You Hungry for God?

Are you yearning for a deeper connection with God? Do you have a genuine desire to know Him? Do you have a spiritual craving to align yourself with the guidance of God’s Holy Spirit? Do you yearn to quench your thirst with the Living Water, Jesus Christ, daily?

Life can be hectic, and it’s easy to neglect our spiritual appetites. The demands of daily life can pull us in various directions, and before we know it, we’ve spent an entire day without intentionally seeking God’s presence.

It’s important to remember that the condition of our spiritual appetites, good or bad, is a direct result of our own choices. God has made all the spiritual nourishment and sustenance we need readily available.

In Psalm 81, God says, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.” Psalm 81:10 ESV

Here are four ways that God will help you supplement your spiritual health:

Remember how much God loves you.

The more you understand how much God loves you, the more you’ll love Him. The Apostle Paul talked about this when he wrote to the Church at Ephesus: “I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources, He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Then, Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 

“May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then, you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.” Ephesians 3:16-19 NLT.

Stop filling up on spiritual junk food.

You are a spiritual being with a place in your heart that only God can fill. Attempting to fill it with worldly pursuits like salary, status, success, passion, possessions, power, prestige, or anything else will only lead to being spiritually malnourished.

The Lord tells us in the Bible that “A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.” Proverbs 15:14 NLT.

Make knowing God your number one goal.

Jesus spoke plainly about where He is to be placed among our priorities. He says that we are to “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will provide you with everything you need.” Matthew 6:33 NLT.

The word seek comes from the Greek word zeteo and it means “to look for, desire, or aim to obtain,” emphasizing a continuous, active, and deliberate pursuit of God’s Kingdom. 

Jesus says that He desires that we seek Him with this kind of intentionality and that we deliberately pursue Him first. 

Dedicate time each day to reading God’s Word.

The Bible is a vital source of spiritual nourishment. We must regularly consume God’s Word to grow spiritually.

When Peter penned a letter of encouragement to a group of believers being persecuted for their faith, he wrote, “Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual nourishment to fully experience salvation. Cry out for this nourishment now that you have tasted the Lord’s kindness.” 1 Peter 2:2-3 NLT.

Jesus said “…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 ESV. For us to be all that God created us to be and has saved us to be in Jesus, we must consume the spiritual nutrients our mind, heart, and soul desperately need.