HUNGER

Ps 42:1-2
42 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? –NIV

An ongoing desire to know God more fully is a prerequisite to maintaining a current experience of God’s presence and power in our life. As believers we are called to a task that we are unable to accomplish on our own. We are dependant upon God and He desires to meet with us if we will call upon Him.

Matt 5:6
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. -NIV

As believers we are expandable. No matter where we are on our spiritual journey there is the ability for more expansion, more growth, more experience. We are capable of receiving more and God is capable of giving more. Listen to the words of the Apostle Paul in the twilight of His ministry…

Phil 3:10-13
10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection…12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on…-NIV

There are many things God desires to do IN us and THROUGH us. Works of God that will not be fulfilled without seeking Him. We must be cautious not to allow our selves to become full with this world or we will lose our appetite for God. On the contrary, if we will feast on God He has already given us His promise…

Ps 34:8
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. –NIV

How do you increase your hunger for God?
*Ask God – there are some prayers that God loves to hear
*Make Room – it is hard to be hungry for God when you are full of the world
*Taste & See – commit to seeking God in a renewed season of prayer and fasting.
*Join with Others – seek out fellowship with other believers hungry for more of God

One final promise from God’s Word…

Prov 8:17
17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. – NIV

Blessings,
Darren