Spiritual Hunger and Thirst

Spiritual Hunger and Thirst
The next thing you need is spiritual hunger and thirst. Fleshly desires are easy. Maybe you want freedom from sickness.

We often take our health for granted. When everything is going great you don�t even think about your health until something serious hits you.

Suddenly the doctors are telling you that you have something serious that could shorten your life. It could take away the freedom that you have to do things that you enjoy. Now suddenly being well becomes a big priority to you.

Maybe you need freedom from poverty. If you have enough to get by you might become a bit complacent. You might say,

�I would like to have a lot more money, but we get enough to meet our needs and I can buy the things I want. We�re not wealthy but we are okay.�

Then financial lack hits you. Suddenly things go wrong, finances drop and you don�t have the income. Now suddenly wealth becomes a big priority to you, doesn�t it?

Then we have freedom from loneliness. We often take our marriage partner for granted. The longer you have been married, the more you take them for granted and you don�t realize what you have in that person.

Then suddenly things go wrong. There is a conflict in the marriage. A third party enters or maybe there is divorce or separation. Suddenly you realize how important it is for you to have that companionship. And now suddenly close relationships become a big priority to you.

What is it going to take to make you hungry? And what is it going to take to make you thirsty? If you are not hungry or thirsty, you are not knocking at heaven�s door and saying,

�Please, I�m starving. I�m dying of thirst.�

That is the kind of prayer that moves the hand of God. It is earnest passion and desire.

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