THIS, is favor. Sometimes as parents we tend to take on more than what we should when it comes to our children. We need to remember that in reality, they are just loaned to us. We have a responsibility to train them in the truth, and to teach them the Turah of YHUH when we rise and when we lay down, while in our gates and when we are outside our gates. We are supposed to bind the Turah of YHUH to our hands as well as our foreheads. In other words, the Turah is supposed to dictate everything we do and think. This is our responsibility to our children, and when we do this, YHUH will certainly take care of the rest. Our children belong to the One who created them, and we have a duty to bring them up with knowledge and understanding of who their Father is, and lead them to obey and love Him. We are to teach them to rejoice in serving Him, and desire to obey His commands.
So as I witnessed my daughter be a witness, I realized that she was witnessing to me also. And I took it all in and absorbed it like a dry sponge soaking up living water. YHUH made me to understand that the same word He has given to me, is the same word He has given to her. And though our
approach to it has been different, we've been made to receive it as one. YHUH has brought unity between me and my daughter, through HIM. We share something spectacular, and that is our desire to serve Him in spirit and in truth.
As I watched and listened to my daughter open the eyes of another to who YHUH is, all I could do was say thank You. And as tears of joy streamed down my face, I kneeled before His throne and gave Him praise.
Truly YHUH is wonderful. I will praise Him always!
When you let go and allow YHUH to do what He wills to do, you get to see perfection.
Alykham Shalum.
Tamar
But, sometimes I still thought "pray for their salvation." What I've learned to ask instead, is show me how to be an EFFECTIVE witness! I've slowly come to realize that all I can do is walk what I talk, and truly it's up to YHUH to do the rest.
I've learned that there is nothing in me that makes a difference, but it's HIS Ruach dwelling within me that makes the difference. I've learned that it's not about how much I read, study, pray, etc... But it's about my obedience to YHUH, my complete and utter trust in HIM, that allows HIM to dwell within me.
I've said all of this, to lead into my story.....
Today, I've learned what it means to let go and allow YHUH to work HIS perfect will in my life. I've learned that in order for your witness to be effective, you have to trust and surrender completely to the One that you serve. I've learned that I don't control anything, not even my own salvation. I've come to understand that through all my trials and tribulations, as well as my triumphs, all that I am, I owe to YHUH.
So, today, I was able to sit back and watch HIM work and it was amazing! Sometimes when you think you've not prayed enough, taught enough, witnessed enough, the manifestation of the Ruach inside you is made apparent. It's true that we have to be aware of what we say and do because someone is always watching. Always!
And as I've struggled with wondering what's going to happen to my children and their salvation if something was to happen to me, YHUH showed me that it's never been about me, and that if I just let go and allow HIM to do what He says He will, my children are already taken care of.
Today I was able to witness my daughter teach and lead someone to the river that flows with life. Today I was able to witness the of the Ruach of YHUH speak through her. It was awesome, beautiful, and spiritually moving.... And HE showed me that He has them and I don't have to worry.
Now, I understand that this doesn't mean that there won't be days that we won't mess up, but YHUH is trustworthy, and He's just, and He will do exactly as He said. He will bring barakuth upon the obedient, and curses upon the disobedient. Right now, my daughter is being Baruk and I am able to witness her Barakah, and I am overjoyed as if it were my own.
Now THIS, is favor. Sometimes as parents we tend to take on more than what we should when it comes to our children. We need to remember that in reality, they are just loaned to us. We have a responsibility to train them in the truth, and to teach them the Turah of YHUH when we rise and when we lay down, while in our gates and when we are outside our gates. We are supposed to bind the Turah of YHUH to our hands as well as our foreheads. In other words, the Turah is supposed to dictate everything we do and think. This is our responsibility to our children, and when we do this, YHUH will certainly take care of the rest. Our children belong to the One who created them, and we have a duty to bring them up with knowledge and understanding of who their Father is, and lead them to obey and love Him. We are to teach them to rejoice in serving Him, and desire to obey His commands.
So as I witnessed my daughter be a witness, I realized that she was witnessing to me also. And I took it all in and absorbed it like a dry sponge soaking up living water. YHUH made me to understand that the same word He has given to me, is the same word He has given to her. And though our
approach to it has been different, we've been made to receive it as one. YHUH has brought unity between me and my daughter, through HIM. We share something spectacular, and that is our desire to serve Him in spirit and in truth.
As I watched and listened to my daughter open the eyes of another to who YHUH is, all I could do was say thank You. And as tears of joy streamed down my face, I kneeled before His throne and gave Him praise.
Truly YHUH is wonderful. I will praise Him always!
When you let go and allow YHUH to do what He wills to do, you get to see perfection.
Alykham Shalum.
Tamar
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Raw Living
I have been struggling for months to make the decision to begin eating raw. Beginning today, I am joining my son-in-law in making a permanent decision to go raw. We've done it as a family for a short time, but began cooking our food again shortly after that experience.
