What do you pray for every day?
A need.
A person.
A situation.
A relationship.
I have a list of things that I pray for in the back of my Bible. Mostly people. But there are also things that I ask from God for myself. I ask for the wisdom of Solomon and the heart of David. I want to love God above all else.
But one of the things on my list that I’ve been asking God for over a decade is spiritual hunger.
I know my natural propensity is to grow distracted, dulled to the things of God. So I ask God to make me hungry for Him-that I would long for God and the things of God’s kingdom above all else.
I want the cry of Psalm 25:4-5 to be true in me: “Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.”
Some time ago the hunger began stirring to a point that dove into the Scripture to discover God anew. As I struggled to find words to express what I longed for, I realized that I wanted to know God organically.
Why organic? If you look the word up in the dictionary it basically means natural, pure, and essential-the very things I realized I longed for in my relationship with God. I long for a natural relationship with God-one that isn’t manipulated or forced to be brighter, more shiny or sweeter than the relationship is. I long for a relationship with God that’s pure-because it’s founded on the truth of Scripture. And I long for a relationship that’s essential-because God is our lifeline.
Through Scripture we discover that we serve a living God (Acts 14:15), who knows our hearts (Acts 15:8).God does not dwell in a temple made by hands (Acts 17:24), but is not far from each of us (Acts 17:27) and gives life and breath to all things (Acts 17:25). In God, we live and move and exist (Acts 17:28). And in this God gives us an invitation to know him.
An invitation that extends to you and I!
So will you join me?
Will you join me in praying for spiritual hunger each day?
Because you can fall in love with God all over again.
Bioluminescence I would say describes it more than any other light. Because the light comes from the inside out of the fish. Our light should come from within us and not just be a candle in our hand. We should look for the Bioluminescence glow in others and see if it is a call for help or the Holy Spirits glow within them. Margaret loving this study
Maria,
Thrilled you’re enjoying the study…that means a ton.
May God glow even brighter in you today. Huge hug, Margaret
thank you for creating a hunger for a new and better relationship with my Father!!
My group has just started the study and we are all soo thrilled to come together to discuss what we have discovered!
There are many times in life that you don’t realize something about yourself until someone questions you on it. I didn’t think that I was uncomfortable seeking God, but now recognize that I am. I want to be able to do everything “right”, and fear that I won’t keeps me from forging full speed straight ahead. Thank you for the challenge!
We are about to start a small group with the Senior High girls of our church, and I could think of no better way to begin than to introduce them to a living God who is essential to their emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. What a great concept! I am praying that this study will be a life-transforming experience for them.
When I first heard about “The Organic God” bible study, I thought this sounds lightweight. I had no idea! Already I have had a major revelation about my relationship with God. Sadly, I had pulled away from Him, not He from me. I didn’t even realize it. I was looking at the outward circumstances, other relationships, signs and wonders I guess, and when those things died down after being born again and getting knocked down a few times, I realized I was the one who pulled back to lick my wounds and ask why why why? Now I see, He never left me, I think He wanted more intimacy with me and I missed it. Ouch….I’m looking forward to drawing nearer to my heavenly Father so he can draw nearer to me…
Yes! I am starting to pray for spiritual hunger. I love that and it is what I have been longing for, it just did not occur to me to pray for it.
Thank you
Juliann,
Excited to see and hear what God reveals as you pray for hunger…and He answers! Hug, Margaret
Hi Margaret,
On page 20 – 3rd paragraph you write about discovering God again, anew, in a fresh way. That paragraph is my hearts cry in the most deepest sense. It has been for a couple of years now…. the desire grows strong, but I don’t seem to reach it. You ask us in the deeper walk to pray for spiritual hunger. I think I have that, but I don’t know how to feed the hungered soul. I should, I have been a Christian for years. I teach studies, I mentor women, and lately I have been drawn to writing. I have a good morning devotion time – but admit that it has been lacking lately in depth.
My heart is yearning for something more; more of God in me, in my life. I am thirsty, I am hungry. I pray this study will teach me how to feed my soul which hungers; hungers for more of God.
Sandra,
Your words brought tears to my eyes. I know that hunger, that desire…that can only be met by Him. Not by actions. Or words. Or movement. Or lack of movement. But Him. One word. One moment. When it’s Him. It changes. Everything. So I pray that God will provide a ridiculous over the top buffet of all who He is–for you to savor and enjoy and delight in and laugh and find fullness in the deepest recesses of your Sandra-ness. 🙂 Joyful in advance for you! Hug, Margaret
Thank you Margaret
Sandra,
You’re welcome :). Huge bear hug! m.
Jen,
Praying that you continue to draw closer to the God who never turns his back from us (thank goodness!). May you have an unending hunger for intimacy with God once again.
Julie,
Charge ahead, sister! How can we be praying for you?
Sara,
Hugs to your senior high group. We’d love to see a photo. Email one to jessica@margaretfeinberg.com and we’ll put it on the blog!
Praying for spiritual hunger for each one of your girls. Thank you for faithfully and obediantly leading!
I have just been intorduced to your works & have bee. Enjoying the post, devotions & studies. I too hunger for more of God but have to admit I am the my own road block!
I work 2 jobs & seem to never have time to myself. But I have to get the motivation & determination to make God my priority!
Please pray for me to increase my devotion to God & the He will empower me with Spiritulal endurance!
Excuse my typing errors!!