What are You Hungry for?

 

What is hunger? Hunger is a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat. It can also be described as to have a strong desire or craving for something. Have you ever noticed how many references there are in the bible in regard to Jesus and hunger or thirst.

"Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."  John 6:35

 

'Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat." " We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. "Bring them here to me,” he said.  And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.  They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.'  Matthew 14: 16-18

These references serve a purpose, of course. Hunger and thirst are both very real and essential human conditions. Biological life does not exist without the ability to take in both food and water. The human body's complex systems take the essential nutrients and convert them into energy for life. Consequently, spiritual life does not exist without the ability to partake of the spiritual fruits offered by Christ. The bread and water of our spiritual existence are found through our connection to God and our relationship with our Lord.

 

The nectar of fruits satisfy both hunger and thirst just as the fruits of the spirit satisfy in ways nothing else can.

 

Have you ever been hungry and no matter what you ate, you still felt hungry until you happened on whatever your body was craving and your hunger disappeared? Such is spiritual hunger. We often try to fill the emptiness inside us with a variety of people, activities, and sometimes "vices". What a foolish search we depart on.

 

 

As long as your spiritual plate is empty you will feel a need to consume huge amounts of other things, searching to fill a void that nothing else can fill. When you partake of the "bread of life" you will never be hungry. In seeking God in everyday life, in allowing your soul free rein to connect on a spiritual level with our creator you unleash a never ending flow of  spiritual delights. Like a spiritual buffet that is constantly filled with fruits of the spirit.

 

Hugs to each and every one of you. May your life overflow with God's blessings and may a multitude of things fill your spiritual plate.