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I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about different things people had said on Sunday, and suddenly something became very clear to me. That hunger we have for God, for His fullness, for more and more of Him...
It is never enough. And I think that is exactly how it is meant to be.
It made me think of marriage. When you really love someone, you do not reach a point where you think, ‘That’s enough now. I know you well enough.’ The more you love them, the more you want to know them, be with them, hear them and share life with them. Love creates more desire, not less. Why should it be any different with God?
The more we know Him, the more we want Him. The more we experience His presence, His love, His wisdom and His goodness, the more hungry we become. That hunger is healthy.
The problem is not that we want more. The problem comes when the enemy redirects that hunger onto other things. More success. More recognition. More money. More achievement. More possessions. More for us. The same desire that could draw us deeper into God can so easily become something that turns us inward and feeds our pride.
But with God it works in completely the opposite direction. The more we receive from Him, the more He equips us to pour into others. He gives us love that helps us love others better, wisdom and understanding that can help others, gifts that build the Church, strength to pull down strongholds, healing, comfort and hope. So much of what He gives us is not meant to end with us at all. What He gives us does not simply make us bigger. It makes us better able to build others.
Maybe the desire for more is not something we need to suppress. Maybe we simply need to make sure it is pointed in the right direction.
Wanting more of Him is a good and right desire, and it is a hunger worth feeding. Because the more we receive from Him, the more there is to pour out into the lives of those around us.
So Lord, keep our eyes on You. Do not allow our hunger to be redirected towards things that only build ourselves. Make us hungry for more of You, and let everything You pour into us become something that strengthens, loves and builds those around us too.
