Faith Filled Family Magazine August 2016 | Page 53

ness to remind me in the midst
of it that I would be ok and in the
end I was and am. I still have
days that aren’t the great and get
a few symptoms time to time but
I continue to declare and speak
life. A year ago I was in a hospital bed and felt like I was dying
and now I have just launched my
first album and am just in such
awe of what God is doing. I have
changed what and how I eat in
the natural and the spirit. I don’t
go without feeding my spirit daily
and now I feed my physical body
healthy foods as well and I feel
more ALIVE than ever, all glory
to God!
Also, you disclose about your
successful endeavor in overcoming being unhealthy and
overweight. What advice can
you give to others who are
dealing with such an issue?
How can they realize they are
God’s Treasure?
I decided that I like God’s people
more than snickers. Just kidding. There was no magic pill or
surgery, but a big wake up call
to take care of God’s temple,
the shell He gave to borrow for
His glory was not so glorious
and it was time for a change. In
all seriousness after being ill I
thought about the time I was like
God please help me lose this
weight. Well, He wasn’t kidding
when He says His ways aren’t
our ways! But you know what
I’m so thankful that I got sick
the way I did because I was not
just overweight, you guys are
sweet but I’ll call it like it is....I
was obese and didn’t want to
end up diabetic for the rest of my
life and sick. I did not change to
be skinny but to be healthy. How
could I stand in front of a crowd
of people and sing especially if

I want to reach worldly people
as well and expect them not to
judge or even worse I wasn’t a
good testimony of the Lord being
so big and unhealthy. I needed to
learn balance and discipline and
I’m so glad that it forced me to
eat healthy and lose 120lbs. I still
have about 30lbs to go but I’m
nowhere near where I was and
will never go back to that either.
It’s not meant to make one miserable because there are delicious and healthy choices and I
still splurge on things sometimes
but I notice that my body doesn’t
like it when I do and I get right
back on track. I honestly needed
that harsh lesson because I may
not have changed, so I’m grateful that God did things the way
He did and His timing.

great in all aspects.
“You made me beautiful, for the
whole world to see.”---MARi

Some of the songs on Treasure
has an upbeat tempos such as
“Alive” and “Estoy Bien” that
definitely make the feet and
body move…So, in regards to
dancing, should there be a difference in a Christian’s dance
style than that of the secular
world? Or does this mater at
all to Jesus?
Ha ha, well I would hope so. I’m
not sure Jesus would appreciate
some of the moves that are done
in the club but I don’t think that
doesn’t mean that we can’t have
a great time and dance as well.
Growing up my mom made us
gave A frame hugs to our friends
that were boys. This was a hug
You are all God’s literal beauti- that was still a hug but a chest
ful treasure and He does things distance away. Everything is a
certain ways for our good and condition of the heart and if your
to protect His precious treasure intentions are right in your heart
which is why we need to do then it should be fine. We need
our part as well. I will definitely to use discernment with some
eventually love to do a fun cook- of moves and songs we do, but
book with some awesome things we’re listening to the Holy Spirit
I’ve learned that make you not and I’d say that’s a pretty good
miss the processed, chemical, guide.
and addicting junk that is on the
shelves and in some of our so One of the first times we heard
called health food.
about dancing was David in the
Bible, and he was an amazing
I got this interview last second songwriter and was called God’s
and am in a bus with my band friend, and a man after God’s
on the road writing this on my ow n heart so if David danced
phone while they eat everything his heart out, why shouldn’t we!
I can’t; I decided to pack lettuce Now get to steppin’!
wraps with turkey and guacamole which were so delicious Now, in regards to what you
by the way! You choose to do refer to as your “Crazy hair”;
what’s right or wrong.
which; by the way, I happen to
like your unique style. Why do
I’ll leave you with a line from you wear such unique styles?
treasure and just know that if He What do you say to those
has you on display He wants you who feel it’s inappropriate for
representing Him and looking Christians to dress in such a