What are You Hungry For?

WHAT ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR?

I am sooooo hungry right now! The other day I took a diabetes nutrition class and learned I am only supposed to eat 45 grams of carbs per meal.  That’s not a lot of carbs, so it’s not a lot of food.  So what I later found out is that I am still hungry after I eat, every time I eat! I was told I could eat as much ‘clear’ vegetables (not the really filling ones like potatoes, corn, peas and such) but I am finding that you can only eat so much veggies and satisfy your hunger cravings!

 All this hunger has got me thinking about what we should really be hungry for.  One of the devotionals I read this week shared how many of God’s children limp through their lives starved for love because they have not learned the art of receiving His Love.  One of the enemy’s main ways of deceiving us is to make us forget how God loves us with an unconditional love that will never stop satisfying. This is when we need to feed our spirit the Word of God and feast on His promises, and stop feeding our fleshly hunger cravings. His promises are even better than chocolate! 

I recently interviewed Linda Talley, alumni from 2010, who most students know as the Student Services Representative at Epic Bible College, and discovered what she is hungry for.  Here is what she shared with me. 

I am a child of bicultural backgrounds.  My mother was from Sierra Leone, West Africa and my father was an American citizen.  Although I was raised in a Christian home, I was ignorantly drawn into astrology, psychics and the New Age.  In my lost condition, I spent my time chasing money and status.  Materialism, prestige and money were the elements that defined success in my life.  All of this was in an attempt to fill a vacuum in my heart.  In my mid twenties, I found the one true God.  My heart change created an intense desire to increase my spiritual growth.  I wanted to develop a deeper relationship with the Lord, be all that could be, equip myself if you will to serve as He directed.

Epic Bible College has been a vehicle that enabled me to grow in every area of my life.  Since graduating, my desire to share the gospel, serve God’s people and minister to hurting people has led me to the field of Chaplaincy, specifically in the area of crisis and trauma.   As you draw closer to God, you will learn of His love and His heart for you.  Seek Him with your whole heart and surrender your will to Him.

Linda allowed that vacuum in her heart to be filled with God’s love.  As she sought to be equipped to serve God, she learned how to satisfy her hunger with the Word of God, and is now “serving” His Word to others.  I, for one, want to learn how to satisfy my hunger with God’s promises.  I need to feed my spirit more, not my stomach!  It can be a good thing to be hungry all the time, depending on what that hunger is for (like knowing His Word and graduating from college).  How about you? What are you hungry for?

Michelle McDermott