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What are you hungry for?

Have you ever had a craving for something, and no matter how much other stuff you eat, if it’s not what you were craving, you will not be satisfied until you get what you were craving.  Jesus said that we were supposed to hunger and thirst, or crave, after the things of God.  A natural hunger will motivate you to do something.  If we are truly hungering and thirsting for the things of God, we are willing to do something about it.  

Matthew 5:6"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. New American Standard Bible

6Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied!  Amplified Translation

The basic meaning of righteousness is "right standing with God".  It also has to do with God's way of doing things.  The "God way", or the "right way".  God has a way of living laid out in his Word.  We have to "hunger and thirst" for that way, if we are to be satisfied.  God's way should be the top priority in our life.

Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

Hunger spurns us to action.  

What are you willing to do to satisfy your hunger for more of God?

If we are not being satisfied with the things of God, we may need to do more partaking of the things of God.  Ie. Praying, studying the Word, going to church, listening to preaching, telling someone about Jesus.  We do not earn our salvation by these things, but the kingdom of God, in some ways, is like anything else: you get out of it what you put in it.  If you want more of God, you’re going to have to give more of yourself.

If we are not being satisfied with the things of God, we may need to do something different.  What used to satisfy, may no longer do it.  It’s good to change things up sometimes, alter out routine.

There will always be more of God for us to enjoy.  He always has more that He wants to give us, to do for us.  

Even in the natural, if we feed our body healthy things, we will begin to crave healthy things instead of junk all the time.  If we will begin to spend more time with God, we will begin to crave more of God.