I was excited to be able to participate in the "Made to Crave" blog tour,which is Lysa TerKeurst of Proverbs 31 Ministries, latest book/study/dvd series and as I read the book and view the dvd/study that came with it, what really intrigue me about this is that "Made to Crave", for me, could be, not only about dealing with eating and living healthy, but it struck me that this could pertain to any cravings that a woman goes through, at a given time in her life.

For many of us, it's about not just weight and poor eating habits that we have, but I took this a step further and realized that this can applied to any form of craving that we have in our lives, that are spiritual, emotional and also even physically unhealthy for us and "Made to Crave" could be applied, with a little adaption and insight, to fit these situations.

Maybe we find ourselves with filling our lives and homes with clutter or things that really don't add to our physical or emotional comfort, but have taken the place of filling in that empty void in our lives.

Reading, "Made to Crave" it had me thinking...if food isn't an issue, couldn't this apply to other situations that are non-dietary....like...I saw in "Made to Crave" other things as well...it could be blogging (yes, sometimes we can have an imbalance blogging habit that takes up more time than it should), or dealing with that "crave" or constant urge to need to use social media for some form of emotional validation.

This is a sometimes harsh, but needed awareness, because as Lysa shares that sometimes our body does crave things to deal with emotional needs.

One example that it had me thinking of is chocolate. Chocolate in moderation is a good thing, who can deny that, but over-eating of chocolate can lead to unhealthy weight gain and is a poor diet substitute for the nutrients that our body needs, but often women use chocolate as an "emotional filler"......the "emotional eaters" who eat when unhappy or depress and use food as a comfort mechanism.

It's easy for us to take things to the point that it becomes a higher priority than it should be in our lives and can cause us distraction or interrupt our lives more than it should.

If you struggle with "cravings", this is a book to look into and the dvd/book study makes a great study to go over with, with a small group of close friends to identify ways to live a healthier and more balance life.