A Personal Word For You

I know how vulnerable this issue of healthy eating can be. I wrote about the tender and tortured details of my own food battles in the book, Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food. In it, I shared what the Bible has to say about why we put ourselves through all the hard work it takes to lose weight only to regain it and then find ourselves stuck in a vicious cycle. It wasn’t an easy topic for me to write about, and I second-guessed myself more than once. But when the book was published, I was overwhelmed by the response. I heard from thousands of women who not only identified with my struggles, but who were also finding victory in their efforts to eat healthier.

Many readers told me that the book got them off to a great start, but they wanted even more guidance and encouragement to help them stay motivated and on track. That’s why I wrote the Made to Crave Devotional. It’s packed with sixty inspirational entries to give you a daily power boost of encouragement. There is plenty of new material here that isn’t in the original book, but rest assured that I’ve also included readers’ favorite nuggets of wisdom from Made to Crave.

Just like the Made to Crave book, this devotional is not a how-to-get-healthy book. One look at the diet shelf in any bookstore and you’ll know there are already plenty of how-to books to choose from. And the authors of those books all appear to have cravings for carrot sticks, not to mention abs of steel (and buns that have never sagged or tummies that have never tried to pop out over the tops of their jeans).

I, on the other hand, know what less athletic women crave. And I am well acquainted with the words muffin top and cellulite. Muffin tops and cellulite with stretch marks, thank you very much and have a nice day. I also know what it’s like to feel sad and powerless in this battle to get healthy.

I want to lead Jesus girls on a journey that will help them find a stick-to-itiveness and a lasting want-to that taps into something much more powerful than the surface desires of wanting to weigh less and wear a smaller size. We need to tap into this power because the battle we face isn’t just with sugary, fatty, or salty foods. There is a spiritual battle going on. It’s real. And it’s amazing how perfectly the Bible gives us specific ways to find victory with our food struggles.

Even for girls like us who don’t crave carrot sticks.

Lysa TerKeurst