Made to Crave

Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food

By: Lysa TerKeurst

Narrated by: Jill Brennan

Length: 6 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

What would happen if you started listening to your cravings instead of trying to silence them? If you’re tired of the same old messages of eat less and move more, this audiobook is what you’ve been missing. You know “how to” get healthy...but now there’s finally an audiobook to help you find your “want to” - the lasting emotional and spiritual motivation to meet your goals and stay healthy.

The reality is we were made to crave. Craving isn’t a bad thing. But we must realize God created us to crave more of him. Many of us have misplaced that craving by overindulging in physical pleasures instead of lasting spiritual satisfaction. New York Times best-selling author of It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way, Uninvited, and The Best Yes, Lysa TerKeurst, invites you to find the missing link between a woman’s desire to be healthy and the spiritual empowerment necessary to make that happen.

In this audiobook, Lysa will help you:

• Break the cycle of “I’ll start again Monday” and feel good about yourself today.
• Stop agonizing over numbers on the scale and make peace with your body.
• Replace rationalizations that lead to failure with wisdom that leads to victory.
• Reach your healthy goals and grow closer to God through the process.

This is not a how-to audiobook. This is not the latest and greatest dieting plan. This audiobook is the necessary companion for you to use alongside whatever healthy lifestyle plan you choose. This is an audiobook and Bible study to help you find the "want to" in making healthy lifestyle choices.

©2010 Lysa TerKeurst (P)2010 Zondervan

Relatable and full of truth!

Lysa has done a fantastic job of laying out everything she was feeling, struggling with and going through. And you know what.. it’s exactly how I feel! This book has given me a new perspective on how my addiction and emotional dependency on food is preventing me from living fully in the Lord.

Understanding that God does want to help me be the best me I can be is life changing. I plan to listen to this book again and again to remind me that I am made for more!

Excited about my next choice

Lysa connects with the reader on not just a surface level about food, but on a deeper emotional level, peeling back the layers of our past like an onion. Unearthing the secrets of our hearts, which have fed our defeat, our lack of self control and the negative image we place on ourselves. She guides you on a spiritual journey, to make a choice of Victory. To rely on God for fulfillment and not on physical things like food. Thankful for this book and about my next choice!

Great Way to Reflect on Food Dependency

Anyone who might struggle with emotional eating or over eating around get togethers will appreciate the way Lysa speaks to our hearts during those moments and offers suggestions on how best to handle them by turning to God rather than food. I loved it.

helped me stick to my weightloss program

This book was insightful helped me to stick to my weight loss goals by simply listening to the audio book be mindful of what my goals were in my relationship with God and food.

This was so so so good!

I now need to go get the hard copy so I can highlight all of the ah ha moments. I also got tge devotional and cannot wait to dig in.

Excellent

AWESOME! I listened every morning and night. On my second time listening to it. Shared it with a ton of my friends.

a brand new outlook on food and the bible

I loved this book! Wonderful insight and wisdom and backed up with scripture. I definitely recommend.

Focus on the Words and Message, Not the Narrator

Where does Made to Crave rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is basically great book. I will listen to it again in spite of the annoying narration. Lysa really hit home in several areas for me and I don't necessarily have issues with food. I think the information can easily translate to any area of your life where something holds power over you. I am, however, very disappointed that this book was advertised as an unabridged version. Throughout the book an appendix is referred to that contains many of the scriptures quoted in the book and it was not included.

What did you like best about this story?

It's relatable and real.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Jill Brennan?

I will listen to this book again but I will try not to buy another narrated by Jill. Her sing song voice sounded like a cartoon character and drained the power of some of the message for me.

I loved listening to this book!

Would you listen to Made to Crave again? Why?

I would listen to this book over and over. It's a great way to start your day.

Who was your favorite character and why?

There wasn't really characters.

Which scene was your favorite?

I enjoyed the life experiences Lysa shared.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book changed my way of thinking in relation to food.

Any additional comments?

I would definitely recommend this book to people who are struggling to get healthier.

This hit me in my core!

Lysa's gut wrenching honesty about her issues with food and her approach of going to God was so empowering to me!