All around the world, women yearn for a perfect life they can never grasp. They want to be successful, attractive, sexually fulfilled, and free from distress.
Rather than turning to God, too many try to feast on everything under the sun—diet pills, pornography, shopping sprees, one-night stands, and social media—anything to hit that sweet spot.
In the end, they are left with a deep sense of shame that can draw them further down into a spiral of bingeing, hiding, and emotional self-flagellation. They totally get Paul’s woeful lament, “I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing” (Romans 7:19).
Consequently, these women build a wall between themselves and God. They fear divine retribution for their chosen form of gluttony while simultaneously operating under the false assumption that God doesn’t want to have anything to do with them.
As author Angie Haskell notes in her book Sugarcoated, “This dangerous form of beratement worms its way into every facet of women’s lives. It burrows into their psyche, making them believe that demeaning treatment from others, as well as themselves, is perfectly normal. And if they dare throw caution to the wind, stepping out in their stilettos to stand up for what they need, it is often met with assumptions from others that their morals and values have flown out the window.”
These women feel alone, unseen and unsatisfied, but Angie wades into their despair. Join us today as Angie empowers readers to take a hard look at their secret cravings, understand where they are coming from, and get on a path that leads to emotional and physical health.
In a society that has become dangerously divisive, Angie reassures women that they’re still deserving of a relationship with God while also standing up for themselves and their needs.
Quotes:
We crave different things in different seasons
Dopamine and that feel-good hormone is a difficult thing to control.
Getting rid of cravings isn’t a quick fix.
Just because I’m a Christian doesn’t mean I’ve got it all together.
You have to make your boundaries clear.
Tempting individuals are toxic individuals.
Let’s lift each other up instead of tearing each other down.
Let’s quit sugarcoating this and be honest.
God gives us grace, not shame.
We have a Savior who loves us no matter what.
Sometimes, cravings can be a beautiful thing.
The blessed woman in Mark
Reach out to Jesus.
We are daughters of the greatest Savior the world has ever known.
We all want love and acceptance.
Don’t partake in fake sugars that leave you feeling empty.
We need to be brutally honest to get well.
Find a new plan a.
Connect with Angie:
@angiehaskell
