in·sa·tia·ble: Impossible to satiate or satisfy.

hun·ger: A strong desire or craving

God woke me up recently with the words, “insatiable hunger.” I, of course, being the word buff that I am, went directly to the dictionary. I looked up the basic definitions of each. It rocked my world. I’ve heard the term before and thought I had been living a life of insatiable hunger for God, but I had to check my heart again after really reading those definitions. I had to let the revelation of what God was saying to me sink into my thoughts and heart.

I realized I haven’t even scraped the surface of what God is wanting me to love and know about Him. In Song of Solomon 8:6, it says “For love is as strong as death, jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire.” God has a love for us that is comparable to jealousy and as strong as death. How does my love, my human knowledge of love, compare to that? It doesn’t, not really, nor will it ever. But, what I began seeking from God when He spoke that to me was the hunger part. God is always giving us challenges that cause us to pursue Him deeper. He was telling me that it is impossible to satisfy my love for Him, but if I hunger--it will be the strongest craving I could ever have, the strongest desire I could ever develop. So, I have determined in my heart and walk with God, that I will pursue His love even unto death. I am going to, and as a result, I am falling head over heels in love with the things of God--all over again. I want more of His love, more of His voice, more of kingdom, more of His fire. Just more.

So, as God challenged me, I challenge you; pursue Him today with an insatiable hunger and your life will be forever changed.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6

~Dedra