Spiritual Gluttony

Ps. 107:8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9 For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

What does a hungry, or longing, soul look like?

We talked a little yesterday, in our staff meeting, about gluttony. There have been times in my life that I have eaten way too much; much more than I needed. It does seem strange that the more we eat the more we want to eat, even though there is no way we could possibly be hungry.

So with that in mind; when we "eat" the Word more and pray more, our appetite for the things of God increases. What used to feel like "eating" an entire spiritual Thanksgiving dinner now seems like we are hungry for more shortly after we are finished. The difference here is that "spiritual gluttony" is the best thing for us. The more we consume, the more we want; the more we want, the more we are given; the more we are given, the more we are changed; the more we are changed, the more we are like Christ.

His Word is true. He does satisfy the longing soul and fills the hungry with good things. Both of those are filled with ALL the He is.
Give thanks to Him when He does these things in your life and ask Him to continue to give you the desire for Him.

You are Good Lord and You want to bless us with all the You are; You want us to find all of our cravings in You. You satisfy more than anything else we could long for, You are the best of everything we desire. There is nothing on earth that compares to You and yet often we look at the things here and focus on them, rather than You. Let us taste Your sweetness. Let us see Your goodness. Let us hear ourselves and others telling of Your wondrous acts, so when we lose focus on You we are drawn back by all that You have allowed us to enjoy previously. Give us a heart of thanksgiving. Give us ONLY a desire for all that Your are. Allow us to turn our eyes toward You, that we may look into Your wonderful face, so that the things here on earth grow dim compared to the light of Your glory and grace. You love us to have this attitude, so please give it to us that we may be a pleasing sacrifice to You.