Hungry and Thirsty

I’m so hungry… I’m so so thirsty. If you know anything about me, you know that when I’m hungry or thirsty, I will definitely find a way to satisfy my belly. Not only do I eat, but I will go out of my way to go after any craving I have. You best believe it. I’m not the type to sit at home and say I’m hungry and sit on the couch hoping food just appears in front of me. We all know, I need to get up from the couch and make something happen.

This post has nothing to do with food, although I love it… Shout out to my Foodies!  In this last month, I had several moments that made me realize that I was so hungry and thirsty for more of God. I was developing a deep yearning, and quickly started to feel frustrated in that place. I wanted to experience God in a new way that I hadn’t before. Talking with friends and being in certain settings have reminded me (sometimes we can forget) that God is inexhaustible. There is so much to Him! When I have that thought, I wonder if I have even gotten past His surface layer. What in my crazy mind makes me think that because I have been walking with Jesus for 13 years (Btw, today’s my Jesus Birthday!) that I’m close to really knowing Him? It hit me a few weekends ago, that I needed to press in… I needed to be determined in asking God for more. If a daughter (my version) asks for bread from her father, will her father give her a stone? NO… God so wants to pour out more on us. So much more!

Going back to being on my couch… I knew I could not just ask God to give me more without doing something on my part to show I really was hungry and thirsty. I’m willing to go out of my way for other meaningless things, so would I be willing to go out my way to experience more of God? I felt in my spirit that I needed to give up a few things to make room to hear God’s voice last week. My flesh wasn’t happy but my spirit connected to God in a way that rocked me forever. Right in my work office during lunch, God met me, exactly where I needed to be met. Not at church, not a retreat, but right there where I spend most of my days. At work. God knew exactly why, where, how and when to pour out. I’m thankful, oh so thankful I was wiling to give up some temporary things that usually are important to me to gain something that would last forever.

I’m coming to a close because I’m hungry again.

What is your spirit hungry & thirsty for? And… Are you willing to give something up to get filled?

Our promise: For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Psalms 107:9