As I’m trying to find a way to type out another blog this has been put on my heart to write about. I hunger and thirst for the Lord like I’ve never had before. So much so that it’s been overwhelming. I write this after finding out what I’ve done in my sleep last night. I found this out because of my squadmate informing me about it. I will tell of this more towards the end.
To start with, I’ve been craving reading the Word of God. So much so that I even envision myself opening up the Bible and reading it. By this I mean I see a very clear image at times of me digging deeper into Scripture. This has never happened before. It’s new to me and even though I have this deeper hunger and thirst for the Lord I still slightly struggle with getting into His Word. Which is part of the reason I write this. I need your prayers because I want to be so overwhelmed that I dive deeper into His Word and actively pursue that deeper relationship with the Lord.
I’ve even have had compassion placed into my heart for the people of Georgia. This happened maybe a week ago as I was walking around Tblisi trying to clear my head after feeling let down and having some bitterness towards one of my teammates. That bitterness quickly left as I walked, and as I walked I literally felt my heart break for the people here in Georgia. It was a feeling I’ve only have felt once that I actually know of. That one other time was when the calling on my life to Syria was placed upon my life after hearing about all the refugees fleeing Syria sometime back between 2014-2016. That call on my life is still there and I’m very blessed that the Lord brought me to two different countries surrounding Syria. Jordan and also Turkey, because of this I know I will eventually make it into Syria especially because I’ve recently heard of some Americans making it into the country.
It’s evident in another way that I hunger and thirst for the Lord because of something I did in my sleep. My squadmate ended up telling me when I woke up that I was praying in my sleep. I was praying for healing, whether it was healing for myself or someone else that part is not known. I even asked and clarified on if I was praying to the Lord because I don’t want to be praying to anything else and he told me I was indeed praying to the Lord.
So I wrote these things for two simple reasons. First and foremost, so that God may get the glory. Secondly, I could really use all the prayer I can get. I want to continue to hunger and thirst for the Lord. So much so that I no longer struggle with getting into His Word. Reading His Word has been improving but I need and want to read it everyday because I hunger and I thirst for the Lord. I desire deeply to grow in my relationship with the Lord.
Ohhh that’s good. Same thing happened to me on my Race and journey since then of having a huge hunger and thirst for Him! Currently I definitely need to get back to that with everything going on with my life, so this is a good reminder. Thank you for sharing!
Will be praying for you, but with getting into the Word (yes do that of course) don’t allow it to become a too religious activity that it drowns out the hunger and thirst. Some (not all) of my best times with Abba have been without my Bible open or even present in those moments. Still good to read through it and ‘know’ it. Let it be that the words envelope you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually! Thanks again for sharing!
So good that you are hungry and thirsty for the Lord. You’ve got my prayers. You were praying in your sleep! So cool,
GO OFF MICHAEL!!!!!! So encouraging!!!