Funny that the more I study the lifestyles and eating habits of ancient Yasharal, I am discovering that not only was meat not a part of their normal and daily diet, even after being allowed to eat Tahur/clean meat, they usually restricted flesh to slaughtered offerings and certain feasts.
In addition, most of their cooked food was limited to grains, which they ate as bread. Their other option for eating grains, and even legumes was eating them soaked, but raw.
So, as I read about my ancestors I am trying to understand why they ate they way they did. What I am finding out is that they had great wisdom, and knowledge about nutrition. Contrary to popular belief, the children of YHUH were not some nomadic savages that were filthy and dirty and didn't know how to take care of themselves. Remember it was a young Yasharalyt man that showed the pharaoh how to survive famine.
These people understood the importance of eating their fruits and veggies, nuts and legumes raw or soaked. Many of their foods were left to ferment so that they could take advantage of the probiotics found in abundance in fermented foods. They understood that in order to obtain the maximum amount of healthy enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients in their food, it had to be eaten raw, soaked, or fermented. They understood that cooking, even just a simple sauté would zap all these food nutrients from their food. It wasn't that they had no way of cooking, or a lack of facilities to cook as we do, they were just wiser than we are and more connected with the earth and the bounty of nutrition it provided them.
Over thousands of years, we've become sicker and sicker. Even with all the "knowledge" we claim to have. We are dying at younger ages despite the inventions. Our food is less healthy, even when we cut back on processed foods, we still cook our natural foods to death. Literally killing all the nutritional value the foods possess.
*please note that the comments in this post are not to be intended as medical advice! as I am not a medical professional. All comments are made based on my own study, research, and life experience. If you need medical advice, please seek a licensed medical professional.
Funny that the more I study the lifestyles and eating habits of ancient Yasharal, I am discovering that not only was meat not a part of their normal and daily diet, even after being allowed to eat Tahur/clean meat, they usually restricted flesh to slaughtered offerings and certain feasts.
In addition, most of their cooked food was limited to grains, which they ate as bread. Their other option for eating grains, and even legumes was eating them soaked, but raw.
So, as I read about my ancestors I am trying to understand why they ate they way they did. What I am finding out is that they had great wisdom, and knowledge about nutrition. Contrary to popular belief, the children of YHUH were not some nomadic savages that were filthy and dirty and didn't know how to take care of themselves. Remember it was a young Yasharalyt man that showed the pharaoh how to survive famine.
These people understood the importance of eating their fruits and veggies, nuts and legumes raw or soaked. Many of their foods were left to ferment so that they could take advantage of the probiotics found in abundance in fermented foods. They understood that in order to obtain the maximum amount of healthy enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients in their food, it had to be eaten raw, soaked, or fermented. They understood that cooking, even just a simple sauté would zap all these food nutrients from their food. It wasn't that they had no way of cooking, or a lack of facilities to cook as we do, they were just wiser than we are and more connected with the earth and the bounty of nutrition it provided them.
Over thousands of years, we've become sicker and sicker. Even with all the "knowledge" we claim to have. We are dying at younger ages despite the inventions. Our food is less healthy, even when we cut back on processed foods, we still cook our natural foods to death. Literally killing all the nutritional value the foods possess.
Eating raw, in the scheme of things, just makes sense. If cooking destroys the vital and essential nutrients that we need to stay healthy, we should understand that eating our food raw does the exact opposite. Eating at least 80% raw can provide you with more energy and mental focus, and less of all those ailments that eating cooked foods can cause. But most importantly, eating at lease 80% raw will provide a way for you to feed your body and give it what it needs to thrive, not just survive. It will add longevity, especially when compared with moderate exercise and sound sleep.
*please note that the comments in this post are not to be intended as medical advice! as I am not a medical professional. All comments are made based on my own study, research, and life experience. If you need medical advice, please seek a licensed medical professional.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Balance
Walking in this Turah truth means not being able to eat a great many foods. It means having to forego foods that we might enjoy, or even foods that the doctors and nutritionist proclaim to be healthy or even needed.
I've been told by some that they still continue to eat unclean because their bodies become ill and afflicted when they eat according to the Turah. Some state that since all food is hybrid it doesn't matter. Some even say all food has been made clean through the death of Yahusha.
It is amazing to me that people still do not understand that the blood of Yahusha did not wash away the Turah, but made it complete. The witness of the letter to the Abarym made this quite clear, in that it explains that His purpose was to become the one and only acceptable slaughtered offering. The mediator of blood between mankind and YHUH.
So what does this mean for those who want to be obedient to YHUH? It means that we must follow HIS Turah.
Speaking with my sisters a few days ago, it became quite clear that as we continue in disobedience the way we live will continue to take us further away from the perfection YHUH created us to live in. Understanding that, that perfect state of perfection will not be possible until He returns to us, we still have an obligation to "press toward the mark" of That True High Calling! This means that we have to look to YHUH to lead and guide us as close as we can get to the place He calls us to be while living in this sin sick world.
