September 25 2004 Were Not on Hold Biblical Femininity for Single Women Desiring God 2004 National Conference Sex and the Supremacy of Christ Resource by Carolyn McCulley Topic Dating Singleness This message appears as a chapter in Sex and the Supremacy of Christ I received a rude awakening recently at a spinning class Yes Im a single woman but dont panic this isnt a class for practicing spinsters Its a sweaty unglamorous long ride on a stationary bicycle It was 7 AM and after riding for an hour everyone was wideawake and engaging in small talk Im scared to death of the teenage girls these days the instructor announced as she wiped down her bike I know exactly what you mean chimed in another fortysomething woman Theyre completely predatory these days Its incredible My son is being stalked theres really no other word for it by this fifteenyearold girl the instructor continued Fifteen She calls him night and day sends him the most suggestive instant messages and then get this she stood at her back door completely naked waving to him across the yard I was so angry And shes not the only one Other girls chase my son just as strongly though maybe not so crassly Most of the class participants were women in their late thirties to early fifties outspoken athletic women whose conversations had never indicated that any of them shared my Christian faith The occasional serious male cyclist joined us when the weather was bad but on this morning it was all women with an unexpected kind of girl talk I listened with serious concern troubled at the reports I was hearing of life in twentyfirstcentury high school Normally Im not shy about joining such conversations but this time I was actually shocked into silence by their tales I left that class burdened to pray for my instructor her son and his female stalker For days I kept thinking about what Id heard especially the reactions of these parents women who were probably proponents of and participants in the sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s Now only one generation later they are dismayed by the effects of that revolution The Tipping Point Pollster and analyst Daniel Yankelovich has been studying American values for more than 50 years In a recent interview with the Washington Post Magazine he said that during the 1960s and 70s Americans underwent the kind of dramatic transformation of social values that usually occurs over generations April Witt Blog Interrupted The Washington Post Magazine August 15 2004 17 But for their children technology introduced a darker uglier dimension as first the home VCR and then the Internet made pornography easily accessible and even acceptable to some This has had a profound and perhaps unexpected effect on young women that has not been ignored by feminists themselves I think the tipping point came three or four years ago with the first generation to grow up with the Internet says feminist author Naomi Wolf They were daughters of feminists The feminist message of autonomy got filtered through a pornographized culture The message they heard was just go for it sexually The downside is weve raised a generation of young women and men who dont understand sexual ethics like Dont sleep with a married man dont sleep with a married woman dont embarrass people with whom you had a consensual sexual relationship They dont see sex as sacred or This disturbing trend now has the attention of mainstream media Ive noted a number of articles in recent months about the hookup culture even among middle schoolers Its as though parents who work as journalists are just now discovering what their children are actually doing in our sexsaturated culture We really shouldnt be surprised when we consider sex and the single woman in twentyfirstcentury American culture There are only two portraits of the single woman in popular media One is the current pop icon surgically augmented with a low fabrictoflesh wardrobe ratio usually sporting a vulgar phrase on her bust or bum and unabashed in her sexual aggressiveness The other is the forlorn result of the pursuit of sexual freedom the confused waif whose selfcentered ruminations are the fodder for the fictional characters on television Ally McBeal or in movies and literature Bridget Jones I dont make these comments as though Im standing outside of our culture lobbing in the critiques I grew up a feminist I even have a womens studies certificate to accessorize my journalism degree from the University of Maryland As I didnt become a Christian until I was thirty I assumed nothing much could shock me about mainstream culture But now when I read articles about the spreadsheets college women keep about their sexual activities or when I watch how the Christian men I know struggle to avoid the parade of barely dressed women before them at a mall or This is what feminism has done to improve the standing of women Its a very poor tradeoff indeed As conservative commentator Danielle Crittenden writes in What Our Mothers Didnt Tell Us Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman Indeed in all the promises made to us about our ability to achieve freedom and independence as women the promise of sexual emancipation may have been the most illusory These days certainly it is the one most brutally learned All the sexual bravado a girl may possess evaporates the first time a boy she truly cares for makes it clear that he has no further use for her after his own body has been satisfied No amount of feminist posturing no amount of reassurances that she doesnt need a guy like that anyway can protect her from the pain and What Our Mothers Didnt Tell Us Touchstone 1999 31 Youre Not Normal Crittenden is right but I dont see where that revelation is inspiring any counterrevolution in our culture Its not even possible The only key to true change is found in the power of the gospel Christs redemptive power to break the bondage of sin and restore what sin has consumed is the only good news for women As sex is both Gods idea and his good gift to us Christians should be uninhibited in addressing this topic But let me ask a hard question right here Do we as committed Christian single women who are by Gods grace avoiding sexual immorality truly believe we can address our culture on this topic I mean were the just say no camp right Wouldnt it be easier to address the sexually broken women around us if we could talk firsthand about the joys of marital intimacy and Gods plan for sex within the covenant of marriage Ive thought this way to be honest As a volunteer for a local crisis pregnancy center I was asked on several occasions how I could handle living without sex These clients didnt ask me flippantly They were really concerned they couldnt do the same as if maybe they would explode from all the builtup pressure I would assure them Gods grace was sufficient but they remained doubtful Its the same with a number of my friends who knew me as an unbeliever The seriousness of my conversion was quickly established when they discovered now I actually was going to wait until marriage That commitment then became the litmus test more so than other aspects of my faith When an unbelieving client asked me out shortly after my conversion my colleagues insisted I declare myself and my standards to him You have to tell him youre not normal they said Youre not normal Youre a Christian single woman called by Scripture to sexual purity and abstinence until marriage living and working in a sexsaturated society during the week On the weekends you fellowship with families in your church where marriage and family are generally held in high regard But you dont feel that you fit in either place After awhile you may start to think its true maybe youre really not normal Its true Youre not normal But this is good news If youve repented of your sins and put your trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ and his substitutionary death on the cross for the punishment of your sins then youre definitely not normal Your identity has been reclaimed and reordered by the Lord You are a Christian a woman and a currently single adult And thats the order of information thats most important about you Your most important identity is as a Christian ransomed by God himself Second to that is your identity as a woman made feminine Unfortunately we are often parked on the single label and not really trusting God with it That makes it hard to share the gospel at times doesnt it Its hard to be an authentic witness to the lost when bitterness about unanswered prayers for a husband threatens to overwhelm the joy of our salvation To be fruitful in our outreach and impact we need to clearly see our singleness through the lens of Scripture and not our desires That doesnt mean they are mutually exclusive however And we need to find a biblical guide for this season Lets start with what the Bible says about being single The Gift of Singleness Did you ever notice that it was a single man who wrote the longest passage in Scripture about singleness Its also the only place in the Bible where singleness is called a gift and a good gift which may be surprising to some Look at 1 Corinthians 769 As you read this excerpt please keep in mind that Paul was addressing some specific questions or views that the Corinthian church had previously sent to him questions that we dont have access to today Paul begins in verses 15 by addressing married people In fact he quotes a statement from the Corinthians that hes going to correct its good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman and then he turns to singleness in verse 6 Now as a concession not a command I say this I wish that all were as I myself am But each has his own gift from God one of one kind and one of another To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am But if they can not exercise selfcontrol they should marry For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion Here we have Paul calling singleness both good and a gift But its not a gift in the way we might think about it on our birthdays or at Christmas Do I like it Do I want to keep it Can I exchange it for what I really want There are several Greek words that could be translated as gift in English One word denotes a gift presented as an expression of honor A second euphemistically infers that a gift is more a matter of debt or obligation A third denotes a free gift of grace used in the New Testament to refer to a spiritual or supernatural gift WE Vine The Expanded Vines Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Bethany 1984 476477 This is the word Paul uses in this passage charisma Despite all the modern connotations associated with the word charisma it means much more than the nuances found in either the Pentecostalcharismatic theology of spiritual gifts or the functional identifying your spiritual gifts lists common in evangelical circles As a gift of grace it stresses the fact that it is a gift of God the Creator freely bestowed upon sinners his endowment upon believers by the operation of the Holy Spirit in the churches Ibid 477 New Testament scholar Gordon Fee says that Pauls use of charisma throughout this letter to the Corinthians stresses the root word of grace not the gifting itself Fee writes Thus even though Paul has concrete expressions of grace in view and even though in ch 12 these concrete expressions are understood as the direct result of Spirit activity there seems to be no real justification for the translation spiritual gift for this word Rather they are gracious endowments where