In the last few weeks I’ve been really hungry all the time. I don’t remember feeling like this during my first pregnancy. I’ve tried eating more protein at breakfast and other strategies, and it makes no difference. I’m still just really hungry.
This morning at church we were singing a song with these lyrics:
“We are hungry
We are hungry
We are hungry for the more of You
We are thirsty, oh Jesus
We are thirsty for the more of You”
I immediately thought, “That’s me! I’m hungry!” and began fantasizing about food (a frequent occurrence nowadays). “Okay, wait, I’m in church, I need to focus…”
Then I thought about why I’m so hungry. It’s because I’m growing and creating new life inside of me. Likewise, kids eat a lot when they’re going through a growth spurt. And if we are growing spiritually, we should be hungry for God. But even if we aren’t growing, just to maintain the status quo we still ought to be hungry for at least 3 meals a day. Not being hungry at all is a sign of something being wrong, of illness. We need to eat. We need calories to sustain life.
“Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry.’” (John 6:35)
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