Made to Crave Book Study

So I have heard great things about this book and have started reading it and I would love to share what I'm learning through it will everyone. I'm not sure about all of you but I know most of the people (women) I know struggle with weight/self-image issues. I have decided to read this book because I would much rather be happy where I'm at and have a deeper relationship with God. I know that I want to lose weight I'm not going to be able to do it without Him! 

So....


The introduction was awesome! I love it already and it makes sense. I also love her writing style so far. It's like listening to a friend talk to you. It's very laid back and real. She talks about her own struggles. 


Quotes from the book that mean a lot to me:


"God made us capable of craving so we'd have an unquenchable desire for more of Him, and Him alone."


This explains why I have cravings for certain foods/things in my life. I'm trying to fill the void that I feel but that can only be filled by God. I'm going to do some deeper emotional thinking about this to identity what else/what foods I use to fill this void.


"Getting healthy isn't just about losing weight. It's not limited to adjusting our diet and hoping for good physical results. It's about recalibrating our souls so that we want to change-spiritually, physically, and mentally. And the battle really is in all three areas."


The 'want to' is my biggest problem. I say I really want to but when it comes right down to it I really don't want to. It's to much trouble to do it or 100 other excuses that I could come up with. I need to if I want to keep up with Rex as he gets older. I need to if I want to get pregnant again. But still with those very important things I still don't have the want to that I need.


"Think of Eve and one of the first interactions recorded in the Bible between a woman and food."


This has been brought to my attention several times in the last month or so. I think it's very true that the serpent used food then and continues to use this today to drag us down. I don't want to give him power over anything in my life because if I do he can easily squeeze himself into different areas of my life. I want to live fully for God and allowing the serpent to use food to harm my relationship with God is not OK with me.


"I had to decide I was tired of settling, tired of compromising. What happens when you delete 'com' from the word compromise? You're left with a 'promise'. We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God's promises in every area of our lives."


God's promise is bigger than everything else in life and I need to rely on that. I need to remember that His promise is not for me to live unhealthy, unsatisfied or unreal. I need to allow Him to have power of this area of my life and start living the way that He has intended me to live. 


With that I'm done for today. I'm going to do some reflecting on my inside feelings and desires and see where they are coming from and what is preventing me from accomplishing my desires. 

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