stop eating spiritual junk food. quit looking for things in life that don't satisfy, don't meet the need.
isaiah 55.2 (niv), why spend your money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?
he's saying, quit wasting your time and your money on things of the world that really don't satisfy. what you are really looking for is GOD. stop eating junk food!
there is a plant that grows in australia. the spores of this clover fern can be made into bread and portage. it contains no protein, carbohydrates or vitamins, the essentials for sustaining life. those who depend upon it for food will have their stomachs filled but they eventually die.
do you know the difference between being filled and being satisfied? i lived 15 years in las vegas which is the artificial adult amusement capital of the world. there are more things to fill up your time and your money and people move from pleasure to pleasure, thrill to thrill, thinking, "this is going to be the answer in my life! this is what is going to make me satisfied!" and it doesn't last! it's a temporary high.
it's interesting that our appetites are influenced by our associations. you get around hungry people, you get hungry. whoever you hang out with is what you're hungry for.
if you hang out with people who like the world's junk food, that's what you're going to be into. if you want to have an appetite for GODly things get around people who have a GODly appetite. it's contagious. SPIRITual hunger is contagious.
do you want to be more hungry for the things of GOD? then get around people who are hungry for the things of GOD. SPIRITual hunger is contagious, so get around people who have a hunger for the LORD and you'll find SPIRITual hunger.
just a thought from the front porch…
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