“I am the bread of life; he
who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.” ~John 6:35
The hunger pangs – we’ve all experienced it to some
degree. The feeling of discomfort when
your stomach muscles contract letting you know that it’s been awhile since you’ve
had food or water. If you ignore it for too long you can get a headache,
decreased energy causing you to be weak, sugar levels can drop making you feel
worse, you can become grouchy and confusion can set in. The body has to work really hard to protect
its vital organs when all this happens.
How much better we can feel just after taking a sip of water and eating some
food.
I see a lot of these symptoms in me when my soul is
starving. (especially the grouchy, confused and weak symptoms)
We are told to pray for our “daily bread” – both physical
and spiritual.
There are people all around us starving…starving for God. I
was one of those people. I still hunger
for Him and His Word but I fill myself up with Him daily so that I can pour out
on my people and those around me. It’s
not all sunshine and flowers – that’s not me – but I work hard on my flesh and
my heart to come along side of His.
“My
flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion
forever.” ~Psalm 73:26
Throughout the Bible we see God use food to get the
attention of His people.
When we spend time in His word and with Him – our souls
become full and we’re able to move easier in our day. If difficulties arise – which they will – we’re
able to deal with it better. We can pull
from our “fuel supply” and lean into Him.
Our souls were designed to crave Him.
This world is dark and full of people starving for
God. Let us be the light in this dark
soul-starved world. I like to think of
the lightning bugs in the summer…how at night they light up the backyard. I think of how we can light up other people
with His promises.
May we always fill ourselves up with His love and
promises and be brave to move forward with Him. May we crave this daily appetite for Jesus and
let us not worry or fret or run away but instead let us ask, seek and knock on
Heaven’s door and depend on Him live never before.
“Faith
is coming to Jesus and drinking the water and eating the food so that we find
our hearts satisfied in Him.”
~John Piper
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