{"id":916,"date":"2017-06-21T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/got-hunger-get-filled\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:10:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:10:08","slug":"got-hunger-get-filled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=916","title":{"rendered":"Got Hunger? Get Filled!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday, I posted about the thirst for water AND God\u2019s living water that will quench our thirst as we draw closer to Him. Today, it’s hunger for natural food and the food of God\u2019s Word and presence.<\/p>\n

Our 13-day faith pilgrimage most certainly DIDN\u2019T include a spiritual fast from food. We were literally filled with the finest food. We were well fed in each restaurant and hotel that we were in \u2013 as Psalm 81:16 says \u201cBut you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.\u201d And we were, including the honeycomb we were served while in Jerusalem (shown here).<\/p>\n

At the Mount of Temptation (hot and dry desert), we not only saw where Jesus was tempted by the enemy and we related only somewhat to His thirst, but most certainly not his hunger because we had been fed so well. We heard Jesus’ response to the enemy: “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ Matt 4:4 <\/p>\n

Indeed, \u201cMan shall not live by bread alone because our Father has prepared a banquet for us — a feast of His presence, but we won\u2019t have the appetite for it if we\u2019re satisfied with something or someone else. The desire Jesus was referring to is for Him, and it’s not reserved for only a few over-the-top passionate believers, but for all of us. <\/p>\n

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Psalm 107:9 tells us that God “satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things”, but there\u2019s a requirement before satisfaction comes — we must be thirsty and hungry.<\/p>\n

When we are spiritually hungry, we naturally desire the richness of spending time with God — praying, attending Bible and prayer meetings, listening to teaching tapes, reading books on spiritual topics, attending conferences and retreats because days are filled with pursuing God and feeding on Him. <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t we wish it stayed that way? But life happens. Marriage, careers and children happen. Distractions happen. Lots of distractions like anxiety, fear, discontentment, and over-commitment keep us from that sweet intimacy that we may only find in hungering for God.<\/p>\n

Jesus always has a table set before us of His presence, yet because we\u2019ve been snacking on lots of other things, we aren\u2019t hungry for Him. We try to satisfy ourselves, instead of having an insatiable hunger that can only be satisfied by fellowship with our Lord. <\/p>\n

Matthew 34:8 says \u201cTaste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.\u201d Honestly, “tasting” has become the motivating force in my life. I long to know Him more, and the more I crave Him like I did for certain foods when I was expecting my babies, the more I receive assurances from heaven that remind me I am feasting on Him. <\/p>\n

While on the Mount of the Beatitudes, we heard Christ\u2019s words from Matthew 5:6 \u201cBlessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:for they shall be filled.\u201d Lord, please make us as hungry and thirsty for You and Your presence, as we are for the best meal and drink at a 5-star restaurant! Only you can satisfy the hunger and thirst that satisfies our souls! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I posted about the thirst for water AND God\u2019s living water that will quench our thirst as we draw closer to Him. Today, it’s hunger for natural food and the food of God\u2019s Word and presence. Our 13-day faith pilgrimage most certainly DIDN\u2019T include a spiritual fast from food. We were literally filled with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5524,4330,5525,5526,5527,1216,5528,883,4621,5529,5530,5531,2133,2545],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-beatitude","tag-distractions","tag-fed-the-finest-wheat","tag-food-of-gods-word","tag-hunger","tag-living-water","tag-matthew-348","tag-matthew-44","tag-mount-of-temptation","tag-natural-food","tag-psalm-8116","tag-table-set","tag-taste-and-see","tag-thirst"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6924,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions\/6924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}