Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled
Matthew 5:6
God longs for us to long for Him...He wants us to live completely satisfied. When we hunger and thirst for righteousness--God’s way of doing things--then we live in complete satisfaction. We direct our hunger by choosing what we focus on each day. For example, if we focus on our favorite food, if we start thinking about it early in the morning, and all throughout the day, chances are, by the end of the day we will be eating it! What we give our attention to, we will desire. In the same way, the more we give our attention to God and His Word, the more we will hunger for Him. Just like the scripture promises, when you hunger for righteousness, you will be completely satisfied. The world offers so many things for us to give our attention to, but they aren’t things that will satisfy. You might think you want a particular car, or certain clothes to wear, or live in a particular neighborhood. There’s nothing wrong with those things, but understand that "things” won’t ever satisfy us. Recognize that only God will satisfy us completely. As we hunger for Him, we will live in peace and joy.
Since being diagnosed with ALS I have been able to, for the most part, keep my focus on righteousness. I have encountered so much of God’s peace and His love from family, friends, neighbors in the community, complete strangers, and most of all those in the body of Christ that it has allowed me to be satisfied in the midst of this trial I’m going thru. I want to encourage you to take a few minutes and think about how blessed you are…Be satisfied that you were able to eat today, when so many people around the world had nothing; be satisfied that you can drink fresh, clean water any time you’re thirsty; be satisfied that last night while you slept you were protected from the elements; be satisfied that you have the freedom to pray without the fear of persecution; be satisfied if you are healthy today. ..there is so much to be thankful for today just take the time to appreciate it and let God know how blessed you are!
God longs for us to long for Him...He wants us to live completely satisfied. When we hunger and thirst for righteousness--God’s way of doing things--then we live in complete satisfaction. We direct our hunger by choosing what we focus on each day. For example, if we focus on our favorite food, if we start thinking about it early in the morning, and all throughout the day, chances are, by the end of the day we will be eating it! What we give our attention to, we will desire. In the same way, the more we give our attention to God and His Word, the more we will hunger for Him. Just like the scripture promises, when you hunger for righteousness, you will be completely satisfied. The world offers so many things for us to give our attention to, but they aren’t things that will satisfy. You might think you want a particular car, or certain clothes to wear, or live in a particular neighborhood. There’s nothing wrong with those things, but understand that "things” won’t ever satisfy us. Recognize that only God will satisfy us completely. As we hunger for Him, we will live in peace and joy.
Since being diagnosed with ALS I have been able to, for the most part, keep my focus on righteousness. I have encountered so much of God’s peace and His love from family, friends, neighbors in the community, complete strangers, and most of all those in the body of Christ that it has allowed me to be satisfied in the midst of this trial I’m going thru. I want to encourage you to take a few minutes and think about how blessed you are…Be satisfied that you were able to eat today, when so many people around the world had nothing; be satisfied that you can drink fresh, clean water any time you’re thirsty; be satisfied that last night while you slept you were protected from the elements; be satisfied that you have the freedom to pray without the fear of persecution; be satisfied if you are healthy today. ..there is so much to be thankful for today just take the time to appreciate it and let God know how blessed you are!
Have a great week in Him!
Your brother in Christ,Eric
2 comments:
Awesome! Thanks for the great reminder of how blessed we all are! :)
Love you!
Such a good reminder. I just received an email the other day about being thankful...some of the things were being thankful For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home. I thought this was a great reminder to be thankful for and in everything. We had little puppy pass away this weekend.. he was the runt and only weighed a pound anyway the whole family was just heartbroken especially our 6 year old daughter. I was having a hard time being thankful but I realized I had spent a lot of time being able to comfort her, talking with her about God, realizing how incredible and unique God made her... so sensitive, just a lot of things like that...so thank you for posting this! It was a God send and helped me a bunch ...there is always a bright (God) side. Leslie : )
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