the emphasis lies on the grace involved in their being so gifted which at times as in this letter is seen also as the gracious activity of the Spirit in their midst Fee Gods Empowering Presence The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul Hendrickson 1994 86 But for what purpose would God give us this gracious endowment of being single Paul gives us a glimpse a few chapters later in chapter 12 verses 411 Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit and there are varieties of service but the same Lord and there are varieties of activities but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit to another faith by the same Spirit to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit to another the working of miracles to another prophecy to another the ability to distinguish between spirits to another various kinds of tongues to another the interpretation of tongues All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit who apportions to each one individually as he wills Here we see two important points 1 God is the one who apportions to each of us the gifts that he wills us to have and 2 each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good This means we can rule out worldly ways of evaluating why were not married too old too young too fat too skinny too loud too tall too short and so on You can look around any of our churches and see plenty of married women who fall into these categories Ultimately we are single because thats Gods will for us Lets think about that for a moment Were single because thats Gods will for us right now Is that discouraging to hear It shouldnt be Thats when we need to remember that our most important identity is not being single its being saved God has done for us something far more important than getting us to the wedding altar The gentle words of my pastor CJ Mahaney are a good reminder Your greatest need is not a spouse Your greatest need is to be delivered from the wrath of God and that has already been accomplished for you through the death and resurrection of Christ So why doubt that God will provide a much much lesser need Trust His sovereignty trust His wisdom trust His love Mahaney cited in Joshua Harris Boy Meets Girl Multnomah 2000 213 Our most important identity is not being single but being saved One more thought Ive often heard married people say to singles that we wont get married until were content in our singleness but I humbly submit that this is not true Im sure that it is offered by wellmeaning couples who want to see their single friends happy and content in Gods provision but it creates a worksbased mentality to receiving gifts which can lead to feelings of condemnation The Lord doesnt require that we attain a particular state before he grants a gift We cant earn any particular spiritual gift any more than we can earn our own salvation should humbly listen to our friends and receive their input about cultivating contentment after all the apostle Paul says that there is great gain in godliness with contentment 1 Timothy 66 we just shouldnt attach it to the expectation of a blessing If you are single again due to divorce or death I realize it can be challenging to reconcile your current experience with the concept of a gift that God has allowed or even willed but this is the testimony of Scripture I trust the expanded definition of gift has helped you to understand better your current situation Gifted for the Common Good So great We have this gracious endowment and its Gods will for us But for what purpose Paul says that the purpose is for the common good which by implication means the local church Now this doesnt mean that its for the good of all the rest of the men in our churches that we didnt marry them We can get a better idea of what Paul is talking about by looking at 1 Peter 410 It says As each has received a gift charisma use it to serve one another as good stewards of Gods varied grace The NIV translates this passage as faithfully administering Gods grace in its various forms Ladies we have to stop here and ask ourselves if being gifted for the benefit of the church is something thats important to us This passage from 1 Corinthians 12 shows us that singleness gives us a context for the other spiritual gifts we may have and is a resource to be faithfully administered But this biblical passage also goes on to give us a place to invest our gifts Verses 1426 go on to present the analogy of the church as members of a body and emphasize the interdependency of the members Verse 15 says If the foot should say Because I am not a hand I do not belong to the body that would not make it any less a part of the body Do we ever act like that foot Are we saying in thoughts words or actions Because I am not part of a couple I do not belong to the body We are part of the body and we have a vital function within our churches Those other members need us and we need them As Ive become older Ive grown in my gratitude for my church Many times Ive looked around the Sunday worship service or at my friends in a smallgroup meeting and silently thanked God for the fellowship I have there Not only am I grateful for the wealth of relationships I am grateful for the grand vision before me When I think of how much Christ loves his bride the church and how in his merciful kindness he has rescued me and made me a part of this body I am even more grateful for the purpose I find in the Without the context and eternal purpose of the church singleness can seem like the waiting room of adulthood With the context and eternal purpose of the church singleness truly is a gift for the common good of others We can love the bride of Christ by joyfully investing the firstfruits of our resources affections and time in our churches Proverbs 31 and the Single Woman So these 1 Corinthians passages help us to have a biblical view of singleness but theres another place in Scripture where we can find practical application and a role model Oddly enough its in the Proverbs 31 woman the portrait of the excellent wife Because of her role its easy for single women to glaze over these verses but they are important to us This epilogue verses 1031 is a twentytwoverse acrostic each line starts with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet It is attributed to the mother of King Lemuel who instructed her young son through this memory single woman to ensure that he had found someone who would make an excellent wife When I considered this for the first time I laughed out loud The very passage I often skipped because it was about an excellent wife was the key to understanding my singleness Here was the guide I needed to understanding my femininity as a single woman and for showing me how to invest this season this gift in the church As I studied the Proverbs 31 woman the priorities for my life came into focus The role thats described in this passage is that of a wife but her godly noble character is what all women should desire While many translations call her a wife the original Hebrew word is ishshah or woman The King James Version refers to her as a virtuous woman The New International Version calls her a wife of noble character The English Standard Version calls her an excellent wife No matter her role this woman is virtuous noble and excellent She is commended as a woman ishshah who fears the LORD in verse 30 These are virtues for all Christian women whatever our marital status The Proverbs 31 woman is a savvy businesswoman with financial assets She is an encouraging and enterprising wife She is an affectionate mother She is a gourmet cook She is an artful homemaker She speaks with wisdom And she cheerfully trusts the Lord for her future Her example can be applied to all seasons of a womans life including singleness I cant go into detail here a more detailed treatment can be found in my book Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye Trusting God with a Hope Deferred Crossway 2004 chapters 413 and the epilogue but here is a quick overview of some of those verses and how single women can apply them From verses 14 and 15 we see that we are to cultivate a love for the home even when were not there very often These verses say She is like the ships of the merchant she brings her food from afar She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens Food from afar isnt a pizza delivery Because Scripture emphasizes the priority of hospitality we should see our homes as a place for evangelism to the lost and service to the saints We dont have to be married to own a From verses 1619 we have an example of how to wisely steward finances professional skills time and training These verses say She considers a field and buys it with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong She perceives that her merchandise is profitable Her lamp does not go out at night She puts her hands to the distaff and her hands hold the spindle If the Lord brings a husband to us these skills and savings would be a blessing If not they will support us and give us resources to further the gospel and support the local church Our challenge is to evaluate all the opportunities before us through the grid of biblical femininity and the Proverbs 31 woman keeps us from following the worldly model of a career being the ultimate priority From verse 28 we see that we are to be intentional about investing in the next generation That verse says Her children rise up and call her blessed While we may not have children of our own the Lord has placed children in our lives Psalm 1454 says that one generation shall commend your works to another and shall declare your mighty acts This raises some important questions Are we participating in the work of evangelizing and discipling the next generation Are we being faithful to love the children who are already in our lives while we trust the Lord This is Gods portrait of femininity The Proverbs 31 womans generous orientation to blessing others stands in stark contrast to what our culture has created and deemed important for modern women We neither have to emulate the aggressive female sexuality of our culture nor feel excluded from the model of biblical femininity in the church just because were unmarried Sexual Snares at Work Speaking of standing in stark contrast to our culture I think a discussion of sex and the single woman would be incomplete without addressing sexual snares at work So if youll allow me lets take a sidetrack into the pitfalls of our workday worlds First lets be candid Our office settings or the functions of our jobs can also present specific temptations to sin snares that we must identify and work hard to avoid but I think the most common is the temptation of sexual sin Whether its pornography in our hotel rooms while we travel on business or the allure of a married colleagues attentions our jobs can be minefields for sexual sin Before I became a Christian the majority of my dating relationships were connected to my job When I became a Christian I had to quickly establish boundaries with a married colleague who had often engaged me in banter ranging from flirtatious to vulgar A few weeks after my conversion I invited him to my office and explained my new beliefs I then informed him that I would no longer entertain his attentions because I had been sinfully and selfishly drawing his affections away from his wife But I wanted him to understand my new convictions and why I saw this As single women we must be savvy about the emotional connections that can be made on the job We women were designed