Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness

I was reading Enos this morning and noticed that he said his soul hungered.  In the scriptures, Christ says blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness.  I then wondered if I felt that way.  I realized there are times when I do, but more often I don't.  I guess that could be good or bad.  If I just have no desire to fill my life with the things of God, then that is like only having an appetite for junk food.  But if I am constantly nourishing myself with the things of God, then I won't be hungry for them.  When I was pregnant with Matthew, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.  I was put on a special diet to regulate my blood sugar.  The diet involved eating foods from certain categories at certain times of day.  I followed the diet pretty strictly, and for 3 months, I was not hungry.  I don't remember feeling a single hunger pang during that entire time.  My body was constantly being nourished by good food, so it never asked for more.  I think the gospel can be like that.  If we partake of Godly things regularly, we don't have to hunger for them because we are being filled on a regular basis.  I like that thought.

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