When YHUH created the earth, He created all that lives and breathes. Yet He was very specific about what we were allowed to eat. However we sinned against Him. We turned our backs on Him, and
were thus thrust out of that perfect state of being. The things He created for us to eat became harder for us to grow. This was the punishment He placed on mankind. (B'Rashyth 3:17-18). And as man continued to become more and more wicked, the punishment was death. (B'Rashyth 6:6-7). This purging of constant defilement changed altogether the condition of the world we lived in. So YHUH made provision. When He told Nuach to take seven pairs of the clean (Tahur) animals, He was making provision. Not just for His slaughterings, but as nourishment for His children. Thus the way we ate was also changed. But we need to be mindful, that this was not part of YHUH's perfect plan for how we should eat. This was the punishment of our being disobedient.
Many look at this account and say this is when YHUH said we could eat anything. (B'Rashyth 9:3). But we need to understand that YHUH was not saying we could eat everything. I look at the word live in this verse, and understand clearly that YHUH was making separation. Those things that are Tahur bring life. Those things that are Tama bring death. Nuach understood this quite well, which is why he didn't need an instruction manual in order to know which beasts were clean and which ones
were unclean. As the Word states, he was the only being YHUH found worthy to save. (B'Rashyth 6:8) However it is obvious that his descendants did not, as YHUH had to eventually spell out for us just what His words meant. (U'Yaqra 11). And still, we could not get it right, as He had to continue giving instruction... (U'yaqra 3:17, 19:19, 23-25, vs. 26; Bmadbar 11; Dabarym 14, 20:19-20, 22:9-11)
During the years that I've been studying how we are supposed to eat according to the way YHUH initially gave us to eat, I've stumbled and I've made many mistakes. But I kept pressing. The reason I kept pressing and continue to press is because I do not want to end up as they did in Bmadbar 11. I want to do what is right and pleasing to Abynu YHUH.
When YHUH said "I have given you every plant that yields seed...and every tree whose fruit yields seed...to you it is for food". He was giving us a perfect diet. Through sin, greed, and selfishness, we
have polluted and defiled the earth, as well as our own bodies. How can we expect YHUH to dwell in us, if we are defiled? We are defiled in how we act, how we speak, how we dress, how we study, how we believe, and yes, in how we eat.
So to those naysayers who believe we cannot eat B'Rashyth 1:28-29 while in captivity and remain healthy, you are wrong. How we eat, what we eat helps rid our body of plague, parasites, and disease. It isn't so much as the eating as it is the obedience. When we obey YHUH, even in something so seemingly innocent as diet, we please Him. And THIS is truly the answer to how we find delight in our own selves and our own lives. Delight yourself in YHUH and He will give you the desires of your heart, wisdom says. It's not that we obey to get what we want. We obey to give Him what He asks, because we love Him, and want to be found pleasing to Him. So when we delight in Him, we find that our desire changes from worldly wants to qadush wants.
Here's a list of foods that can help make your plate complete and well balanced, and your eating line up with B'Rashyth 1:28-29:
PROTEIN:
Amaranth. Rich in lysine, cysteine, methionine, Vit. C, Iron, calcium
Farro/emmer. Rich in fiber, niacin, magnesium, zinc
Spelt. Rich in fiber, magnesium, zinc, iron
Buckwheat. This complete protein is rich in magnesium, zinc and B vitamins
Kamut. This complete protein is rich in Vit. B, Vit. E, phosporus, magnesium, zinc, complex carbs
Quinoa. This complete protein is rich in phosporus, B vitamins, Iron, Calcium, potassium
Barley. Rich in fiber, B vitamins, iron, copper, manganese, selenium
Teff. Rich in high quality carbs, calcium, thiamin, iron
Use these in place of rice and potatoes when cooking.
Other sources of protein include almonds, spinach, figs, avocado, hemp seeds, kale, sprouts, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, asparagus, peas
IRON:
Spinach, kale, collards, turnip greens, apricots, figs, black strap molasses, legumes...
VITAMIN C:
essential to iron absorption can be readily found in collards, kale, spinach, turnip greens, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, red bell pepper, pomelo, key limes, and mandarins
CALCIUM:
Believed by many to be found only in meat, is found abundantly in collards, spinach, turnip greens, okra, almonds, and sesame seeds
OMEGAS:
Hemp seed, chia seed, flax seed, walnuts, winter squash, leafy greens, cabbage, berries, mango, olives. For added flavor to foods, cooking with cloves, marjoram, and oregano also gives a slight boost to the omegas. For healthier cooking with oils high in the omegas use hemp seed oil, flax seed oil, coconut oil, and pure extra virgin olive oil when cooking.
