Open Letter to God
It is for you, through you and because of you that I’ve have taken this journey. As deep calls to deep, so your Spirit has faithfully drawn me closer to you.
You have placed within me an insatiable craving for love, meaning, joy, purpose and most of all, for You.
I confess that I have tried innumerable mind-numbing ways to satisfy the hunger of my soul. I’ve turned to food and drink, friends and fun, ministry and motherhood, yet they have failed me every time.
These are good things, precious things, but they were never meant to be first things. You have helped me put them back in their place.
Like any adventure, this past ten weeks has had its ups and downs, its fill of both pleasure and pain. I’ve wept bitter tears as you’ve pried my hands off some things that have wrongly captured my heart. And I’ve done the victory dance to celebrate your faithfulness to me again and again. But most of all, I’ve clung to you. You, and you alone, are worthy of occupying the throne in my heart.
Thank you for providing strength in my weakness, endurance in times of doubt and for the many, many blessings you have freely bestowed. Because of you, I have eaten better, reached my target weight and met some wonderful sojourners on the way. But even those wonderful blessings are second things. You are the only first thing. You are my great reward.
I want to pray for my fellow travelers who have joined me on this journey closer to you. Our 10-week commitment is passing but we’ve only just begun. This road to a deepening relationship with you will never end. From today into eternity, we will continue to plumb the depths of you, our amazing God.
For many women there is still weight to lose, vows to keep and sacrifices to be made. For them, for all of us, I pray that you would grant us the strength to finish the race and the grace of falling deeper in love with you every day.
Your Child,
Kim
Open Letter to You
I couldn’t have done this without you. That is NOT hyperbole. I really couldn’t have. The Christ-like life is a community project. God designed it to be that way. So, thank you for your encouragement, prayers, comments and accountability. God has used you to keep me on the path of drawing ever closer to Him.
I pray that in the weeks and months to come, you will continue to be a part of my life and the life of the others who continue to join us along the way. Arm in arm, we are journeying to Jesus, our bright and morning star.
May Christ satisfy all your cravings until we meet again.
Kim
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Kim,
Thank you for providing a timeless resource, and for allowing me to journey along with you. I know I will be revisiting this series of posts often, for a long time to come, and I’ll comment and re-comment as you and the Holy Spirit touch deep places in my heart.
I’ve not lost as much weight as I had hoped, but I have drawn closer to Jesus, and that is, after all, the real goal.
Thank you, again…
Susan
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Kim,
Thank you for spending the time to walk through this last ten weeks with us. It has been an encouragement to me… both in my eating choices and in time spent with the Lord. I have been able to share the book with a neighbor who has had a life long addiction to food and I am praying that she too will see her need for the One who is the Bread of Life.
After making some severe changes in my choices of foods, I have found that foods with sugar have a unpleasant taste or taste too sweet. It has made it easier to say “no” to desserts when I am out of our home.
Looking forward to seeing you this fall. Thank you dear friend.
Ahna
Hi Ahna,
Thank you for joining me in the journey. The Christian life was meant to be lived in community, and I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends as yourself walking the road with me.
You are a blessing!
Kim,
I just wanted to thank you for this study. I know that it’s over & I didn’t get to comment as much as I would’ve like to, but I did follow along with your posts & found encouragement along the way.
If it’s ok, I wanted to ask for prayer as I continue this journey. I was just diagnosed with celiac disease two weeks ago - if you’re not familiar with it, it’s an autoimmune disease that is caused by the bodies inability to properly digest gluten in wheat products. It was definitely shocking & unexpected, but I knew something was wrong since my digestive system has been crazy for almost a year now. I am grateful to finally put a name to it though. However, this is not going to be easy because it’s a complete lifestyle change that I have to adapt for the rest of my life - not just for my weight, but my overall health in general.
It’s already starting to take its toll on me mentally, emotionally & financially & I’m asking for prayers that God will give me the strength & wisdom to get through this OK. I know it’s not going to be easy & I have a feeling I’ll be going over & over Made to Crave & your blog for a while.
Thanks again for this study.
Tiffany
Hi Tiffany,
Thanks so much for checking in and being our part of our study.
And thanks for giving us the privilege of praying for you. The celiac diagnosis sounds incredibly difficult - especially the need to make changes that will last a lifetime. My heart goes out to you.
I will indeed join you in praying for strength, wisdom and peace in our Father’s will. He loves you!
Please keep me posted on how things are going and how I can better pray for you. I would love to be able to support you in any way that I can.
You are precious.
In Him,
Kim
Thanks Kim for the prayers & I will keep you posted.
Tiffany