A review by maryehavens
Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food by Lysa TerKeurst

2.0

I had one major problem with this book: it didn't really speak to me. I couldn't really wrap my head around the whole "God cares about what you eat" concept. I know it was more about obedience to God than eating 4 peanuts or 54. I tried to read this as one chapter a week with some co-workers but it became apparent that this timeline was way too slow and ineffectual. So we disbanded the group and agreed to finish in our timeline and answer the questions. So I did that.
Even then, I just didn't feel like most of this book spoke to me. One co-worker suggested that perhaps I wasn't supposed to "get" the whole book but that I was supposed to only glean a few nuggets from it. And I did; mostly that God is my daily portion and equips me every day for my unique struggles. But that didn't make me put down OR run to the Ben & Jerry's.
I kind of felt like Terkeurst was mashing her food struggle with Scripture and, if that works for you, awesome!! It just didn't for me.
And she should never be allowed to make pop culture references. Saying "You know that song 'I like big butts and I cannot lie' from Shark Tale?" WHAT??? She lost quite a bit of credibility with me at that moment. #sirmixalot4ever