Made to Crave (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Chris
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• Jacob
• Karen
• Mark
• Marybeth

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• “"Think it over."”

• “But God loves you so much that He doesn't want you to stay in a place of defeat.”

• “But when pleasure becomes unrestrained, there's a problem”

• “I had to get honest enough to admit that I relied on food more than I relied on God,I craved food more than I craved God”

• “Surrender to the point where I'd make radical changes for the sake of my spiritual heal perhaps even more than my physical health”

• “Is it possible we love and rely on food more than we love and rely on God”

• “We have to see the purpose of our struggle with food as something more than getting to wear smaller sizes ad receiving compliments.”

• “Shallow desires produce shallow efforts”

• “The process of getting healthy has to be about more than just losing weight and focusing on ourselves.”

• “It's about recalibrating our souls so that we want to change for the right reasons”

• “Jesus meant His comment for any of us who wallow in whatever abundance we have.I imagine Jesus looked straight into this young man's soul and said ''I want you to give up the one thing that you crave more than Me..''”

• “God made us capable of craving so that we'd have an unquenchable desire for more of Him,and Him alone.Nothing changes until we make the choice to redirect our misguided craving to the only One capable of satisfying them”

• “Today,your heavenly Father is telling you the same truth :'' You were made for more !""More than this failure ... more than this cycle of defeat ... more than being ruled by taste buds,body image,rationalizations,guilt and shame.You were made for victory”

• “We assume that everything is so great for those who possess what we lack”

• “As we recite the truth,God's power can fill the gap of our weakness”

• “I say the best exercise for yo is the kind you'll do”

• “God gave us the gift of prayer to turn our times of desperation into relationship opportunities with Him”

• “Desperation does indeed breed defeat.But God promises answers for desperate situation in 1 Corinthians 10:13”

• “With each of Satan's temptations,Jesus quotes Scripture without hesitation to refute that temptation.Truth is powerful.The more saturated we are with truth,the more powerful we'll be in resisting in our temptations”

• “Addressing our thinking is one of the most crucial steps toward permanent progress in any area and stopping the cycle of shame and defeat”

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• ‘Everything is permissible'—but not everything is beneficial” (1 Corinthians 10:23).

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• We consume what we think about. And what we think about can consume us if we’re not careful.

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• “God, I recognize I am made for more than the vicious cycle of being ruled by food. I need to eat to live, not live to eat. So, I keep asking for Your wisdom to know what to eat and Your indwelling power to walk away from things that are not beneficial for me.”

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• Each time I craved something I knew wasn’t part of my plan, I used that craving as a prompt to pray. I craved a lot. So, I found myself praying a lot.

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• Is it possible we love and rely on food more than we love and rely on God?

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• I am made to rise up, do battle with my issues and, using the Lord’s strength in me, defeat them—spiritually, physically, and mentally—to the glory of God.

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• I had to get honest enough to admit it: I relied on food more than I relied on God. I craved food more than I craved God. Food was my comfort. Food was my reward. Food was my joy. Food was what I turned to in times of stress, sadness, and even in times of happiness.

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• “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be self-controlled and alert” (1 Peter 5:7 – 8).

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• Jesus didn’t mean this as a sweeping command for everyone who has a lot of money. Jesus meant this for any of us who wallow in whatever abundance we have. I imagine Jesus looked straight into this young man’s soul and said, “I want you to give up the one thing you crave more than me. Then come, follow me.”

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• God made us capable of craving so we’d have an unquenchable desire for more of Him, and Him alone. Nothing changes until we make the choice to redirect our misguided cravings to the only one capable of satisfying them. 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.

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1. Lysa TerKeurst (Author)

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• Dewey: 248.843

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• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › Theology › Feminist
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Christian Living › Women's Issues