MOST OF US HAVE HEARD THE SAYING HANGRY USED TO DESCRIBE SOMEONE GETTING UPSET AGITATED. ANGRY WHEN THEY HAVEN’T EATEN IN A WHILE. BUT IN THIS CASE AM REFERING TO A LITTLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR SPIRITUAL BAROMETER.
HOW EASY WE CAN GET AFFECTED BY OUR EMOTIONS WHEN WE HAVEN’T FED OUR SPIRITUAL MAN. MEANING HOW EMPTY IS OUR TANK AND HOW WE REACT WHEN NOT FULL OF THE THINGS OF THE LORD.
DID YOU EVER NOTICE HOW YOUR DAY CAN TURN OUT SO DIFFERENT IF WE HAVEN’T SPENT TIME IN THE WORD OR ALONE TIME WITH THE LORD LIKE WE SHOULD.? OUTCOMES CAN BE SO DIFFERENT AND WHAT MAY BE AN AWEFUL UNPRODUCTIVE DAY COULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IF WE FED ON WHAT WAS IMPORTANT FIRST?
PERSONALLY MY EMOTIONS ARE NOT KEPT IN CHECK OR MY PATIENCE NOT IN CHECK BECAUSE I AM MORE FULL OF THE FLESH AND NOT WALKING IN THE SPIRIT.
IF I HAD JUST STARTED OUT MY DAY FEEDING ON A GOOD BREAKFAST (SPIRITUAL FOOD) SHALL WE SAY ,SO WHEN THE ATTACKS COME OR TESTINGS COME, THEY ARE HANDLED A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY BECAUSE WE ARE SO FULL OF HIM AND THE SPIRIT.
Galatians 5:16
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
ITS ALSO SO IMPORTANT TO TAKE INVENTORY ON WHAT WE ARE FEEDING ON. ARE WE EATING THINGS THAT NURISH US OR JUNK FOOD AS SOME WOULD SAY THAT HAVE NO NURTRITIONAL VALUE OR IN THIS CASE NO SPIRITUAL OR ETERNAL VALUE.
I HAVE CAUGHT MYSELF AT TIMES WHICH THE LORD STILL IS STILL WORKING ON ME, WHEN I FALL BACK INTO THE CYCLE OF GETTING CAUGHT UP ON DOING GOOD THINGS OR PROJECTS. OR GETTING CAUGHT UP LOOKING UP EMAILS OR SOCIAL MEDIA WAY TOO LONG. THAT I DRAIN MYSELF BECAUSE I HAVEN’T SPENT EQUAL OR MORE TIME WITH THE LORD OR IN HIS WORD. I HAVE SPENT UP TOO MUCH TIME FEEDING ON JUNK FOOD WHICH MAY TASTE PRETTY GOOD OR FILLING AT THE TIME, BUT IN THE END LEAVES ME UNSATISFIED OR EMPTY AND STILL HUNGRY.
I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN I HAVEN’T FILLED MY CUP EARLY IN THE DAY OR EVEN BEFORE BED AND IT WILL AFFECT MY DAY OR MY SLEEP AT NIGHT. THERE IS MORE OF A PEACE AND COMFORT I CARRY WHEN I HAVE SPENT THAT PRECIOUS TIME WITH THE LORD.
IT IS SO TRUE WHEN YOU HEAR YOU BECOME WHO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH AND IT CAN BE TRUE WITH WHAT YOU SPEND TIME FEEDING ON. WHETHER MUSIC WE ARE LISTENING TO, OR CONVERSATIONS WE ARE INVOLVED IN, OR WHAT WE ARE WATCHING. THIS ALL FEEDS OUR SOUL EITHER FOR THE BETTER OR FOR THE WORSE.
WE CAN CHOOSE DAILY WHAT TO LET INTO OUR SPIRIT AND HEART AND TO GUARD WHAT WE ARE ALLOWING.
In Christianity, the phrase “the heart is the wellspring of life” emphasizes that our inner thoughts, desires, and motivations are the source of our actions and overall well-being, both spiritually and physically. The proverb Proverbs 4:23 states, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” This highlights the importance of nurturing and protecting our inner core.
