Friday, July 08, 2011

Developing a Divine Appetite


What makes us hungry for God?

As leaders, it's so easy to get distracted by the demands on our everyday—the deadlines, the unforeseen circumstances that sap our time and energy. In the midst of our packed schedules, we can find ourselves chasing after that which is most pressing rather than that which is most necessary. We need to be intentional about pursuing God and seeking his voice in our lives. We need to stir up a hunger for God. And as we cultivate a hunger for him in our own lives, those around us will naturally become more spiritually hungry too.

Spiritual hunger points to a sense of discontentment, emptiness, a longing. The phrase "hungering for God" points to a solution—the very hunger and desires are meant to be satisfied in God. But how do we discover God in our everyday as the source of satisfaction and joy in this life?

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