I'm trying to start a blog, but each time, after almost completing a sentence or two, I would delete them. I asked God now to direct my thoughts so that whatever will come up here will make sense and stimulate the spirit of anyone reading this piece. Surprisingly, I don't have the desire to change the title; perhaps that should be it.
Hunger. I would in all consciousness normally relate this to mean a (strong) human desire involving any or all of man's five senses; but that was until ten years ago. If there is one form of hunger that man should experience and desire to deeply satisfy, it is a spiritual hunger or passion for God, his Creator. As far as I can recall since my childhood, Sundays meant attending church school, a habit carried over into my adulthood. I loved God and tried to be good. Well, it was quite easy because I grew up with parents who disciplined me with love. But even then, up until my marriage, I was not conscious about a hungering for more of God in my life. I remember being very good at bible drills, but that was about all. Reading the bible was not part of my daily activity, or christian publications taking my attention. Yet, through these years I proudly called myself a christian. Shame on me. But that was until ten years ago.
Now, if there is one statement I always tell the Lord in my dialect, it is this: "Lami ka lagi Lord!" Look it up in Psalm 34:8 and see what I mean. I could not tell Him this if I did not have an experiential knowledge of Him in my life. My joy is not anymore dependent on circumstances or people around me, but on God who is the lover of my soul. I desire for this hunger to go on and on so that I may be continually filled with the knowledge of His will for me in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. I want His love to consume me and enable me to give it to those who are difficult to love.
Hunger. I would in all consciousness normally relate this to mean a (strong) human desire involving any or all of man's five senses; but that was until ten years ago. If there is one form of hunger that man should experience and desire to deeply satisfy, it is a spiritual hunger or passion for God, his Creator. As far as I can recall since my childhood, Sundays meant attending church school, a habit carried over into my adulthood. I loved God and tried to be good. Well, it was quite easy because I grew up with parents who disciplined me with love. But even then, up until my marriage, I was not conscious about a hungering for more of God in my life. I remember being very good at bible drills, but that was about all. Reading the bible was not part of my daily activity, or christian publications taking my attention. Yet, through these years I proudly called myself a christian. Shame on me. But that was until ten years ago.
Now, if there is one statement I always tell the Lord in my dialect, it is this: "Lami ka lagi Lord!" Look it up in Psalm 34:8 and see what I mean. I could not tell Him this if I did not have an experiential knowledge of Him in my life. My joy is not anymore dependent on circumstances or people around me, but on God who is the lover of my soul. I desire for this hunger to go on and on so that I may be continually filled with the knowledge of His will for me in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. I want His love to consume me and enable me to give it to those who are difficult to love.
