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Topic: Hunger (11/08/04)
TITLE: Are You Hungry?
By thea english
11/10/04
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During the presidential campaign, I wonder if God was asking his people “Are you hungry for a change in America?, are you hungry for righteousness to prevail in this nation? Are you hungry for the traditional family to remain the bedrock of society? “ I think Americans said yes by voting the Bible on Nov. 2. Americans were tired of being fed the junk food of same-sex marriages, religious persecution in public places, high crime rates, white collar corruption, fatherless children, job losses, and lack of respect for human life. They wanted real food—the kind that comes from God’s Word. They were starved for His will to be done in America just like it was centuries ago.


You can see the starvation in the speeches of prominent evangelicals who urged their congregations to vote for the candidates who stand for Biblical teachings and basic decency. You see the starvation in the father and husband who is trying to keep his children on the straight and narrow in the midst of a liberal and anti-Christian media. And you see it in the remnant of young Christians trying to be a witness by their lives and testimonies.

It’s this hunger that drove millions of Americans to the polls last week. It’s this hunger that sparked rallies in support of abortion bans, same-sex marriage bans, and the freedom to practice their faith openly. Let’s hope this hunger never ceases.

Shifting topics now, I’ll discuss another kind of hunger—the hunger of the human heart. We all have it; the desire for unconditional acceptance. When this hunger isn’t filled by God, we then turn to people to fill it. On many afternoon talk shows, I often see heartbroken teenage girls who are extremely angry with their boyfriends because they deny the paternity of their children. What’s worse, the men shout all kinds of hurtful remarks at the girls and laugh in their faces on TV. I feel so bad for them because they feel like the lowest person on earth and it damages their self-esteem. I also feel bad because I know that they’re looking for someone to love and accept them, and if they don’t get it from home, they’ll go to men. That’s why every father should affirm their daughter’s worth to him and to God as often as possible.

For most of my life, I’ve always been the cheerleader for the underdog, the ones who people said are hopeless cases, the ones who even the most religious people sometimes shun, and the ones who are never given a second chance in life by society. These are probably hungrier for God’s unconditional love than anyone else and, when they receive it, they become more compassionate to others.