3 Keys To Spiritual Hunger

As a child, I was never taught about the Lord. I didn’t even know He existed. With everything I went through in life I thought I was on my own. While I knew my dad loved me, he was busy raising 5 kids and didn’t have much time for me.

I couldn’t understand understand why my mother was so mean to me, and my father didn’t have time for me. It lead to a very lonely life. I remember I would lay in my bed at night crying and wondering why I was left there to fend for myself.

After every bad event in my life, I knew I had to pick myself up and keep going, but I never knew why I, when all I felt was loneliness and pain.

I just kept going through the motions of every day life and just took things as they came. Early in my childhood I had learned to put up walls to keep me from being hurt. That’s how I had learned to cope. If the walls were high enough no one could get it.

It wasn’t until later a whole lot later that I began to break down those walls I had put up around me. And I have to tell you it was difficult. I was used to not feeling, I had no emotional response in me. I didn’t cry, I didn’t smile. I had no happiness. I was a non-emotional woman.

It wasn’t until I was in my late 40’s that I realized what a missable person I was not only to myself and to everyone around me. It wasn’t until I began seeking the Lord, I knew I couldn’t live the way I was living. I had to let people love me, and I had to learn to love.

I began to have a spiritual hunger for the Word of God, and what it could teach me. It was one of the most formative things I learned, the power of spiritual hunger. The trajectory for my life was formed by such hunger and resulting more fullness that I knew how to express.

When I speak of spiritual hunger and desire, I don’t mean being shamed into a bunch of religious should’s like I should have quiet time, I should go to church, I should read the Bible or I should share my faith. Believe me, I have done that. I an talking about having an undeniable hunger for more of God,

A desire for God that releases heaven’s fullness to overflow into your life.

The world is moving so far away from God these days. Many don’t want anything to do with Him. And you know what that’s free will. If people want to forget God and go about their lives that doesn’t exist with God, who am I to try and convince them different. But I tell you, you will reap what you sow. (Solomon 2:44

I am here for the people who want a life of peace and a love so fulfilling that it will rock your soul.

God honors and blesses spiritual hunger. I humbly offer these three keys to understanding spiritual hunger:

Hunger Is A Gift

I regularly thank God for the gift of hunger in my life. Spiritual hunger is not something that you can make up or take credit for. It is a gift not of our, but of God, as He draws us near. It all starts with Him. (John 6:44). The good news is that if you are interested in Him, He is looking for hearts that are open in order to stir up a hunger that will lead them to satisfaction of the soul.

When we sense a burning sensation in our hearts, a tugging to get away and be with Him to know Him more, to read the Bible, to ask questions about Him, to just be near people who know Him, it’s not a random emotion or a passing phrase. It is the drawing of the Holy Spirit.

Hunger Must Be Acted On Or If Will Fade

An identifiable desire for God is the work of the Holy Spirit drawing you closer to heaven banqueting table, to a deeper relationship with God (Solomon 2:4). It’s an Invitation to feast on the things that truly satisfy the heart. (Isaiah 55:2). He’s stirring a hunger and awareness of your need so that you will come and fill up your soul. We must, however respond to that invitation. If there is no action on our part in response to that hunger, it will fade away. It’s a pretty simple Spiritual law. If you feed the hunger, it will grow. If you ignore the hunger, it will fade.

Hunger Begets Hunger

The experts say that sleep begets sleep for babies. The more sleep they get, the more sleep they will continue to have. The same is true with spiritual hunger. The more you get, the more you will continue to have. The more you taste, the more you want (Psalm 34:8), it’s a cycle of spiritual life and growth.

The opposite is true as we,k. The less spiritually hungry we are, the less we will desire of God, the less we will be filled. That is a cycle not of spiritual growth, but of spiritual apathy.

The Pit

What do you do when you don’t know what to? The place where people give up is what I can the pit. When you’re in the pit, you see where you want to be, but no matter how hard you try, it seems you can’t get your footing . You begin to lose hope and doubt you’ll ever get out.

Your dreams are out of reach, and you feel like you’re in quick sand, seeking deeper with no way out. Our soul is full of trouble, we feel as though there is no hope.

In Psalm 88 David is saying, “I am counted among those who go down into the pit, I am like a man (woman) who has no help, set apart among the dead, whom you remember no more. You have aid me in the lowest pit in the darkest depths.

You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined and I can’t escape

Psalm 88:8

Sadly, most people give up in the pit. But if we don’t, we are the ones who see our dreams fulfilled.

None of have the perfect filtered life, like many portray on social media. Every person, even the ones who seem to have everything together, has at least one area in life that isn’t what they want it to be. It’s frustration. It’s hopeless. It’s where anxiety and fear have crept in. It’s where giving up not only seems reasonable, sometimes it feels like our only option.

