Hungering and Thirsting for God

Hunger and thirst are natural expressions of the basic human desire and need for food and water. One of the clear indicators that something is wrong physically, is when we lose our appetite. It is the same spiritually. To hunger and thirst for God is at the very root of our being. To truly satisfy or restore that hunger for God, it may require us to reevaluate our lifestyles to see what we are feeding on spiritually. As David cried out to God in Psalm 63:1, "O God, you are my God, and I long for you. My whole being desires you; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water," so we too cry out with that same heart.