Bottom line, the ONLY nutrient we cannot get eating the way we are supposed to seems to be Vitamin B12. The reason being, is because B12 is found only in soil. The reason why B12 is found in meat, is because when animals eat, they eat the dirt right along with the grasses because no one is out cleaning their grasses before they eat them. We overly wash our grasses because too many contaminants are found in the soil. This is what has depleted our ability to naturally absorb Vitamin B12. It's not because YHUH took it away or gave us a new source, it's because WE have destroyed it. Because of this, I take a B12 supplement that is derived from... You guessed it... The chemicals found in dirt. I chuckle.... To get an adequate amount of vitamin D, the kind found only in the sun, I try to be out in the sun 15 to 30 minutes per day between 10am and 2pm, the time of day when the sun is ripe for our bodies to absorb it. If I am unable to do this on a regular basis, I supplement with a D3 liquid that is derived from lanolin. And I am healthy. Now if I could just get this exercise thing down... Hmmm
With that said, I encourage you to be courageous. Think and live outside the box...pray and ask YHUH to give you UNCOMMON sense. Because all things common, are not of Him.
Dabarym 12:8 do not do as we are doing here today, each one whatever is right in his own eyes. 9 because you have not yet entered the rest and the inheritance YHUH your Alahym is giving you.
Alykham Shalum
Tamar
I've been told by some that they still continue to eat unclean because their bodies become ill and afflicted when they eat according to the Turah. Some state that since all food is hybrid it doesn't matter. Some even say all food has been made clean through the death of Yahusha.
It is amazing to me that people still do not understand that the blood of Yahusha did not wash away the Turah, but made it complete. The witness of the letter to the Abarym made this quite clear, in that it explains that His purpose was to become the one and only acceptable slaughtered offering. The mediator of blood between mankind and YHUH.
So what does this mean for those who want to be obedient to YHUH? It means that we must follow HIS Turah.
Speaking with my sisters a few days ago, it became quite clear that as we continue in disobedience the way we live will continue to take us further away from the perfection YHUH created us to live in. Understanding that, that perfect state of perfection will not be possible until He returns to us, we still have an obligation to "press toward the mark" of That True High Calling! This means that we have to look to YHUH to lead and guide us as close as we can get to the place He calls us to be while living in this sin sick world.
When YHUH created the earth, He created all that lives and breathes. Yet He was very specific about what we were allowed to eat. However we sinned against Him. We turned our backs on Him, and
were thus thrust out of that perfect state of being. The things He created for us to eat became harder for us to grow. This was the punishment He placed on mankind. (B'Rashyth 3:17-18). And as man continued to become more and more wicked, the punishment was death. (B'Rashyth 6:6-7). This purging of constant defilement changed altogether the condition of the world we lived in. So YHUH made provision. When He told Nuach to take seven pairs of the clean (Tahur) animals, He was making provision. Not just for His slaughterings, but as nourishment for His children. Thus the way we ate was also changed. But we need to be mindful, that this was not part of YHUH's perfect plan for how we should eat. This was the punishment of our being disobedient.
Many look at this account and say this is when YHUH said we could eat anything. (B'Rashyth 9:3). But we need to understand that YHUH was not saying we could eat everything. I look at the word live in this verse, and understand clearly that YHUH was making separation. Those things that are Tahur bring life. Those things that are Tama bring death. Nuach understood this quite well, which is why he didn't need an instruction manual in order to know which beasts were clean and which ones
were unclean. As the Word states, he was the only being YHUH found worthy to save. (B'Rashyth 6:8) However it is obvious that his descendants did not, as YHUH had to eventually spell out for us just what His words meant. (U'Yaqra 11). And still, we could not get it right, as He had to continue giving instruction... (U'yaqra 3:17, 19:19, 23-25, vs. 26; Bmadbar 11; Dabarym 14, 20:19-20, 22:9-11)
During the years that I've been studying how we are supposed to eat according to the way YHUH initially gave us to eat, I've stumbled and I've made many mistakes. But I kept pressing. The reason I kept pressing and continue to press is because I do not want to end up as they did in Bmadbar 11. I want to do what is right and pleasing to Abynu YHUH.
When YHUH said "I have given you every plant that yields seed...and every tree whose fruit yields seed...to you it is for food". He was giving us a perfect diet. Through sin, greed, and selfishness, we
have polluted and defiled the earth, as well as our own bodies. How can we expect YHUH to dwell in us, if we are defiled? We are defiled in how we act, how we speak, how we dress, how we study, how we believe, and yes, in how we eat.
So to those naysayers who believe we cannot eat B'Rashyth 1:28-29 while in captivity and remain healthy, you are wrong. How we eat, what we eat helps rid our body of plague, parasites, and disease. It isn't so much as the eating as it is the obedience. When we obey YHUH, even in something so seemingly innocent as diet, we please Him. And THIS is truly the answer to how we find delight in our own selves and our own lives. Delight yourself in YHUH and He will give you the desires of your heart, wisdom says. It's not that we obey to get what we want. We obey to give Him what He asks, because we love Him, and want to be found pleasing to Him. So when we delight in Him, we find that our desire changes from worldly wants to qadush wants.