EVEN DOING GOOD THINGS FOR THE LORD CAN GET UNBALANCED IF LEFT UNCHECKED. THE LORD LOVES FOR US TO BE SERVING HIM AND OTHERS BUT WHEN IT GETS TO THE POINT OF US GETTING SO BURNED OUT FROM DOING GOOD THINGS OR NOT LEARNING TO SAY NO TO THINGS THAT THE LORD MAY NEVER HAVE CALLED US TO DO, CAN GET US IN A POSITION OF ANGER AND RESENTMENT BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING ON EMPTY. WITHOUT THE LORD IN IT WE GET WEAK AND TIRED AND VULNERABLE. WHEN ALL THE TIME THE LORD MAY BE WHISPERING I JUST WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU OR TO TALK TO ME OR TO SIT AT MY FEET AND HEAR WHAT I LONG TO SHARE WITH YOU. BUT WE ARE IN A RUSH AND THINK WE KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IS ENOUGHT TIME.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU AS WELL AS MYSELF TO TAKE SOME TIME AND JUST TAKE AN INVENTORY ON WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE. IF THEY ARE BALANCED IN A HEALTHY WAY. OUR DIET OR IN THIS CASE OUR THIRST FOR MORE OF HIM AND LESS OF THE WORLD MAY BE A GOOD PLACE TO START. ARE THE THINGS BRINGING US CLOSER TO THE LORD OR PULLING US AWAY FROM THE LORD. ALSO ARE WE DEEPER IN THE LORD OR ALLOWING HIM TO GROW AND MATURE US COMPARED TO SAY A YEAR AGO? THAT’S WHAT IS REALLY AN EYE OPENER TO ME. AM I CONTINUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH AND IN THE THINGS OF THE LORD OR AM I TAKING 2 OR 3 STEPS BACK FOR EVERY ONE STEP.???
SO NEXT TIME WHEN WE THINK ABOUT OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION TO NEVER GET TO THE POINT OF GETTING “HANGRY” TO STOP AND REFLECT ON HOW WE COULD HAVE PREVENTED GETTING TO THAT POINT. ETERNALLY AND SPIRITUALLY WE CAN DO THE SAME AS WE LOOK OVER OUR DIET OF WHAT WE ARE PUTTING INTO OUR BODIES, MIND AND SPIRIT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALL ARE HAVING TO WORK ON AS THE WORLD JUST OFFERS US MORE AND MORE EASY FIXES AND COUNTERFEITS. THINGS THAT WOULD LOVE TO ROB US OF OUR TIME AND ENERGY AND WELL BEING IF WE ALLOW IT TOO. THE WORLD CAN BE SUCH A NOISY , DESTRACTING PLACE , THAT WE HAVE TO JUST TAKE A BREATHE AND STEP BACK AND SEEK THE LORD’S FACE AND DIRECTION AND PRESENCE.
WE CAN SEEM AS HEALTHY AND FIT ON THE OUTSIDE BUT INSIDE SICK OR DYING OF MALNUTRITION.. WHAT ARE WE REALLY HUNGERING FOR?????
THAT’S THE QUESTION??? ARE WE TRYING TO FILL VOIDS IN OUR LIFE OR LOOKING FOR TEMPORAL FIXES WHEN THE LORD HAS ALL THE ANSWERS…..
AS ALWAYS,,,I ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU HAVE NEVER KNOWN THIS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD, THE ONE WHO WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU, THE ONE WHO KNEW YOU AND FORMED YOU BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN,,, THE ONE WHO KNOWS YOU BETTER THAN YOU EVEN THINK YOU KNOW YOURSELF AND LOVES YOU WITH AN UNCONDITIONAL LOVE …..PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE ONE WHO IS REACHING OUT TO YOU. IF YOU ARE READING THIS ,,,IT IS NOT JUST BY CHANCE OR A COINCIDENCE,,,,BUT HE IS LONGING TO FEED YOUR SOUL AND TO NEVER FEEL EMPTY INSIDE EVER AGAIN. WHEN YOU MAKE HIM YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR HE (THE HOLY SPIRIT ) TAKES UP RESIDENCE IN US AND WE ARE NEVER THE SAME. HE LEADS, GUIDES, DIRECTS, COMFORTS AND ENCOURAGES US THAT NEVER SEEMED POSSIBLE BEFORE.
I WILL LEAVE THIS SAMPLE PRAYER, BUT REALLY IT IS JUST SPEAKING TO HIM FROM YOUR HEART… HE WILL MEET YOU RIGHT THERE WHERE U ARE AT.
IN HIS LOVE,
JANISE
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