by God to be helpers and to make men successful We cant be oblivious to the fact that our encouragement support and promotion of our male colleagues can sometimes misfire in our own hearts not to mention theirs Ive known many Christian single women who have wrestled with their attraction to unbelieving single coworkers or even married colleagues We can help each other here by listening carefully as our friends talk about their colleagues Do our friends light Its not easy to do this I know I remember one friend who seemed a little too delighted when her married male boss called her at home or asked her to work late She talked about him a lot so I finally asked her if she was sliding down that slippery slope of adultery She was shocked when I asked but I told her that the top of the slope is innocent attraction and thats where she seemed to be I wanted her to be aware of gravitys pull She dismissed my concern then but a few months later did Sexual sin isnt always a subtle slippery slope Sometimes its just blatantly there Another friend of mine recently confessed her temptation in a situation she never thought would appeal to her While attending a political hearing in another town she ended up talking to the immensely attractive man next to her Their discussion made it clear he wasnt a Christian strike one but she wasnt sure about his marital status He had no ring During the lunch break he invited her to join him in the buildings cafeteria She accepted and found herself enjoying his attentions She knew this wasnt After the hearing concluded he asked her to return to his hotel with him By then the warning bells were going off but she was still slow to flee sin tempted by the idea that no one would know Except God of course who mercifully sent a coworker from this mans office at that very moment In the course of that conversation with his coworker this man revealed that he had invited my friend to his hotel room His coworker asked how this mans wife might react and the man said his wife wouldnt care because they had an open Singleness is a gift for the common good of others None of us is immune to sexual temptation at work Just read the newspaper How many of the accounts of adulterous affairs noted there began on the job Its a classic story and we must be mindful that we are not above the same temptations The Enemy of our souls studies us and knows our weaknesses and the hunger for a relationship leaves us vulnerable unless we guard against sin and ask God for his grace to overcome There are some practical steps we can take however to avoid sin Here are a few questions we can ask ourselves in Am I avoiding the appearance of evil on the job Is it necessary for me to have exclusive lunch meetings alone with a married colleague Or am I conducting business alone in a hotel room with him instead of in a public area Am I looking forward to Monday morning because of the attention I might receive from an offlimits man a married man or a single but unbelieving coworker Or do I swing by his office with a question instead of using the telephone or email just so I can engage his attention Am I offering my male boss or colleagues the kind of sympathy or emotional support that is more appropriate from a wife Have I allowed myself to become an outlet for the personal troubles of my married boss or colleague Warning Do not discuss his marital woes Do I crave attention and encouragement from an offlimits coworker Am I fantasizing about these offlimits men If so have I confessed this to the appropriate person and asked for accountability Am I taking steps to avoid other sexual temptation such as canceling the pornography channels in hotel rooms or refusing to buy trashy womens magazines when traveling You may be reading these questions thinking that Im being overly dramatic Unfortunately Ive learned these warning signs from my own life and the lives of my friends Our little fantasies and mild crushes are sowing seeds to a craving that demands to be satisfied and that satisfaction is not honorable before the Lord But dont forget its not our sexuality that is dishonorable it is our lust that is As Joshua Harris writes Keep this radical but liberating idea in mind God wants you to embrace your sexuality And battling lust is part of how to do that Does the idea of embracing sexuality and fighting lust sound contradictory Thats probably because todays culture offers a very narrow definition of what it means to embrace your sexuality It equates embracing your sexuality with doing whatever feels good So according to our culture to deny a sexual impulse at any point is to be untrue to yourself As Christians embracing our sexuality looks radically different We dont obey every sexual impulse nor do we deny that we have sexual desires Instead we choose both Not Even a Hint Guarding Your Heart Against Lust Multnomah 2003 42 Trusting God with a Hope Deferred Are you discouraged or overwhelmed by this point I know it can be a temptation for us all to peer into our futures and wonder if any good will come our way So lets explore what it means to trust God with a hope deferred As I stated earlier our primary identity is in being Christian Second it is in being a woman for that is how God created us And we see in the creation account in Genesis that God created Eve fully feminine before Adam ever laid eyes on her So our femininity is not determined by a mans response nor a lack of response Our Creator is the one who determined what it means to be a woman and he has given us plenty of instruction in the Bible as to how this is fleshed out instructions that transcend marital status Being But if we desire to be married is it wrong to ask seek and knock for a husband and children Absolutely not The Bible tells us these are good gifts from the Lord The question is what kind of effort should we invest in those hopes Should we feel compelled to make this desire our chief focus and priority possibly to the detriment of serving others Lots of wellmeaning people may advise us to do so but lets consider the stewardship concept that we are exhorted to remember from 1 Peter 410 If were always out and about trying to meet men we come across like a truck with its deerhunting headlights on high beam our desperation is nearly blinding More importantly there can be bad fruit from living with our hunting lights up We could be called home to heaven tomorrow and all we could say for our time is that weve attended lots and lots of singles meetings looking for a husband Please dont misunderstand me Im not saying attending a singles ministry meeting is bad Nor am I saying that any appropriate initiative to meet godly men is wrong Im addressing the kind of driven restless activity that becomes distracting and undermines our service in our churches and to those around us We dont have many accounts in Scripture of how various couples met and married but we do have the stories of Rebekah and Ruth to consider These were women of godly initiative in the fact that they noticed the needs of others around them and they worked hard to meet them When the Lord decided to introduce them to their future husbands these two women were serving not hunting We can trust God with our desires even when we dont see any activity and were not receiving any answers to our prayers For this reason I find great comfort in The first is from the book of Ruth Most single women are quite familiar with this narrative and can identify with Ruth But how often are we more like Naomi Here she was a widow with a dependent widowed daughterinlaw returning to her hometown of Bethlehem after ten years in Moab and she was facing real poverty and uncertainty about the future When these women arrived in Bethlehem they were greeted by the women of that town who marveled that Naomi had returned to them But to Naomi overcome with selfpity their greetings were hollow Do not call me pleasant Naomi she said Call me bitter Mara for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me I went away full and the LORD has brought me back empty Why call me Naomi when the LORD has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me Ruth 12021 Naomi had surveyed her circumstances and concluded that the Lord had no further blessings for her But God was not finished For standing next to Naomi was the Lords provision for material and relational blessing Ruth And just beyond Ruth the barley harvest was ripening in the fields of her kinsmanredeemer Boaz Gods quiet providence was already peeking forth but Naomi couldnt perceive it Naomi assumed her future was as barren as she was but that wasnt true Even as she uttered her complaint God was quietly orchestrating the circumstances that would lead not only to the redemption of Naomis family line and property but also to the ancestry of Jesus Christ We must never forget that what we can see of our circumstances is not all that is there The second narrative features Martha and Mary two single women from Bethany You might think Im going to refer to Marthas infamous kitchen outburst of Lord do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone Luke 1040 But theres a more poignant New Testament scene recorded for us in the Gospel of John Henry Blackaby painted it in Experiencing God One morning I was reading the story of the death of Lazarus John 11145 Let me go through the sequence of what happened as I read John reported that Jesus loved Lazarus Mary and Martha Having received word that Lazarus was sick unto death Jesus delayed going until Lazarus died In other words Mary and Martha asked Jesus to come help their brother and there was silence All the way through the final sickness and death of Lazarus Jesus did not respond They received no response from the One who said He loved Lazarus Jesus even said He loved Mary When Jesus arrived Lazarus had been dead four days Martha said to Jesus Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died verse 32 Then the Spirit of God began to help me understand something It seemed to me as if Jesus had said to Mary and Martha You are exactly right If I had come your brother would not have died You know that I could have healed him because you have seen me heal many many times If I had come when you asked me to I would have healed him But you would have never known any more about Me than you already know I knew that you were ready for a greater revelation of Me than you have ever known Experiencing God Knowing and Doing the Will of God Lifeway 1990 94 We must never forget that Gods silences are not his rejections They are preparation for a greater revelation of him What a tender compassionate and personal God we serve We have to keep that truth about his character foremost in our minds as we wait on him Its never easy to do We will be tested and tempted in that wait We will also grow in trusting God with this hope deferred if we do not succumb to bitterness and unbelief As we wait lets take sweet comfort from two precious insights from Gods servants in centuries past God has not promised to rescue us according to our time schedule If it appears that your prayers are unanswered do not dishonor the Lord with unbelief Waiting in faith is a high form of worship In some respects it excels the adoration of the shining ones above God delivers His servants in ways that exercise their faith He would not have them lacking in faith for faith is the wealth of the heavenly life He desires that the trial of faith continues until faith grows strong and comes to full assurance The sycamore fig never ripens into sweetness