Here's a list of foods that can help make your plate complete and well balanced, and your eating line up with B'Rashyth 1:28-29:
PROTEIN:
Amaranth. Rich in lysine, cysteine, methionine, Vit. C, Iron, calcium
Farro/emmer. Rich in fiber, niacin, magnesium, zinc
Spelt. Rich in fiber, magnesium, zinc, iron
Buckwheat. This complete protein is rich in magnesium, zinc and B vitamins
Kamut. This complete protein is rich in Vit. B, Vit. E, phosporus, magnesium, zinc, complex carbs
Quinoa. This complete protein is rich in phosporus, B vitamins, Iron, Calcium, potassium
Barley. Rich in fiber, B vitamins, iron, copper, manganese, selenium
Teff. Rich in high quality carbs, calcium, thiamin, iron
Use these in place of rice and potatoes when cooking.
Other sources of protein include almonds, spinach, figs, avocado, hemp seeds, kale, sprouts, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, asparagus, peas
IRON:
Spinach, kale, collards, turnip greens, apricots, figs, black strap molasses, legumes...
VITAMIN C:
essential to iron absorption can be readily found in collards, kale, spinach, turnip greens, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, red bell pepper, pomelo, key limes, and mandarins
CALCIUM:
Believed by many to be found only in meat, is found abundantly in collards, spinach, turnip greens, okra, almonds, and sesame seeds
OMEGAS:
Hemp seed, chia seed, flax seed, walnuts, winter squash, leafy greens, cabbage, berries, mango, olives. For added flavor to foods, cooking with cloves, marjoram, and oregano also gives a slight boost to the omegas. For healthier cooking with oils high in the omegas use hemp seed oil, flax seed oil, coconut oil, and pure extra virgin olive oil when cooking.
Bottom line, the ONLY nutrient we cannot get eating the way we are supposed to seems to be Vitamin B12. The reason being, is because B12 is found only in soil. The reason why B12 is found in meat, is because when animals eat, they eat the dirt right along with the grasses because no one is out cleaning their grasses before they eat them. We overly wash our grasses because too many contaminants are found in the soil. This is what has depleted our ability to naturally absorb Vitamin B12. It's not because YHUH took it away or gave us a new source, it's because WE have destroyed it. Because of this, I take a B12 supplement that is derived from... You guessed it... The chemicals found in dirt. I chuckle.... To get an adequate amount of vitamin D, the kind found only in the sun, I try to be out in the sun 15 to 30 minutes per day between 10am and 2pm, the time of day when the sun is ripe for our bodies to absorb it. If I am unable to do this on a regular basis, I supplement with a D3 liquid that is derived from lanolin. And I am healthy. Now if I could just get this exercise thing down... Hmmm
With that said, I encourage you to be courageous. Think and live outside the box...pray and ask YHUH to give you UNCOMMON sense. Because all things common, are not of Him.
Dabarym 12:8 do not do as we are doing here today, each one whatever is right in his own eyes. 9 because you have not yet entered the rest and the inheritance YHUH your Alahym is giving you.
Alykham Shalum
Tamar
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Why Diets Don't Work
For years I've been wanting to lose weight. I've tried many diets, I've even tried certain "fasts". I've even tried a cleanse. I did not lose weight on either one. Well let me correct that. I lost weight, but gained it right back.
Diets tend to have a cycle. You start your diet. Which basically means you restrict yourself from certain things. You choose low fat, low carbs, low calories, etc. so you restrict yourself from food that is high in these categories. Which is WRONG. Your body needs all of these things. So restricting yourself of these things usually leads to......cravings.
"There is no single explanation for food cravings, and explanations range from low serotonin levels affecting the brain centers for appetite to production of endorphins as a result of consuming fats and carbohydrates. Foods with high levels of sugar-glucose, such as chocolate, are more frequently craved than foods with lower sugar glucose, such as broccoli because when glucose interacts with opioid system in the brain an addictive triggering effect occurs. The consumer of the glucose feels the urge to consume more glucose, much like an alcoholic, because the brain has become conditioned to release "feel good hormones" every time glucose is present. There is evidence that addiction and food craving activate some of the same brain areas. Specifically, when smokers look at pictures of people smoking it activates the same areas of the brain as when obese people look at pictures of food." Wiki-food
What this says, is that when you restrict your body of the things its used to, your brain tells you that you need these things, so your body begins to desire these things. Once you begin to crave something, with little to no will power, you soon give in. And once you give in, it's hard to go back to leaving those foods alone.
After awhile though, guilt kicks in. Or you start looking in the mirror. Or your clothes don't fit. This is when you start making plans to diet again. Thus the cycle repeats itself.
So now that you understand the cycle of dieting, as well as the reason they don't work, Let me share with you something that may help you lose weight and keep it off.
OBEDIENCE!
That's right obedience. The reason why we gain weight, get sick, have faulty digestive systems, contact death threatening diseases, is all due to disobedience.
See this was written thousands of years ago. However, when most people go to scripture they tend to overlook these verses, erroneously believing that they don't apply to them. But these diseases aren't just the punishment of Yasharal. These are diseases and pestilences that afflicted Matsarym, and Babal as well. So what did Yasharal have in common with these nations? Chata, sin.
