The Hungry

While most of us can point toward people who we regard as Spirit filled Christians, we are a bit shy about putting that title on ourselves.  It is ok for others, but we do not want anyone to think we regard ourselves as some special kind of super spiritual Christian.  We would rather blend in with the other pew sitters who are more than content with mediocrity in their spiritual lives.  If someone should look at us and make such a suggestion, we quickly speak to dismiss their claim.

 

It is interesting that being Spirit filled is a goal for many of us, yet, we are never quite ready to identify with the description.  Perhaps, it is has to do with the expectations we associate with those words.  Or, perhaps, it has to do with a spiritual modesty.  Regardless of all of this, a testimony or witness to living the Spirit filled life is not something we hear very often.  And, even if we have though an act of grace and faith come to see ourselves in such a way, we do not speak of it lest someone think we have too high regard for our spiritual life.  Those who live with spiritual big headedness are perhaps the most insufferable of all Christians!

 

Of course, there is a place for speaking of how the Holy Spirit has come to be more a part of our lives than He was allowed to have in the beginning.  While it is true that some may view us as a bit of fanatic, or maybe someone who has gone off the deep end, if such is a part of how God has been working and continues to work in our hearts, it can be shared with other seekers as a way of pointing them toward knowing the deep desire of their own hearts.  Those who are hungry for God are hungry for someone to share with them how that hunger can be satisfied.  We cannot satisfy their hunger, but we can point them to the table where the Spirit waits to bless.