unless Beside Still Waters Thomas Nelson 1999 148 Christian believe this and think on it thou shalt be externally embraced in the arms of that love which was from everlasting and will extend to everlasting of that love which brought the Son of Gods love from heaven to earth from earth to the cross from the cross to the grave from the grave to glory that love which was weary hungry tempted scorned scourged buffeted spit upon crucified pierced which did fast pray teach heal weep sweat bleed die that love will eternally embrace thee Richard Baxter The Saints Everlasting Rest Evangelical Press 1978 35 Were not on hold Waiting in faith is our high form of worship And though we may not be married we are eternally embraced in the arms of everlasting love Carolyn McCulley is the founder of Citygate Films and the directorproducer of the Desiring God short film The Story of Ian and Larissa She is also author with Nora Shank of the book The Measure of Success Uncovering the Biblical 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Fueled by Pollution and Unsound Policies Toxic Algae Overtakes Florida Beaches and Waterways Read time 9 mins By Julie Dermansky Thursday August 2 2018 1552 Florida is in the midst of a stillunfolding water pollution catastrophe Many formerly pictureperfect beaches and posh waterfront neighborhoods are now surreal toxic landscapes where the smell is so pungent it can make you nauseous Parts of South Florida are being inundated by harmful algal blooms which affect both public health and marine life including red tide caused by the alga Karenia brevis and bluegreen algae more precisely known as cyanobacteria or Microcystis which are technically bacteria but commonly referred to as algae While both types of toxinproducing algae are normal parts of their environments the crisis is not Water pollution and climate change are fueling this supersized toxic algae mess Cyanobacteria or bluegreen algae in a canal near the Cape Coral Yacht Club in Florida Fish kill on a beach in Boca Grande Florida The states water quality standards friendly toward agriculture and real estate development result in the release of an abundance of nutrients including phosphorus and nitrogen into the water This influx of growthinducing nutrients causes marine and freshwater algae populations to explode in whats called a bloom These blooms can use up much of the oxygen in the water causing aquatic life to die in addition to the potentially fatal toxins these algae release Storm runoff from agricultural and urban landscapes laden with fertilizers and animal manure and badly maintained septic systems contribute to the current crisis On top of this massive releases of polluted freshwater laden with cyanobacteria from Lake Okeechobee are ending up on both of the states coasts And when the freshwater cyanobacteria hit the saltwater they die creating even more nutrients that feed the red tide Photographers sneakers on a concrete seawall on the side of a toxic algaefilled canal in Cape Coral Florida Cyanobacteria in the water at the Sovereign Yacht Sales along the St Lucie River in Stuart Florida Toward the end of July I went to Southern Florida to document the ongoing environmental disaster I walked Gulf Coast beaches littered with dead fish and sea turtles Red tide is impacting the coast from Sarasota to Marco Island I also visited the cyanobacteriafilled canals in Cape Coral before heading to the east to the city of Stuart a popular tourist destination on Floridas Treasure Coast Moving to Paradise Jim and Sally Mullins who live in Cape Coral agreed to let me photograph their portrait on their boat ramp as long as I did it quickly cyanobacteria filled the canal They bought their home there 10 years ago and permanently relocated from Connecticut last year But they regret it The stench outside their home is unbearable and they are considering moving elsewhere because of possible health implications Jim and Sally Mullins outside of their home in Cape Coral Florida The shortterm health impacts of direct exposure to harmful algal blooms according to the Environmental Protection Agency EPA include abdominal pain headache sore throat vomiting and nausea dry cough diarrhea blistering around the mouth and pneumonia The longterm effects are still unknown Some scientists studying cyanobacteria suggest it could bring on a mysterious disease similar to Alzheimers and Parkinsons Some of the same scientists also are investigating if the neurotoxin BMAA produced by cyanobacteria is the direct cause for the rise in cases of ALS Lou Gehrigs disease and Alzheimers Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video Juergen Kreuzer a charter boat captain who relocated from Germany to Cape Coral is also questioning his decision to move there Most of his clients are canceling their trips and those who dont can no longer meet him at his boat launch because he says it smells like a sewer filled with dead things A Global Problem Made Worse in Florida Crossing the state I drove along the southern banks of Lake Okeechobee stopping at locks in Canal Point in Palm Beach County where I found an endless stream of algaeladen water being released At Port Mayaca in Martin County I watched green waves crash along the lakes banks Bluegreen algae or cyanobacteria in a canal at Canal Point released from Lake Okeechobee headed toward the Treasure Coast Cyanobacteria in Lake Okeechobee seen from Port Mayaca Florida Toxic algal blooms are not unique to Florida They have become problematic in other parts of the world as temperatures rise and water pollution worsens In Toledo Ohio a bloom in Lake Erie caused a tap water ban in nearby towns in 2014 the next year the coast of Qingdao in China was hit with an algae bloom Unique to Floridas toxic algae problem are water releases from Lake Okeechobee the countrys second largest freshwater lake which sits north of the Everglades between the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic At times this summer 90 percent of the lakes surface was covered with the toxic algae The shallow lake is an ideal breeding ground for toxic algae blooms because they feed off the nutrients in water pollution from dairy farms beef operations and vegetable row crops to the north and industrialsized sugarcane fields to the south Alligator swimming in a toxic algaefilled canal connected to the lock in Canal Point Florida Lake Okeechobees water level is controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers When the water level gets too high as it did in late May this year the Corps releases water to the east and west to prevent flooding The toxic algaefilled water is released into the Caloosahatchee River leading west to Fort Myers and into the St Lucie River heading east to Stuart The release of billions of gallons of water was paused briefly after public outcry when canals in Fort Myers and Cape Coral were inundated with green slime in June The canals in Stuart are also being affected but the impacts on the east coast came later and have not been as widespread as on the west coast Dead fish trapped in the cyanobacteria in a canal in Cape Coral Florida Though heavy rainfall from Hurricane Irma last fall and aboveaverage rainfall this spring made it imperative for the Corps to act to avoid flooding those living near the polluted water and algae infestations dont think the government is doing enough to protect them from the toxic brew filling their canals Stuck Between a Lake and a Hard Place Since I left Florida the crisis has gotten worse There is no quick fix for the problem a point clearly made at a July 31 pubic meeting held by the Corp s about the water levels of Lake Okeechobee Lt Col Jennifer Reynolds a deputy district engineer for the Corps addressed and took questions from a crowd of more than 300 She explained that when the lakes water level approaches 15 feet above sea level the Corps must release water A major rain storm could lead to catastrophic flooding and the loss of lives and property When it comes to pollution in the lake she said The state is responsible for setting and maintaining the water quality standards After being asked if cutting off the flow of nutrients into the lake would solve the problem Reynolds responded Absolutely The best way for us to curb algae growth is to get rid of the nutrients in the water As for a fix to the South Florida algae crisis Reynolds explained that the federal and state governments are working on building a watershed south of the lake to hold additional water That would mean less of Lake Okeechobees water and its toxic cyanobacteria would need to be released to the east and west She said that there are dozens of other projects requiring billions in funding in the years ahead But none of them are quick fixes Some are being planned through 2030 and beyond In the short term Reynolds called for reducing the flow of nutrients into the lake but regulating water quality standards in Florida has been an uphill battle Earthjustice sued the EPA on behalf of several state and national environmental groups to force measurable pollution limits in 2008 As part of a settlement in 2009 the EPA agreed to set enforceable legal limits on the pollution that generates toxic slime in Floridas waterways but the standards were rescinded before they were implemented after the state challenged the EPA s decree Voting for Clean Water The Florida residents I spoke to are all paying close attention to candidates stances on the toxic algae crisis And the nonpartisan group bullsugarorg which advocates for clean water is looking to make the upcoming elections about a single issue clean water Many advocates for clean water including Calusa Waterkeepers John Cassani point to the overall failure of the states water management system and a lack of water pollution standards as major factors creating the nightmarish landscapes beaches littered with dead fish and canals lined with fancy homes and boatsthat are socked in by thick layers of florescent green and blue algae Cyanobacteria in a canal near the Cape Coral Yacht Club in Florida Juergen Kreuzer on his boat at the end of a toxic algae filled canal in Cape Coral Florida Republican Gov Rick Scott is challenging Democratic Senator Bill Nelson for one of Floridas Senate seats this fall Though Scott declared a state of emergency over the algae bloom which allows the federal government to fasttrack the fortification of a dike protecting Lake Okeechobee he has played a role in weakening regulations that protect water He also severely cut the states environmental regulatory agency by slashing the agencys staff and budget and tapped industryfriendly people to run it Capt Shannon Hoeckel and Areila Spurgeon with a dead sea turtle found on the beach in Boca Grande Florida Capt Shannon Hoeckel of Boca Grande an island in the Gulf with exclusive beaches and a worldrenowned fishing spot is warning his clients not to come and is returning their deposits though it hurts his business He said it is the moral thing to do You cant let people come visit especially not children He plans to vote for whoever he thinks will best protect the water Main image Sunset over a canal in Cape Coral Florida filled with cyanobacteria or blue green algae Credit All photos by Julie Dermansky for DeSmog Tags algae blooms bluegreen algae Florida Lake Okeechobee water pollution Julie Dermanskys blog PRINT SUBSCRIBE Trump Administration Officially Proposes Rolling Back Clean Car Standards NEXT Portland Oregon Wins Court Battle to Ban New Oil Infrastructure

