In Psalm 63:1-2 where David is in a dry and desolate place and is physically in need of thirst quenching water and yet he thirsts for God. Am I Thirsty like that? How do I develop that kind of thirst? How do i orient my life in such a way that I develop that kind of thirst? To take that feeling of absolute thirst for water and crave God even more.
Yes I need to have a hunger and thirst for righteousness (matthew 5:6), but on a deeper level I feel like David had a better focus. To have an intense thirst for God, the creator of righteousness and to recognize his ultimate authority over my life is something to pursue.
When I am sick and have that stomach thing that feels so awful and like there is nothing to do to fix it. Then is when I cry out to God for help. When I am in complete sorrow and feel sadness over the loss of a loved one then is when i cry out for God to come to me an be by my side and give me comfort. How can I create that same craving in me on the other days? The days when I lose no one to tragedy, how can I have that same craving?
Often i will run to him in praise when the great things happen. On the days where he answers a prayer the way I want. when I get the mysterious check in the mail to help with my family needs I give him praise and thanks. When I get a note of encouragement from a student impacted by my lesson, words, ministry or whatever. I then say a thanks to God. But what about the normal day. Do I thirst on those days? Do I have the constant sense of awe in how great God is that the sun is shining or the sky is raining? Do I appreciate the fact that he is performing miracles on the other side of the planet while I am answering emails in this side? Do I realize the impact on life that He is Holy, that he is almighty, that he is loving, that he is? I recognize this on the ups and the downs, but what about in the middle?
I want to crave him, thirst for him in the normal and mundane.