When YHUH put mankind/adam in the garden, He made everything in perfection. Including the list of things we were supposed to eat. Believe it or not, everything created was not supposed to be food. There's a diet going around called the paleo diet, and many people are consuming the things allowed in this diet, believing them to be the foods of the ancient Yasharalyt. But many of these foods were forbidden to Yasharal, and are foods they would have only eaten when they forgot the Turah, or when they were just blatantly disobedient to Turah.
Many of these foods taste good. And like Yasharal of old, after years and years in captivity, we too long for and crave the foods of our enslavement.
The ONLY way to set things right is to repent and turn away from idolatry of food! and return to obedience to the Turah YHUH gave regarding what we really should consider food. And I can tell you, most of what you find in the grocery store is not it.
But what does this have to do with losing weight you might be asking. So let me tell you. Once you begin to eat, I mean truly eat the things YHUH would have considered food for His chosen people, you will begin to see a change in yourself immediately. You become more energized. Your brain functions more coherently. And yes, you lose weight.
You lose weight because you no longer are eating additives and preservatives and processed sugars and processed starches and manmade hybrids and genetically modified organisms.
This is a huge restriction, because it literally means almost every "food" known to man.
I feel you thinking, well what can I eat then? Many will argue that eating this strictly means you cannot eat anything. Some say well all food is a hybrid. And pretty much they are correct. All food is cultivated. But there are some foods that hybridized because of natural occurrences, and there are some foods that are hybridized because of man's interference. These are the foods YHUH said we could not eat in Uyaqra 19:19 and Dbrym 22:9-11.
I remember reading Bamadbar chapter 11. It says they lusted after the meat of Matsarym... Buy the time you get to the end of the chapter you discover that all those who lusted were struck with plague, and died because of that lust.
This is what is going on with us today. YHUH said we show our love for Him through our obedience. Too many justify their disobedience because we are in "Babal." Well guess what, we are here because we deserve to be. And until we truly change we will remain in "Babal", because there is currently no where in the world you can go and escape Babal. Why? Because Babal is spiritual. Living in the US is not physically Babal. We were brought here because of spiritual disobedience. And we remain here for the same reasons. Those seeking to escape will find themselves in Babal no matter where they go, because the same sins and enslavement they live with here exists all over the world.
What we fail to realize is that YHUH doesn't say pack up and change location because that's going to change your life. No! He says obey Him. Observe to do His command. Be circumcised in the flesh and the inner man. Then you will begin to see change occurring in your life. Because YHUH is just and when we return to Him, He will heal. Husha 6:1
This requires will, discipline, and a heart to obey. You have to stop looking at the situation as giving up, and look at it as rewarding. YHUH says we must learn to delight in Him. When we find His Turah a delight, we begin to look at every aspect of our lives in a different light. You begin to truly hunger and thirst for righteousness, rather than than the ways of man.
I had to tell myself, look at that fried chicken, that strawberry pop tart, that mocha almond fudge ice cream, that feta cheese as a ticking bomb. I had to tell myself that putting those things in my body was like walking around like a suicide bomber, ready to explode. I had to make a decision as to whether or not food would be my adversary and whether or not I would give in to the temptations, or if I would resist them.
I understood, that just like with everything else I am called to do, I had to understand that YHUH was calling me to life, and I had to make the decision to live or die. He doesn't make that decision for us. He chooses us...yet we in turn have to turn around and decide whether or not we are going to choose Him.
The moment I made the choice to become obedient to eating according B'Rashyth 1:28-29 was the moment my life changed drastically. Gone was the asthma, and the allergies, and the anemia, and frequent colds, etc. though I recently discovered that I have an auto immune disease, it's been attacking my body since before I knew YHUH. I've managed to escape many of the symptoms because for the past several years, I've been researching and eliminating all the GMOs man made hybrids, and non foods from my diet. And yes, this resulted in significant weight loss.
Now, I am not saying eat Tahur/clean just to lose weight. That's not obedience, that's self service. However, once you become obedient, expect YHUH to heal you.
I pray these words bring encouragement in a world so full of strife, and that the barakuth of Dbrym 28:1-14 be yours.
Alykham Shalum,
Tamar
Diets tend to have a cycle. You start your diet. Which basically means you restrict yourself from certain things. You choose low fat, low carbs, low calories, etc. so you restrict yourself from food that is high in these categories. Which is WRONG. Your body needs all of these things. So restricting yourself of these things usually leads to......cravings.
