Quotes about Craving
God made us capable of craving so we'd have an unquenchable desire for more of Him, and Him alone. Nothing changes until we make the choice to redirect our misguided cravings to the only one capable of satisfying them.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Jesus didn't mean this as a sweeping command for everyone who has a lot of money. Jesus meant this for any of us who wallow in whatever abundance we have. I imagine Jesus looked straight into this young man's soul and said, "I want you to give up the one thing you crave more than me. Then come, follow me.
- Lysa TerKeurst
God made us to crave—to desire eagerly, want greatly, and long for Him. But Satan wants to do everything possible to replace our craving for God with something else.
- Lysa TerKeurst
God made us to crave—to desire eagerly, want greatly, and long for Him.
- Lysa TerKeurst
But if you are desperately hungry, a dish of just about anything is hard to turn away. Our souls and our stomachs are alike in this way.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Sin has a horrible appetite. It calls for more and more sin to be set in motion.
- Lysa TerKeurst
God made us capable of craving so we'd have an unquenchable desire for more of Him, and Him alone.
- Lysa TerKeurst
We crave what we eat.
- Lysa TerKeurst
I determined to make God, rather than food, my focus. Each time I craved something I knew wasn't part of my plan, I used that craving as a prompt to pray. I craved a lot. So, I found myself praying a lot.
- Lysa TerKeurst
So, what's really going on here? I believe God made us to crave.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Think about the definition of the word craving. How would you define it? Dictionary.com defines craving as something you long for, want greatly, desire eagerly, and beg for.2 Now consider this expression of craving: "How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, event faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God" (Psalm 84:1 — 2).
- Lysa TerKeurst
Yes, we were made to crave — long for, want greatly, desire eagerly, and beg for—God. Only God. But Satan wants to do everything possible to replace our craving for God with something else.
- Lysa TerKeurst