Hey y'all (as we say here in the South)!
Ok, that's about the extent of "country" in my system. I hope today finds you all resting in the sovereignty of our Lord! I wanted to change things up a little today, so let's start out with some of His precious Word:
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6
"But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Well, I'm going to take a guess here that you all figured out that I am not talking about being physically weak and hungry (from the title), rather, spiritually. So many times, I've heard the terms 'weak' and 'hungry' used in negative connotations when it comes to our relationships with the Lord. Really, isn't it one of the greatest places to be in preparation of the blossoming of our walks with the Father? It is when we are weak that we can truly surrender, let Him fully take over, and 'wow' us!
Now, if you are not hungry, does that mean you are satisfied? It was definitely food for thought for me when I first heard this. In a physical sense, hunger means one thing; however, spiritually, something else entirely. Are you hungry for the Lord and continuing to delve deeper into knowing Him, or are you satisfied? Should we ever be satisfied with where we are in our spiritual growth? Probably not.
A reoccurring theme in my blog is transparency, so I feel that to say this was one area that I was really struggling in would appropriately follow suit. From a plethora of situations that I've experienced in my own life and examples seen in the lives of others, the Lord has enabled me to grow in Him and come to see things much differently than I once did. Nevertheless, I got to a point where I plateaued; the sad thing is that I was okay with this (which is 100% of the reason that I stayed there so long--not good). In the course of time, the Lord lovingly and graciously got my attention. The questions of "Why are you comfortable where you are in Me?" and "Do you think you know all you need to know about Me?" entered my mind. Well, any answer I gave at that point was totally lame and useless because the fact of the matter was that I was wrong either way. After running around figurative circles in my head trying desperately to come up with some excuse, I finally just answered back honestly and said, "Lord, I need to be hungry. Please give me a hunger that can only be satiated by You." Little did I know how priceless those two sentences would be. The Lord has shown Himself faithful (as He always is faithful). He answered that confession/prayer with a 'yes', and let me tell ya friends, I learned that day--He honors our honesty when it has to do with Him. Since then, the Lord has continued to reveal so many wonderful and beautiful things about Who He is to me, and I am still hungry! It's amazing what He wants to show us, Himself!
Please don't be like I was in my plateau stage with the Lord. Be honest with our Heavenly Father and tell Him that you want to hunger for Him, where only He can satisfy! In the 'weakness' of the moment of doing that (the transparency), He will take over and strengthen you as only He can, while filling you with His bread. Goodness, our Lord went through so much so that we could have a personal relationship with Him, so let's take full advantage of the huge opportunity that He has given us.
In closing, let me leave you with a thought-provoking quote by Corrie Ten Boom, a precious woman of God:
"It is not my ability, but my response to God's ability, that counts."
:)