"There is no single explanation for food cravings, and explanations range from low serotonin levels affecting the brain centers for appetite to production of endorphins as a result of consuming fats and carbohydrates. Foods with high levels of sugar-glucose, such as chocolate, are more frequently craved than foods with lower sugar glucose, such as broccoli because when glucose interacts with opioid system in the brain an addictive triggering effect occurs. The consumer of the glucose feels the urge to consume more glucose, much like an alcoholic, because the brain has become conditioned to release "feel good hormones" every time glucose is present. There is evidence that addiction and food craving activate some of the same brain areas. Specifically, when smokers look at pictures of people smoking it activates the same areas of the brain as when obese people look at pictures of food." Wiki-food
What this says, is that when you restrict your body of the things its used to, your brain tells you that you need these things, so your body begins to desire these things. Once you begin to crave something, with little to no will power, you soon give in. And once you give in, it's hard to go back to leaving those foods alone.
After awhile though, guilt kicks in. Or you start looking in the mirror. Or your clothes don't fit. This is when you start making plans to diet again. Thus the cycle repeats itself.
So now that you understand the cycle of dieting, as well as the reason they don't work, Let me share with you something that may help you lose weight and keep it off.
OBEDIENCE!
That's right obedience. The reason why we gain weight, get sick, have faulty digestive systems, contact death threatening diseases, is all due to disobedience.
Dbrym/deut. 28:21 YHUH will make the pestilence stick to you until he has consumed you off the land that you are entering to take possession of it. 22 YHUH will strike you with wasting disease and with fever, inflammation and fiery heat, and with drought and with blight and with mildew. They shall pursue you until you perish.
See this was written thousands of years ago. However, when most people go to scripture they tend to overlook these verses, erroneously believing that they don't apply to them. But these diseases aren't just the punishment of Yasharal. These are diseases and pestilences that afflicted Matsarym, and Babal as well. So what did Yasharal have in common with these nations? Chata, sin.
When YHUH put mankind/adam in the garden, He made everything in perfection. Including the list of things we were supposed to eat. Believe it or not, everything created was not supposed to be food. There's a diet going around called the paleo diet, and many people are consuming the things allowed in this diet, believing them to be the foods of the ancient Yasharalyt. But many of these foods were forbidden to Yasharal, and are foods they would have only eaten when they forgot the Turah, or when they were just blatantly disobedient to Turah.
Many of these foods taste good. And like Yasharal of old, after years and years in captivity, we too long for and crave the foods of our enslavement.
The ONLY way to set things right is to repent and turn away from idolatry of food! and return to obedience to the Turah YHUH gave regarding what we really should consider food. And I can tell you, most of what you find in the grocery store is not it.
But what does this have to do with losing weight you might be asking. So let me tell you. Once you begin to eat, I mean truly eat the things YHUH would have considered food for His chosen people, you will begin to see a change in yourself immediately. You become more energized. Your brain functions more coherently. And yes, you lose weight.
You lose weight because you no longer are eating additives and preservatives and processed sugars and processed starches and manmade hybrids and genetically modified organisms.
This is a huge restriction, because it literally means almost every "food" known to man.
I feel you thinking, well what can I eat then? Many will argue that eating this strictly means you cannot eat anything. Some say well all food is a hybrid. And pretty much they are correct. All food is cultivated. But there are some foods that hybridized because of natural occurrences, and there are some foods that are hybridized because of man's interference. These are the foods YHUH said we could not eat in Uyaqra 19:19 and Dbrym 22:9-11.
I remember reading Bamadbar chapter 11. It says they lusted after the meat of Matsarym... Buy the time you get to the end of the chapter you discover that all those who lusted were struck with plague, and died because of that lust.
This is what is going on with us today. YHUH said we show our love for Him through our obedience. Too many justify their disobedience because we are in "Babal." Well guess what, we are here because we deserve to be. And until we truly change we will remain in "Babal", because there is currently no where in the world you can go and escape Babal. Why? Because Babal is spiritual. Living in the US is not physically Babal. We were brought here because of spiritual disobedience. And we remain here for the same reasons. Those seeking to escape will find themselves in Babal no matter where they go, because the same sins and enslavement they live with here exists all over the world.
What we fail to realize is that YHUH doesn't say pack up and change location because that's going to change your life. No! He says obey Him. Observe to do His command. Be circumcised in the flesh and the inner man. Then you will begin to see change occurring in your life. Because YHUH is just and when we return to Him, He will heal. Husha 6:1
This requires will, discipline, and a heart to obey. You have to stop looking at the situation as giving up, and look at it as rewarding. YHUH says we must learn to delight in Him. When we find His Turah a delight, we begin to look at every aspect of our lives in a different light. You begin to truly hunger and thirst for righteousness, rather than than the ways of man.
I had to tell myself, look at that fried chicken, that strawberry pop tart, that mocha almond fudge ice cream, that feta cheese as a ticking bomb. I had to tell myself that putting those things in my body was like walking around like a suicide bomber, ready to explode. I had to make a decision as to whether or not food would be my adversary and whether or not I would give in to the temptations, or if I would resist them.
I understood, that just like with everything else I am called to do, I had to understand that YHUH was calling me to life, and I had to make the decision to live or die. He doesn't make that decision for us. He chooses us...yet we in turn have to turn around and decide whether or not we are going to choose Him.
