"You're not you when you're hungry," according to the popular Snickers commercials, concluding that a bite of the candy bar "satisfies" and turns those who are Betty White or Aretha Franklin when they're hungry back into their normal selves.
Who are you when you're hungry?
In John 4, Jesus' disciples urge him to eat. Jesus responds to them with this powerful statement: "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work."
Deuteronomy 8:3b echoes this sentiment: "...that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD."
How's your spiritual life?
Are you daily feasting on God, and partaking of his Word and prayer?
Are you actively engaged in His mission?
Or... are you hungry...?
What do you reach for to fill your hunger?
According to Jesus, his food is to be obedient to the will of God. Food both satisfies us and fuels us. If you feel dissatisfied in your soul and lacking in spiritual energy, take some time in prayer to consider if there are areas of your life in which you have not been obedient to God's will. Perhaps it's doing something that God does not want you to do. Or, perhaps it's not completing what God does want you to do. Prayerfully ask him to show you areas that need (re)surrendering and ask God to help you with that now. He is always present and he is faithful.
Pastor Celia
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