Day 3 & Day 4:


Hi Ladies! I hope that you are doing well and that you've been able to keep up with the daily personal study. I'll be honest and tell you that  for the last two days this weather has made it incredibly hard on my eyes to read. So, I have been getting caught up this morning. But, that's part of the grace Lysa talks about in Day 2's study. So, let's start with Day 3. 


If you have the book, you were able to read chapter 2. If you don't, here are some highlights:

• When we make vows to 'do better' in our own strength (not fully surrendered), we make rationalizations, excuses and promises for later. Always later (I have done this for 18 months now with food and with other promptings of the Holy Spirit). 
• "I knew it was something God was challenging me to surrender to His control. Surrender to the point where I'd make radical changes for the sake of my spiritual health more than my physical health." (Did you catch that last phrase? Please don't be deceived and think that this struggle isn't related to your spiritual struggle. This may be the area that God truly needs you to surrender so you can experience your true breakthrough). 
• She asks that raw question - "Is it possible we love and rely on food more than we love and rely on God?" At the bottom of page 23(participant's guide - or PG), in Day 4, Lysa puts a quote from chapter 2. This quote should strike our hearts. Read that now. She backs that up with this statement: "I hated admitting that. I felt stupid admitting that. I felt like a spiritual failure."
• Does God really care about our food choices? Yes! But it's more than the food itself. It's deeper. Read Psalm 78:17-19. God's response to the Israelites was anger. It's about our trust in His power and sufficiency to meet our needs, desires, cravings.
• Remember from Day 2's study that our weakness in this area could actually be our best qualification for grace? (I love that positive spin) Well, this is how. We start using our cravings as opportunities to pray. Pray always! It's not easy, but doable. 

And now we move to Day 4. But Day 4 is actually pretty self-explanitory. Just remember:

"God has you covered, head to toe."