Today’s Scripture: The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. Proverbs 13:4 ESV
What are you craving? Our bodies, our minds and our souls crave. As our mouth’s water what do we do to fulfill that craving? As our minds dream and expose desires how do we fulfill them? When our flesh craves evil can we repent and redirect to welcome God’s rich blessings?
We have natural cravings that can sustain or destroy us. May we be diligent to give all of our cravings to God. As our mouths water, as we are tempted to fulfill cravings in unhealthy ways, may we turn that craving to God and diligently pursue Him.
LORD here is my craving, please satisfy it richly. My soul craves You.
Today’s Prayer: Father God, thank You for cravings. LORD, thank You for Your faithfulness and provision. Please help me to be faithful in seeking Your will in all of my cravings. I desire You LORD, my soul craves You. Help me to diligently pursue You. Keep me near. Amen
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations 4 Life
I know this should be a daily thing, a daily desire. I wish I could say it was but I would by lying. Thanks for reminding me today Tom.
Thanks Bill. This scripture cried out today NOT because I have it but because I NEED it today! I too wish to be living there every day. As we feel or sense cravings, pray they all cause us to crave Him! I appreciate your honesty and your visit! Bless you!
Interesting thought that being a sluggard is not just about laziness but about focusing on wrong cravings! That is really deep! I shall be chewing on this for a while. 🙂
Jelillie, impacted me as well. Thank you for participating and blessings to your chewing!!
Tom,
This spoke to me today b/c for several weeks during the last few months I have offered up to God my cravings for sugar and gone without. It is interesting to know that when I turn my craving over to God, it is not impossible to not succumb, as I once though it would be. And it is a constant reminder to crave Him.
A co-worker heard what I was doing and actually did the same and took her cravings instead to God in prayer for the human traffiking problem that occurs during the Super Bowl.
God bless you!
Thank you Katy!! What awesome examples of turning away from what our flesh craves!! Instead of retreating in guilt as the evil one prefers, turn ours towards God! We see non-beneficial activities as the very impetus that draws us to God. As we “fast” from unhealthy cravings and give them to God we find spiritual intimacy!!! Love the idea to turn your thoughts and eyes to God and others!!! Really special sharing thank you!! Blesings!!
Crave. Such a powerful, strong word.
-To ask for earnestly. To yearn. To want greatly.
Thanks Dustin, all of the above! Thank you for stopping by and thank you for reflecting and adding to the meaning of craving Him. Want Him greatly! Blessings!!