In Need 4

In Need 4

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 NIV

There is a process for dealing with physical hunger and thirst. There are specific solutions for specific types of hunger and thirst. No matter how much you eat, it cannot replace the urge to drink water, and the opposite is equally true: no amount of water can fully satisfy an urge for food. You may be good for a while, but the hunger pangs will return after some time. And let it be known that hunger and thirst are natural human instincts, which will not be stopped in this side of eternity. 

These principles also apply in the spiritual. God who made man with these instincts knows that there is a hunger for something deeper in every man He has made. Do you have a witness in your heart that there is never a full satisfaction to life, no matter how much you have amassed, unless you have truly found God? Do you have a witness in your heart that you are never truly complete until you have filled the vacuum of your heart with God? That is the way man has been made, because he has the breath of God in him. Nobody and nothing else will satisfy that need. That is the spiritual dimension to the physical reality of hunger and thirst referred to above.

When the hunger and thirst align with God's purpose and will, the benefits and blessings are enormous. When a man seeks to fill his heart with the right kind of stuff, he is on the way to being blessed. When a man has sorted out his pursuits and priorities, and seeks after the things for which God is glorified, that person is on the way to a lifetime of impact. It matters what you place before you, and it matters what/who holds your heart. If it is not God, you will have to fight for yourself. If it is indeed God, then you have a lifetime of blessings ahead. 

Don't labour for bread that doesn't truly satisfy. Don't strive for recognition or applause from men who know nothing about who God is or His expectations from you. The man who seeks God and His righteousness is on the path to life, and it is no wonder that God promises that such a desire will be fully satisfied. What do you seek after? Who/What holds your heart? Can you truly say you are satisfied with the fruits of your present pursuits? If not, go find God, and seek after Him with all your heart. The benefits are not just good for this present earthly phase, but they will last with you into eternity. His time of favour is here.