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Hungering and Thirsting for God

by Susan Barnes 
03/30/18
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"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6

If we have been a Christian for some years, we can take our relationship with God for granted and become casual about our spirituality. However, blessing comes to those who spiritually hunger and thirst for more of God. For those who seek him with a passion that is akin to their desire for food and water. God says, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart" (Jeremiah 29:13). Hungering and thirsting is an ongoing attitude that says, "I am determined to do whatever it takes to fulfil all God’s purposes for me."

Paul had this attitude and writes in Philippians 3:12, "But I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." Paul was committed to achieving God’s plans. Later Paul was able to say, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).

In Genesis 32:26 we read that Jacob wrestled all night with God and then said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." Are we that desperate for God's blessing in our lives? From that time on Jacob walked with a limp, which was a constant reminder that God had touched his life.

During the Olympics commentators would talk about a competitor being 'hungry for gold'. If an athlete can be so focused and committed for something that is temporal, how much more should we be hungering and thirsting so God can fulfil his purposes for our life.