The pit can be your health, your marriage, your children, your job. You know there’s more in you to express, but it seems some invisible ceiling is keeping you from reaching your potential or landing somewhere you want to be.

The pit is where your standing, and wondering if God really does have a plan and if so, why is He taking so long? Does He even see me where I’m at? It feels like you are one piece of of a 10- thousand piece puzzle and you don’t know where to begin.

But let me encourage you. When we are ready to give up in the pit, we have a God who is just getting started.

God doesn’t see as we see!

We see impossible, but He sees possibility. We see financial ruin, but He sees a path to blessing. We see the diagnosis, but He sees the way to healing. God sees the end from the beginning, when all we see is our past and our present. We see the pit, but God sees a way out, He sees an opportunity to show up and work through us and show us just how amazing He really is.

We need to see it through God’s perspective and use God’s strength to climb out of the pit, and reawaken our motivation when we’re temped to throw in the towel.

Where have you given up? Where are you considering giving up?

You are important, Please Don’t give up.

Important Life Lessons We Are Taught Too Late

Life is continuous learning experience. Throughout our lives we keep rising and falling, picking up important lesson to long way. Some of these lessons come from experience, yet there are others that we can learn watching others and reading inbox.

No matter how much we learn from the books there’s a significant difference between physical and theoretical experience. Furthermore there are many life lessons we cannot learn until we pay certain situations in our life. Most people say that there are lessons that come too late, catching us off guard and unprepared.

Here are a few:

Walk Your Own Path

People like to judge other people. This peer pressure can make you stray from the path you started to carve for your future. Don’t mind other people’s aspirations, don’t ever let someone else’s goals influence your vision of life. It’s your path and you decide where it takes you and how long it take you can see it through.

Don’t Hesitate When You Should Act

There’s an old Roman proverb that people often quote – “Carpe diem” – meaning “Seize the day.” More often than not, we fail to act due to the lack of confidence or courage. This hesitation keeps us from moving forward and puts us in a cage of wondering what might have been. Whenever you feel it’s time to act, take action. No matter the outcome you will end up smarter than before.

Experience What You Have Learned

No matter how much we think we know about some topic, it’s only after we have put that knowledge and he uses that we get the confirmation and the actual level of understanding that it possesses. Sure, we can read about painting, learn about technique and brush types, color and platelets, but only when we get in front of the canvas and start painting that we put our knowledge to the test,

People often face difficulties when it comes to putting what they have learned into practice, therefore all this knowledge becomes useless when it should be the fuel that propels our their lives.

Good Things Don’t Come Easy

If you want to have a good life successful career, emotional satisfaction, and trustworthy friends you have to work hard. Luck and take you only so far and the rest is entirely up to you, the amount of effort you put in everyday, and the ability to learn from your mistakes. Don’t think for one moment that someone else is going to fight your battles with the same vigor and devotion as you would.

Never Fail To Try More

Even when we’re feeling most prepared there is a chance we fail in accomplishing our goal. An athlete could lead thee entire race only to fall just before the finish line and lose. This doesn’t mean the athlete should stop competing, on the contrary, he would work even harder for the next competition. The results will come eventually.

Take Care Of Your Health Early

When we were young we can push our body to its limits day after day. It seems there’s nothing can touch us and we are invincible. However, as we grow old all the parties, drinking, smoking and eating fast food takes at toll on our health. Start developing healthy habits while you are still young and healthy. Get regular check-ups with your doctor and dentist in order to prevent future problems.

Make Every Moment Count

Life goes by faster than we think. When you’re in your 20s and you think you’ll stay there forever but before you know it you are in your 30s and then it’s too late or do you think you wanna treat you as a young person. Leave your life who is 416 because life is short and you never know what tomorrow brings.

Live And Let Live

We often try to help people when we see they’re making a mistake. This type of behavior can lead us into all kinds of trouble and misunderstanding. Don’t forget your ideas on others, let those who want your help in guidance seek you out. Sometimes it’s best to stay away and let them come to you or you might seem intrusive to others.

Be Flexible With Your Goals

Sometimes we feel is the right time to take action and put our plans in motion only to realize that we were wrong. It’s important to analyze our current position and how our activities could influence our future. Sometimes it’s better to postpone a certain goal or even change it for the time being. Excepting a promotion in a bad time to get us into more trouble than good if the timing is not right.

For Every Action, There’s An Equal Opposite Reaction

What are you say something or act in a certain way, think about the consequences. I personally could be unprepared to hear some truth I won’t respond well to your gesture, no matter how good your intentions are. Treat each word with caution.

Take these pieces of advice as guidance, not as a rule. You life is your own and you know what’s best for you. However, keep in mind that morning is wiser and evening. Enjoy life!