What satisfies
my soul? Chocolate chip cookie dough ice
cream and candy corn. Uhm, maybe not.
What I LOVE
about doing the Made to Crave bible study is that it’s not just another diet
book. I honestly don’t know that I’ve
lost any weight during this process.
But:
I’m drinking more water.
I’m taking a daily vitamin.
I’m exercising more.
I’m thinking twice about eating those
Girl Scout Cookies.
Now, don’t
get me wrong, I could definitely improve some things, but that’s not why I
joined this study. I joined this study
because I wanted to crave God more than food; more than ANYTHING! I've love God for as long as I can
remember. But there are times when I doubt
Him; times when my soul cries to Him “Why is my life so unfair?” and times when
I simply think He just needs to see things “my way”.
Lysa
Terkeurst said in the book “Over-stuffing ourselves with food or drinking until
we get drunk or getting wrapped up in the affections of an adulterous
relationship are all desperate attempts to silence the cries of a hungry soul.”
(Made to Crave, p 129.) WOW! This
statement really spoke to me. It reminds
me of when Jesus met the woman at the well.
(John 4:1-42) She said “Sir, give
me this l water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here
to draw water.” Too often we want a quick fix. Life is difficult; just
like it was difficult for that woman go out daily and get the water she needed. She had totally missed the point of the
living water that Jesus told her about.
We too can get caught up in things that we think will be satisfying,
only to wind up with a craving greater than the one we started with. In my experience I crave whatever I’m doing
at that time. If I’m trying to eat right, my body craves healthy food and
water, but if I’m putting junk in my body; this is going to be what I crave. It’s the same with God. If I’m reading His word daily, then I’m going
to want to read more of it
Good for you wanting to read His Word more! My daughter sells Girl Scout cookies, so I can relate! We have boxes of cookies but I have persevered and not eaten any of them! Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteLOL, They're taking over.
ReplyDeleteI love that quote, and you're so right with the connection to John 4. Jesus satisfies--everything else just leaves us wanting. Good stuff!
ReplyDeleteMe too! I think I've lost a few pounds, but I'm not keeping track of it...the weight loss is only going to be a by-product of what God is doing in my heart.
ReplyDeleteThank you
ReplyDeleteAmen and amen!! Our best defense against the enemy is to saturate our minds and our hearts with God's truth!! By the way, I totally love choc chip cookie dough ice cream, but alas, it's effects will wear off but say on my hips!! Thanks for the great read today!! Blessings to you and on your MTC journey!!
ReplyDeleteTrish (P31 OBS Blog Hop Team)