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5 155 Ways to Reward Yourself for Completing a Goal or Task Does this sound familiar You start a new habit only to quit in frustration a few days later Unfortunately this is a common experience for many people who want to lose weight increase productivity or stick with a new exercise routine Why does this happen Well one reason folks struggle is because its really hard to stay consistent when they dont see immediate results from their behavior change Fortunately there is a simple way to stick with your habits goals and tasks Reward yourself whenever you hit an important milestone or achieve a specific goal The logic here Having something to look forward to makes it easier to stick with a habit when youre feeling a lack of motivation or when youre simply too tired to get started In this post Ill go over 155 ways to reward yourself for completing a goal or task WARNING One thing before we get started Any reward you choose shouldnt derail your goals or habits For instance if youre focusing on weight loss and you achieve a breakthrough dont pick a food reward because that completely defeats the purpose of your accomplishment Keep this rule in mind as you go through this list Lets get to it Entertainment Rewards Enjoy a laugh at a local comedy club Go to a carnival festival or arts and crafts show Go to a concert Go to an art gallery Indulge your senses with a season pass to the theater or opera Learn a new skill Sign up for a class to learn a skill youve always wanted to learn Listen to an awesome podcast Listen to music that inspires energizes or relaxes you Marathon your favorite show on Netflix Plan a night out with your friends Play a Wii game Play pool Play your favorite online game Attend a drag show Check out a drag show in your area because why not Read this first though How to Attend a Drag Show for the First Time Attend a sporting event Subscribe to a premium Spotify membership See a movie in the middle of the day when the theaters not full Sing karaoke Check out karaoke channels on Youtube Take a cookingpotteryphotography class Throw a big party Visit the museum Start with the free museums Watch or rewatch a movie at home Watch all the cute animal videos on YouTube you want Watch bloopers and funny videos on You Tube Food Rewards Enjoy a green superfood drink in the morning Buy your favorite pastry or cake Cook your favorite dish Use all those expensive ingredients Drink a glass or two of wine Eat at your favorite restaurant Give in to your sweet tooth by buying your favorite candy Enjoy your lunch outdoors Make a gourmet dessert Make your own chocolate fondue Order in Take a break from work and buy your favorite ice cream or frozen yogurt Treat yourself to a smoothie or milkshake Buy some fancy cheese and crackers Free Rewards Call or spend a day with a friend or family member who makes you smile Color Get free adult coloring pages here Create a personal sanctuary Create a private space at home where you can relax Dance and sing Designate a lazy day and do absolutely nothing Do a crossword puzzle or word search Draw or doodle Engage in a little gardening Enjoy a bubble bath or a long shower Enjoy an athome spa day Go screenless for an hour Host a game night and play classics such as Pictionary Twister and Charades with friends Knit crochet cross stitch embroider or sew Lie in a hammock Light candles or better yet light scented candles Play poker or another card game with friends Reorganize your closet Sit on a porch swing Take a selfie Take a short break during the workday Take photos Visit the library or bookstore all by yourself Volunteer at the local shelter Write a note to a friend or family member you havent spoken to in a while SelfCare Rewards Book a session with a personal trainer Get a manicure or pedicure or both Get a new hairstyle or try a fresh hair color Get a new tattoo or piercing Get fitted for a new sports bra Get fitted for workout shoes at a running store Get some new shades for outdoor exercise Get yourself a bottle of fancy shower gel or lotion Head to a salon to get your eyebrows waxed or threaded Hire someone to clean your house Invest in some moisturewicking workout socks to avoid sweaty feet Invest in a fitness tracker to motivate you even more Put off todays todo list until tomorrow Meet a friend on a Saturday morning for a cappuccino or brunch Pamper yourself with a week at a luxury spa Practice creative writing Shave your legs and put clean sheets on your bed Sign up for a charity walk or running event Sign up for a healthy subscription box Sign up for a yogaSumbapole dancing class Take a day off work for no reason at all Take a fiveminute selfesteem breather Take a guiltfree nap Take time to do your hair and makeup Take your car for an insideout cleaning Treat yourself to a massage or facial Try aromatherapy a safe and natural way to treat various ailments Watch a YouTube makeup tutorial and experiment Wear a new scent that pleases you Wear something that makes you feel confident Work on your hobby or a craft project that you enjoy Write in your journal Schedule a professional portrait shoot Sleep early Shopping Rewards Begin a rewards savings Reward yourself with money Every time you reach a goal add 5 10 or 20 to your rewards savings account Begin a collectionbe it stamps action figures sports memorabilia etc Enjoy the thrill of seeking owning and growing your collection Brighten up your goal calendar with stickers Use stickers to highlight achievements and emphasize deadlines Browse a flea market antique shop or thrift store Maybe youll finally find that one piece of furniture youve been looking for Buy a car or home stereo or a big screen TV Reserve this splurge for when you achieve big goals Buy a fancy new water pitcher or bottle a perfect reward for meeting a fitness goal Buy a lottery ticket Buy a new painting for your living room or bedroom Brighten up your surroundings with a new painting or wall décor Buy a new app Whether it be a game app or something related to your goals buy that premium app youve been wanting for a while Buy a new book and read it Buy a hardcover copy of a book on your reading list and schedule uninterrupted time to read it Buy a new purse or laptop bag This is another splurge reward you can give yourself when you achieve a significant milestone Buy a new workout DVD Give yourself permission to try a new workout once you reach a previous goal This also helps keep exercise interesting Buy a new workout outfita perfect reward for meeting a weight goal Buy a plant for your bedside table or garden Plants in your workspace promote happiness and productivity Buy a small personal blender for smoothies and protein shakes Buy and hang a bird feeder and sit and watch the birds enjoy Buy one thing off of your Pinterest boards Buy or make a special piece of jewelry Buy something that will make your job more enjoyable like a new picture frame or a desk toy Buy yourself a fresh bouquet of flowers to display in your home Buy yourself a nice journal to write reflections emotions goals and dreams in Buy yourself a pretty scarf or hat and wear it Give someone an unexpected gift Buy a glossy entertainment magazine and read up on the latest celeb and fashion news Buy some brandnew makeup Buy a pair of highend wireless headphones Buy colorful shoelaces to perk up your walking shoes Redecorate your bedroom Shop sales racks for discounted clothes and accessories TravelOutdoor Rewards Adopt a dog your new walking buddy Build a fire and enjoy its comforting warmth Discover a local hot spot or tourist site youve never taken the time to visit Enjoy a leisurely morning walk at the park Enjoy an outdoor run Enjoy the blooms at a botanical garden Find a peaceful place to sit and do nothing for a while soaking up the sun or feeling the gentle breeze Fly a kite Go bowling with friends Go camping and enjoy some fresh air Go canoeing paddle boarding kayaking or surfing Go for a nice bike ride Go for a swim Go geocaching Go horseback riding Go star gazing Go to the mall and window shop or people watch Have a picnic for some quality family time Plan a weekend getaway with your significant other Plant a tree in your backyard Play Frisbee Sit at the beach when its empty because everyone else is at work Spend a Saturday night at a quaint bedandbreakfast Spend a week visiting your favorite national park Take a cruise to Hawaii and learn to snorkel Take a joyride with friends or family Take a minivacation Take a riverboat or sailboat ride Visit a pickyourown farm or orchard and harvest sunflowers strawberries apples and other homegrown treats Visit a winery take a tour and sample the product Visit the dog park Watch the sunrise or sunset As you can see there are plenty of ways to reward yourself Some are small rewards that are a few minutes long and dont require any money while other rewards can be both costly and lifechanging in a positive way When using this list make sure that the rewards match the accomplishments Now its your turn Is there a reward that you enjoy that isnt on this list If so comment below and tell me all about it And dont forget to share this post SJ Scott Success Habits

