Hungry

Hungry, I come to You for I know You satisfy.
I am empty but I know Your love does not run dry.

Broken, I run to You, for Your arms are open wide.
I am weary but I know Your touch restore my life.

So I wait for You. So I wait for You.

I’m falling on my knees. Offering all of me.
Jesus, You’re all this heart is living for.

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Right now I am HUNGRY for God. Eugene Peterson would say: My soul is starved and hungry, ravenous! (Ps 119). A.W. Tozer has stated, “Thirsty hearts are those whose longings have been wakened by the touch of God within them.” My phrase? I lack.

Thank God he longs to be with us, refresh our hearts and nourish our souls! He also wants to heal our bodies and minds. There's no denying I feel broken right now and continue to realize what I broken world I live in. I'm so glad it doesn't stop there. Not only does Christ want to fill us with His love, He wants it to overflow onto others, in not only the spiritual, but in emotional and physical aspects as well. "I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me." (Matt 25:34-36, Msg.) Lord, fill me and show me how and where I can serve others with Your love. Our life's satisfaction can be found only in You.

Life is so short, so fleeting. As Pastor Richard admonished us last night, help me not to waste another day on the wrong train. When it's all over, what will we have to say about our earthly lives? Father, bring me to that new level of forgiveness, of service, of joy, of intimacy with You, of excellence. Not that I am competent in myself to claim anything for myself, but my competence comes from You. Help me to live with eyes wide open, to mourn with those who mourn and rejoice with those who rejoice. God, ignite in me a longing for a life in the light - one that is deeply rooted in Christ alone.

The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
-Psalm 34:10

Why is everyone hungry for more? "More, more," they say. "More, more." I have God's more-than-enough, More joy in one ordinary day.
-Psalm 4:6-7

Amen.