Why do we eat and drink? We're just going to get hungry again. The food may only stick with us for a few hours, and then we'll start the entire cycle over again. Yet we have to remain in the cycle in order that we don't become weak, sick, or ultimately die. It's just like making our beds or cutting our lawns. We don't really want to do it, but we do it anyway just to find that it becomes a necessity all over again.
Solomon says the whole reason we work is so we won't starve, and yet we get hungry all over again. There are lots of areas in our lives like this. Why should we pray? Why should we eat? God wants us to understand diligence in our lives. There are things we want to do and then there are things we have to do. Eating is a requirement for us to continue living. But there are other appetites that must be satisfied as well. We should have an appetite and hunger for God. It's a hunger that is never satisfied, because we can never be completely filled by Him. Are you trying to fulfill the appetites of the flesh more than the Spirit? We have an opportunity to build our relationship with God each and everyday. When we eat physical food, it simply burns off. But, when we eat the bread that is the Word of God, we are not only fed, but we grow. We are sustained by it. We do not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Which appetites are you putting in priority?
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