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Search Gallery The Kong Chronicles King Kong vs the TRex Greyscale hawanja 39 3 Advertisement King Kong vs the TRex Black and White hawanja 24 2 Mutant Kong hawanja 33 11 KC CyberKong verses Gaw hawanja 63 9 Kong Chronicles GAW hawanja 49 9 Kong Chronicles Cyborg Kong hawanja 59 25 Kong Chronicles Lady Kong hawanja 42 10 Kong World Trade Center hawanja 43 36 Kong Chronicles Python hawanja 126 46 KC Battle in Seattle hawanja 96 32 Kong Chronicles The Orca hawanja 140 25 Kong Chronicles Kiko Lives hawanja 62 28 Kong Chronicles MechaniKong hawanja 76 12 King Chronicles Sea Serpent hawanja 100 22 Kong Chronicles Gorosaurus hawanja 100 25 Kong Chronicles Oodaku hawanja 59 20 King Kong Vs Godzilla hawanja 176 55 Kong Chronicles GODZILLA hawanja 132 36 Kiko vs the Moon Beast hawanja 60 10 Kong Chronicles Moon Beast hawanja 82 23 Kong ChroniclesKikos Circus hawanja 37 9 KC Skull Island Dragon hawanja 55 17 Kong Chronicles Son of Kong hawanja 112 26 Comments wkeeble12 Feb 16 2016 Traditional Artist in the kong chronicles did you ever think about the two lost ones called King Kong Appears in Edo or some old Japanese short on stage film called Wasei Kingu Kongu or you arent doing anymore kc Randomosaur Sep 2 2014 Inspired by you I made my own Kong timeline Cryptid1399 Mar 2 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist Pretty good work Only problem i have is this Kiko is just white not albino if you had just made the eyes red then i wouldnt have had a problem sabetoonth May 9 2010 those are awesome andamazing a detailed story would be really cool one thign that i notice Kiko isnt albino hes jsut white snowflake is an albino link but stil those re all really cool supermechagoji Jul 22 2009 Your series is great it even inspired me to make my own Kong revamp series Keep up the good work hawanja Jul 22 2009 Thanks glad you liked it Prev

