Monday, May 13, 2013

Proverbs - Hunger Produces Discipline


Proverbs 16:26

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

When someone is hungry for something, they are motivated to do what it takes to fill that hunger.  If someone knows they need to make money to buy food for themselves, they can make it through their tasks diligently and with a sense of ownership.  They want to keep their job because they know that their daily bread is coming from that source.  We must hunger for more of the Lord so that those same disciplines a laborer has will be in our lives in our pursuit of the things of God.  If we don’t hunger for righteousness we might not labor in a disciplined way.  This hunger comes from asking the Lord for the hunger and from walking in works He has called us to where we need an intake in order to keep giving.  If you have not been hungering for God, stop and ask Him for this hunger.  Examine your day and see if His kingdom is in the list of things to do and then seek Him for opportunities to pour your life into others for His sake.

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