These devotionals encourage me, fwiw:
04 November
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“The call to love is not for the halfhearted.” —George Sweeting
Hungering and Thirsting for God
Psalm 42:1-2
Have you ever found yourself thirsting for God? Do you understand what David felt as he wrote, “My soul thirsts for God” in Psalm 42?
In reality, each of us will “hunger” and “thirst” for many things in our lives. Studies show that, aside from the basic need for food and water, all humans share a set of spiritual and emotional needs. Love, acceptance, and security are among these basic hungers.
It is not uncommon for people in our society to spend years searching for someone or something that will satisfy their needs. What they fail to realize is that God is the source of ultimate satisfaction. In Him is the acceptance, security, love, joy, and peace for which they long.
What can we learn from this as believers? Here is the lesson: we may not have a lot of “things” in life, but what really matters is that we have God. And because we are His children, we should continually pursue the yearning desire within us to know Him better.
The more we hunger and thirst for God, the more of Himself He will reveal to us. And the more He reveals, the more we will love and trust Him.
So many people will live their lives wondering if God ever loved them. But when we desire Him and pursue Him, He will open our hearts and minds to see things we could not have seen any other way. Best of all, we will experience greater levels of joy, peace, and happiness that are available only through Him.
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