Craving. It’s a loaded word. Even reading it can evoke visceral feelings that swell in your gut and send images dancing in your head. And since craving is universal to the human condition it has the power to drive us to survive while at the same time can hold us hostage to wanton desires.
By definition, craving exposes a weakness. A deficiency. A handicap. At the core, craving reveals a hunger that lives and breathes deep inside us. A yearning, if you will, for something we need or want. But it doesn’t stop there. Craving is a hunter. It seeks a target and doesn’t stop until it is satisfied. That is until the next time it demands our attention.
You probably landed here because somewhere along the way a craving has gone rouge or just gotten out of hand. But the madness can stop. Although it doesn’t feel like it in the moment of craving—seek, satisfy, rinse and repeat—we do have a choice! We can stop the downward spiral and choose a better way.
Healing begins with hope. And our hope for better is found in Christ. Start here. Set your sights on Him. His power to do in you and through you what you can’t seem to do on your own. You were created in love and called to freedom.
It’s time. Time to tackle the one craving that is keeping you stuck. To find a better way to navigate through the tug of temptation. You can change. You can choose. You can make a different choice today and experience a new and better tomorrow.
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Second, sign up for The Daily Crave and receive a daily dose of faith, focus, and freedom. Each day has one simple principle that sets you up for success. It will only take you a few short minutes of your time but will stick with you all day. Ponder the principle, process the questions, and put it into practice.
Finally, just show up. It’s a simple as that! Change is hard but if you keep putting one brave foot in front of the other, you will grow in the right direction. You are a wonder of God’s good creation. Let’s learn together to walk in the freedom we were built to enjoy.
Change requires a posture of reflection. “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.” (Proverbs 27:19)
- What is the ONE THING keeping you stuck in a cycle of self-defeat?
- Is it connected to a specific craving?
- What do you get from it (think reward)? What does it take from you (think risk)?
A posture of reflection today can give you a new start tomorrow.
Prayer is a conversation with God. Talk to Him today about the ONE THING keeping you stuck.
Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Free.
Dori
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