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Fortnite Nov 02 2018 How to find the secret Fortnite Banner for Week 6 of the Hunting Party challenge Battle Star replaced Ross Deason Shares The secret Banner returns for Week 6 of the Hunting Party in Fortnite Battle Royale Heres everything you need to know about finding it Advertisement The Hunting Party is an ongoing bonus challenge that runs throughout Season 6 awarding players that complete every week with a mystery skin much like Season 4s Blockbuster challenge and Season 5s Road Trip challenge In the past players were asked to find a secret Battle Star somewhere on the map each week but Banners were introduced at the end of Season 5 and have alternated with the Battle Star throughout Season 6 Week 6 sees the Banner return so any player that finds it will have a new Banner added to their inventory no free Battle Pass tier this week Read More Fortnite Season 6 Week 6 challenges and how to complete them As always the hint for where the item can be found is included in this weeks Hunting Party loading screen The Week 6 loading screen can be seen below with the hint circled As youve probably already worked out the hint shows the truck sculpture that is located at the fork in the road slightly northwest of the Paradise Palms race track The hidden Banner will be located at the very top of the structure Once youve completed all seven of the standard challenges for Week 6 the Hunting Party challenge will be unlocked Simply go to the location marked on the map below build up to the top of the structure or land on top of it and you should be able to collect the Banner Simple Fortnite Challenges

