Hungry

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. -- Proverbs 10:3 NIV

For those of you who don't know, we were adopted by a little kitty last week. We already had three cats so another was not in the cards, but there we were and there he was with nobody but us to see that he was cared for properly. We've named him Shades because his markings give the illusion that he's wearing glasses.

Shades weighed about as much as an 8 or 9 week old kitty would but, as the vet explained, his teeth show him to be closer to 16 weeks. The little guy has an absolutely ravenous appetite, eating anytime we are so good as to provide kitty food and relentlessly attempting to sneak his way onto our dinner plates. The little guys is hungry!  He has had to spend who knows how much of his life fending for himself, eating what he could when he could, surviving by the grace of God. Can you imagine the life? Scrapping for food, avoiding bigger cats, dogs, and maybe even a few birds. Sleeping on alert. All alone in the world. Scared.

Have you ever felt like that? Like there was no help on any side? That the world is out to do you in? What we hunger for, whether we're willing to admit it or not, is leadership...guidance. We spend a lot of time acting confident and insisting we're in control of our lives when the reality could not be further removed from that illusion. We require guidance at every turn.

The proverb I quoted today states that the righteousness won't go hungry while the wicked can't be satisfied. What is righteousness but faith and obedience? I say it a lot, I know, but putting our full faith in God and working diligently to remain obedient to His teachings is our only path to satisfaction, and it's a satisfaction that conquers every aspect of our lives. I speak from experience because I've personally felt the emptiness that belongs to the dark and the satisfaction that comes from the Light.

Steel your heart with faith and your mind with obedience and experience the feeling of a content soul.