“Never go hungry”

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35

Verse Reflections:  We must come to God in order not to be hungry.  There you go!  This is the message we have learned in the God Plus One process of life.  We must start our day by coming to Him.  His food, His fulfillment, His peace will fill our souls.  The overeating we indulge in because of guilt, because of anxiety, because of depression will disappear.  God can overcome, has overcome all of this.  God is saying that He will fill the emptiness in our lives and we will be full of His contentment.  His grace literally erases the past and takes care of the future.  I love growing older because every passing year teaches me that “I can get through this”.  When we are younger today sometimes seems insurmountable.  It never ceases to amaze me what one good night of sleep can do to change our perspective.  And if the one night doesn’t work, it seems a full week of life always changes the situation.  I stress and worry so much less now. I have been through so much and tomorrow always comes.  We have great weeks and we have bad weeks and it all evens out into a great life with God.  He is the bread of life, our eternal, not a temporary solution.  He takes away the anxieties that cause the uncontrollable urges to eat unhealthy foods.  We must believe in Him.

Prayer:  Father today I come to You just as the verse commands.  You are promising me that I will not go hungry if I come to You.  I know in saying that You are the bread of life, You are saying that You are essential for our lives.  And You are essential to me.  When You say we will not go hungry You are aware that we are always craving something beyond this earth and trying to fill our emptiness with the wrong things.  Father, for me I have tried to fill that hole with food.  The insecurities I have despite having had a great life cause me to doubt myself.  Running a company with employees that depend on me to make the right and sometimes difficult decisions cause me anxiety sometimes.  Forgive me and yet I know I am normal.  Today, fill me with You.  Fill me with the satisfaction that comes from knowing You are a part of me.  Conquer my hunger and be the bread that I crave in my life.