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Where

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Marzeater

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Marzeater

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Not

your

own

body

produced

I

mean

the

stuff

given

to

inject

yourself

Ive

been

told

its

from

pigs

Is

that

true

Marzeater

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cugila

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An

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Where

Does

Commercial

Insulin

Come

From

The

first

successful

insulin

preparations

came

from

cows

and

later

pigs

The

pancreatic

islets

and

the

insulin

protein

contained

within

them

were

isolated

from

animals

slaughtered

for

food

in

a

similar

but

more

complex

fashion

than

was

used

by

our

doctor

and

medstudent

duo

The

bovine

cow

and

porcine

pig

insulin

were

purified

bottled

and

sold

Bovine

and

porcine

insulin

worked

very

well

and

still

do

for

the

vast

majority

of

patients

but

some

could

develop

an

allergy

or

other

types

of

reactions

to

the

foreign

protein

a

foreign

protein

is

a

protein

which

is

not

native

to

humans

In

The

full

article

here

cugila

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kewgirl

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Hi

Marzeater

There

are

currently

Types

of

Insulin

available

in

the

UK

Then

within

each

type

there

are

a

variety

of

insulins

which

differ

in

the

way

they

act

andor

how

long

they

last

Animal

Insulin

Human

Synthetic

Insulin

Genetically

Modified

GM

Synthetic

Analogues

Animal

insulin

is

extracted

from

the

pancreases

of

dead

pigs

Porcine

Insulin

and

cattle

Bovine

Beef

Insulin

Following

extraction

they

are

highly

purified

Animal

insulin

is

the

oldest

type

of

insulin

in

use

Howeverin

the

to

overcome

the

shortage

of

beef

insulin

whale

as

in

the

large

mammals

that

swim

in

the

sea

not

the

country

insulin

was

also

manufactured

shock

Examples

in

use

today

Hypurin

Porcine

Bovine

Insulin

Hypurin

Bovine

Lente

Hypurin

Bovine

Protamine

Zinc

Insulin

PZI

Human

Synthetic

Insulin

is

not

extracted

from

dead

humans

It

is

made

in

the

laboratory

using

recombinant

DNA

technology

based

on

the

DNA

structure

of

insulin

that

human

pancreases

secrete

Human

insulin

is

grown

in

the

lab

inside

common

bacteria

The

bacteria

Escherichia

coli

or

EColi

is

by

far

the

most

widely

used

type

of

bacterium

but

yeast

cells

are

also

used

Human

synthetic

insulin

was

developed

to

make

insulin

more

available

world

wide

There

were

concerns

that

the

supply

for

insulin

globally

would

outstrip

the

supply

of

animal

insulin

which

has

in

fact

not

happened

Examples

in

use

today

Actrapid

Humalin

I

Insulatard

Insuman

GM

Synthetic

Analogues

The

newest

kids

on

the

block

Manufactured

in

the

laboratory

by

modifying

the

chemical

structure

of

human

synthetic

insulin

so

that

the

resulting

compound

has

different

chemical

properties

to

human

synthetic

insulin

Insulin

analogues

are

therefore

man

made

or

artificial

products

cultivated

from

deactivated

ecoli

or

bakers

yeast

cells

Examples

in

use

today

Apidra

Novorapid

Humalog

Lantus

Levemir

Insulin

is

like

a

string

of

beads

and

the

way

in

which

the

beads

are

linked

together

and

more

significantly

how

they

come

apart

denotes

the

mode

of

action

for

each

of

the

respective

types

thus

some

insulins

begin

acting

very

quickly

after

injecting

and

other

insulins

take

longer

to

work

Some

insulin

are

combined

so

the

short

acting

the

longer

acting

component

of

the

insulin

are

mixed

together

such

as

Novomix

analogue

Humalog

Mix

analogue

Mixtard

human

Humalin

human

Porcine

mix

animal

Human

synthetic

insulin

GM

analogues

have

differences

in

their

amino

acid

structure

whilst

animal

insulin

has

the

nearest

amino

acid

structure

to

human

non

synthetic

insulin

Txx

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janabelle

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Kewgirl

this

will

give

you

a

chuckle

When

I

was

up

in

Scotland

recently

I

got

chatting

to

an

old

school

friend

about

my

recent

ill

health

on

synthetic

analogues

and

how

my

health

and

BG

control

had

since

improved

since

changing

to

pork

insulin

She

asked

me

whether

you

could

get

insulin

from

plants

lol

Maybe

thats

the

next

step

for

synthetic

insulin

resistant

vegetarians

Jus

x

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General Type 2 Diabetes Looking for Loopholes Chinese Rice Vermicelli best Nutrition Table too good to believe Looking for Loopholes Chinese Rice Vermicelli best Nutrition Table too good to believe 1 2 Last Thread Tools 33012 1 Swarmii Friend Type 2 since Jan12 2012 Join Date February 2012 Location Door County WI USA Posts 100 Looking for Loopholes Chinese Rice Vermicelli best Nutrition Table too good to believe Married 34 years Never did this before yesterday we spent most of day visiting every Oriental Grocery store in nearest Big City Furballville nooo ah Green Bay all Six We must have read the Nutrition labels on 300 kinds of Noodles and most were rice based and terrible The only noodles we found with good numbers almost seems too good to be true ya and the price was truly reasonable and in what one might expect on sale in our local small market stores Its a Product of China I think we paid about 125 for 14OZ 400g JiangXi Rice Vermicelli Jiangxi Khaub Poob Bun Giang Tay Heres the Info 1 Serving about 60 grams 20 cals Total Carbs 46 g Sugars 0g Protein 04g Its Distributed by US Trading Company Hayward CA 94545 Tele 18004535502 Looking forward to trying we purchased several bags this product stood alone among many many noodles looked at with such good stats as I said nothing else seemed to come close but as other rice noodles were actually very high in sugars this does seem almost suspicious And yes Ill let folks know how this turns out this could be an important Loophole to keep my spaghetti sauce and meatballs off my plate perhaps Gravy too theres a big hole to fill swarmii 33012 2 Bunbury DD Family Type 2 since Jan 2008 Join Date September 2010 Location London UK Posts 100 Swarmii Ive posted this suggestion in your threads several times IMO you should check out Shirataki noodles Zero carbs 33012 3 jwags DD Family T2 since 2007 Join Date March 2009 Location northeast ohio Posts 100 Shriatake noodles come in all sorts of shapes and sizes now They are basically 0 carb and contain Soluble Fiber You can find them in all Oriental Stores as well as many mainstream stores They even sell them at Netrition now They also call them Miracle Noodles I buy mine online from a place called Asian Food Grocer I like it that they have flat rate shipping so you can buy a couple of cases at at time I like the Seaweed infused shiratake the best Age 68 113 pounds Breast Cancer dxd 616 6 months of chemo and 6 weeks of radiation 8 surgeries between 1215118 2000 metformin ER 100 mg JanuviaGlimperide Prolia Gabapentin Meloxicam Probiotic with a Prebiotic Lisinopril B12 B6 Tumeric Magnesium Calcium Vit D and Occuvite mostly vegan diet low fat and around 125 carbs a day walk 56 miles every other day and 1 hour of yoga and light weights 33012 4 Lynnw DD Family Type 2 Age 63 Join Date October 2009 Location Northcentral Pennsylvania Posts 100 My kids LOVE rice vermicelli I cook it sort of like arborio rice simmer it in a little stock for a couple of minutes then cook it until the stock is all absorbed They like it with any kind of stir fry over itI havent tried it except to sample it because grains in any form spike me no mater how many carbs they claim to have Lynnw Diagnosed 909 a1c 98 at diagnosis Taking berberine and glipizide 33012 5 Bunbury DD Family Type 2 since Jan 2008 Join Date September 2010 Location London UK Posts 100 Ditto the noodles Im sitting here eating chicken in creamwine sauce with cauliflower mash for lunch But Im now thinking shiritaki noodles fish chilli ginger garlic fermented shrimp sauce Add you own ingredients and mix to taste Isnt food great yum 33012 6 Earle Friend Join Date June 2011 Posts 100 I make a wicked spaghetti sause at least I think so and had it last night with meatballs I used one thrid cup of al dente Dreamfields Angel Hair and four ounces of Shiritaki noodles Along with a side salad and some strawberrys with low fat cream I left the table full and satisfied This morning my FBG was 89 so apparently no problem Using that little bit of Dreamfields gives the shiritakis some depth and I feel makes to overall taste more authentic as respects Itialian food Earle Lynnw Rob liked this post 33012 7 jwags DD Family T2 since 2007 Join Date March 2009 Location northeast ohio Posts 100 Ive just started to use the riced cauliflower in a lot of recipes I mad hashbrowns with it the other night When looking at the texture I was thinking this would make a great faux rice stirfry or fried rice I do think when you are diabetic you need to think out of the box expecially those of us who are sensitie to grains 33012 8 Swarmii Friend Type 2 since Jan12 2012 Join Date February 2012 Location Door County WI USA Posts 100 Originally Posted by Bunbury Swarmii Ive posted this suggestion in your threads several times IMO you should check out Shirataki noodles Zero carbs Just so you know I have not been ignoring that We did not find Shirataki noodles in any of the Oriental Market stores but found it in the Big City Super Market we dont get down there that often we are up on the Door Peninsula while it is not available in our local small market stores at all To tell you the truth I thought it seemed expensive and when I saw Zero Cals I thought Id opt for something with some nourishment I can only spring so many new things on the part of the family that thinks We are trying multiple types of Tofu and we are both getting along on that side even made some chips again this AM that she wanted a few of them Darned things are crisp and take any kind of sauce well or melt a cheese on I did OK with the DreamField products as well as I know didnt test past 2 hours my exercise usually wipes out anything like a spike to best of my knowledge Our goal is to keep within our old budget there is some amazing advantage try 75 to 95 of for using Protein from plants directly over from meat not to mention sat fats and such that I dont know much about All this to say maybe Sharataki noodles could make sense yet but I opted for several great looking interesting new sauces several currys red green and several Tofus and this Vermicilli that Ill try at least once Were getting a little old for too much change at once like to keep making adjustments will be careful to do extended checking on this stuff but my system has taken well to Tofu and this has now already become a steady part of my breakfast Thanks swarmii 33012 9 Bunbury DD Family Type 2 since Jan 2008 Join Date September 2010 Location London UK Posts 100 Swarmii they work well with carbonara a favourite with my kids and several other Italian dishes Im sure others here will have some great suggestions 33112 10 Swarmii Friend Type 2 since Jan12 2012 Join Date February 2012 Location Door County WI USA Posts 100 BG Meter results in tonight on a meal with 70g of Chinese Rice Vermicelli Whoops Before Meal 83 1 Hour after 151 did 12 Hour 600cal Elliptical routine as Action Limit of 130 was crossed and then some 2 Hours after meal and AFTER EXERCISE 97 3 Hours after meal 106 4 Hours after meal 125 nasty stuff is trying to sneak up on me Conclusion 1 Not Good for me will only eat much smaller portion if any ever again at all 2 Dont trust labels so much the only good carbs are dead carbs Move on to search the corners of the Galaxy for a legitimate noodle Loophole Suggestions have been noted I intend to keep the good Spaghetti Sauce off my plate somehow 0 cal magic noodles still on the radar swarmii 1 2 Last Quick Navigation Type 2 Diabetes Top or Create an Account to remove this ad Similar Threads Basmati Brown rice versus White rice Replies 108 Looking for Loopholes So what are the most likely organ failures for a good diabetic Replies 15 Chinese Food GoodBad Replies 21 More Brown Rice Less White Rice Could Reduce Diabetes Risk Study Replies 20 Brown rice and white rice Replies 6 Top 20 Reddit Diabetes Posts of 2018 Talking Type 1 Driving A Dose of Dr E Planes Trains and Diabetes Day in the Life of a Type 1 Using Bare Minimum of Tools 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