A Raging Battle

I am currently doing an online Bible study through Proverbs 31 Ministries.  It is already rocking my world!! The question posed this week is "What other things (besides food) do you currently crave more than God? Ouch….What a great question, because once we tackle our love of food by learning new habits we realize it is a battle for our devotions for God to be stolen by all sorts of things. Food isn't inherently bad. Sweet treats, in moderation, aren't inherently awful.  When food is used as it not intended (in my case to stuff my emotions vs. fuel our body), then there is a problem.  What am I currently craving more than God? My answer would be peace…peace in my parenting, peace in my heart in a challenging financial time, a life of ease.  As a parent of 3 adopted children with unique needs, this not where God has me. When I am bitter about my lot in life, our financial insecurity, my role as a Mommy to these 3 precious children who push my every button and drain me emotionally, I am craving what God does not have for me.  God has a plan. God has a purpose for me. I need to crave God's peace and God's love. No peace comes without that.  I crave a life of self-indulgence, peace and a world that revolves around ME.  I cannot be at the center of my own world and find true peace.  I need to crave God's love and put Him in the front and center. There is a hymn that says "more of Him, less of me"..Yup, that sums it up pretty well. It is where God is at the center, where peace exists…true peace.  May you find peace by putting God first in all you do…and that the other cravings be quieted.