The moment I made the choice to become obedient to eating according B'Rashyth 1:28-29 was the moment my life changed drastically. Gone was the asthma, and the allergies, and the anemia, and frequent colds, etc. though I recently discovered that I have an auto immune disease, it's been attacking my body since before I knew YHUH. I've managed to escape many of the symptoms because for the past several years, I've been researching and eliminating all the GMOs man made hybrids, and non foods from my diet. And yes, this resulted in significant weight loss.
Now, I am not saying eat Tahur/clean just to lose weight. That's not obedience, that's self service. However, once you become obedient, expect YHUH to heal you.
I pray these words bring encouragement in a world so full of strife, and that the barakuth of Dbrym 28:1-14 be yours.
Alykham Shalum,
Tamar
Monday, September 8, 2014
What Are You Eating
There's a lot of "tell all" movies about the food industry and how they are making money hand over fist "poisoning" citizens all over the world with its "food."
I recently made the following comment regarding one of the newest documentaries... "Fed Up."
"The problem is that most people don't really care about what they eat. It's one thing to say or even believe I want to do better... But a lot of people's reality is they are too lazy to really put in the effort. Buying fresh healthy food that you have to spend time preparing and then cooking is too much for today's society. Everything is about quick and easy. Had people not wanted everything in five seconds the fake food industry wouldn't be as wealthy as it is.. And the government wouldn't own farms because everyone would be growing their own food... Restaurants wouldn't be chains because folks would be cooking their own food and children nor adults would be obese because sedentary life styles would not exist..."
I want to add, the biggest problem we have with our health, is that the world has gotten as far away as possible from the commands of YHUH. Uyaqra 19:19, Dbrym 22:9-11, Brashyth 1:29-30 give very detailed information of just what YHUH intended for us to eat. And yes I know that after the punishment of the flood, meat was given (Uyaqra 11). However what many fail to realize is that it was not until AFTER YHUH saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth and that EVERY inclination of the thoughts of his inner man was only evil continuously that He decided to cause the rain to fall to punish mankind for its wickedness... Brashyth 6:5-7... And it was not until after this punishment of death that man was allowed to eat meat. Brashyth 9:3. I also find it odd that there was already a division of the clean and unclean animals and man knew the difference Brashyth 6:21, 7:2,8.
Many look at Brashyth 9:3 and say "we can eat whatever we want." If that were the case, YHUHwouldn't have given the instructions in Uyaqra 11 regarding the clean and unclean.... As well as telling the people to make a distinction between the two... Uyaqra 11:47
When we look at Dbrym 28:15-68 it should be of no surprise that our children suffer from heart disease and cancer and skin disease and sickness. It should be no surprise that immunizations from fatal diseases have been developed, or that new diseases crop up every year.
I am not writing these words for those that do not follow the Turah of YHUH. There is no chastisement for the people that do not belong to Him. For those who do not believe in Him their father is of this world. However, if you follow YHUH and guard to do ALL that He commands, these words are for you.
It is time to stop making excuses and justifying what you eat. When we give in to our flesh, we are denying the power of the one we "say" we believe in. When we grumble and complain, we are truly saying we either don't care, don't believe, or want to stay in Babal. YHUH hears your grumbling.. The ancients grumbled and complained about YHUH's provision.. And they were dealt with accordingly. Bmadbar 11
My aysh complains about how much money I sound on fresh seasonally local produce and how much time I spend researching farming practices.. He was totally shocked when I went to the store to purchase provision for him and he saw how much money nonfood really costs. I call it nonfood because YHUH did not make unclean substances food for us. Man did that. YHUH created the pig, but He said it was not food for us. The same goes with all other unclean substances.
You can complain all you want about the cost or the time or the availability.... This does not negate the fact that there is Turah about food. Is the meat you're eating the result of two different animals mated together? He did not say an animal that wasn't able to procreate.. He said two kinds mated together. Is the meat your purchasing from the store meat that has been hunted, presented to YHUH and the blood covered I dirt? Are you eating halal and kosher? If so, do you realize that those are foods that have been offered to pagan deities?
Sure the Turah of clean and unclean food is difficult to say the least to follow, in a world that doesn't hold to the Turah of YHUH in any way. But we are called to be qadush, that is separated to YHUH because He is qadush. We are called to come out of Babal spiritually, even if not physically. Once you read, you must do all you can to follow. We are held accountable, and how much money you make, how difficult it is to acquire, etc. is not acceptable excuses.
When we anah (humble) ourselves, pray, seek YHUH, and turn from evil, He is righteous and will answer... Dbry HaYamym Byth 7:14. Humbling ones self means to be lowly submissive. Our biggest problem is, is that not many of us are WILLING to do this.
If you want to talk eating clean, or just want info about how I go about buying and eating clean local produce, please do not hesitate to contact me. Send an email to shepherdess7@gmail.com.
My prayer is that we become willing to obey YHUh in ALL things, not just the things we find the easiest to do.
May your kneading bowl be Baruk.
Alykham Shalum
Tamar
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