hungry

So, I have made no bones about the fact hat I struggle with my weight. With that in mind it also stands to reason that one of the issues that I have in my life is a struggle with managing the food that I eat. 

This has been a big part of this journey, laying things down, picking things up and learning balance of a healthy life style. 

With that being said, something struck be as I was spending time with the Lord recently. The concept of being hungry for the Lord. 

That worship song that says, "we are hungry, we are hungry, we are hungry for more of you..." has run through my mind a lot in the last few days and I began to consider hunger.

Hunger my old friend. All of its forms. Real hunger, head hungry, heart hunger, cravings. So many reasons I felt I needed to put food into my month and ultimately into my body. Sometimes if I had a thought  of something I wanted particularly I would fixate on it until I had no choice but to get it. It's a struggle but it's real. 

But as I have thought about that in terms of Christ I wondered if the same kind of cravings and fixations take place for Him. If our mind is unbalanced or we are simply bored, where do we turn. I have sworn years turning to food. If your heart is heavy and weighed down, where do you end up? Sometimes for me it was seeking comfort in a piece of pizza. 

I went through a struggle or time of boredom and began to fixate on food. This became very real to me when in first started pursuing a healthy life style a while back. I had had a rough afternoon and alllllll I could think about driving home was getting something in particular to eat. It was even something good, but I wanted it... RIGHT NOW. 

Thinking back and now considering the word hunger in relation to Jesus I wonder if I have experienced the same level of craving. 

Do I fixate on Him?

Am I relentless in my pursuit of Him? Would I do anything it took to get more.


How hungry am I for Jesus?

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