"Made To Crave"

I thought I'd share with you guys this great book that another fellow blogger shared with me. It is called, "Made To Crave" by Lysa TerKerurst.

I have been amazed at how her words have changed my thought process when it comes to the cravings in my life. We all have them. Food, sex, drugs, alcohol, material possessions, attention, fortune, fame, power, beauty, youth... The list goes on & on... Which one(s) do you struggle with? I have struggled with food issues for a long time. In high school, I wouldn't eat most foods in front of any guy I liked or was dating. I remember in the 9th grade, I'd eat pretzels every day because I didn't think eating was very attractive. So If I was sitting at lunch with my boyfriend, I'd starve and eat pretzels. Weird, I know. I'm not sure where that thought process came from. It was clearly a lie from the enemy. I was not an overweight child, but I heard an aunt comment on my figure when I was young and it took root deep within my heart. Comments were made about me being "short & cute" all the time, so I bought into the lie that this was my most redeeming quality and I'd better harvest it. It left me totally ignorant of any inner beauty or ugliness that God may want me to focus on. Only as an adult did I start to shift gears and develop the inner beauty.

1 Peter 3:4 "...but let your beauty be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God."

This verse is painted on my girl's bedroom wall. I read it to Ansley ALL the time. She does have outer beauty, as we ALL do. But her inner beauty is who she is. We can not really change our outer appearance, but we absolutley can change our inner appearance.

This book is so true! I have hung on her every word. I never saw it before. I have been a glutton for carbs. I have lied to myself and told myself that I'm just fine. "The weight issues must be related to my metabolism, I'm not a snacker, I don't overeat..." Well, I have been overeating. I have been a snacker. I have not been choosing the right foods to nourish my body for the glory of God. Have y'all heard of this guy Tim Hawkins? He's a Christian comedian:

Is that not so true?! I have so much more to say, but I gotta go get Av up from her nap and pick the kids up from school and go to the grocery store to buy some broccoli! I'll share more tomorrow. In the meantime, buy the book and tell me how you love it!!!

Blessings,
Rebecca