How about you? What do you crave? What are you hungry for?
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work." (John 4:34). Jesus hungered to see the Father's will accomplished. He craved to complete the purpose for which he was sent.
So what do you hunger for? Are you hungry for the will of God to come to pass in and through your life? Are you hungry to DO His will? Are you craving his Kingdom? Are you hungry for the things He is hungry for?
I think hunger is a good way to evaluate our true spiritual state. You see the reason I love mangoes, plantains, and guava (and you might not) is that I have spent a lifetime (40+ years) developing a taste for these foods. The truth is we hunger for the things we feed on. Strange but true. Jesus fed himself on doing the Father's will, so this is what he hungered for.
Perhaps you don't hunger for God's kingdom, or his will, or the salvation of the lost. Obviously you've been eating other foods. Today, you can make a choice to begin feeding on new food.
Some people say, "you either like something or you don't." I don't agree with this. The truth is while I was given a head start liking mangoes, as a kid I did NOT like greenbeans, celery, spinach, or most any green vegetable. When I became an adult I realized these things were good for me, whether I liked them or not. So I taught myself to like them. How did I do that? BY EATING THEM! Remember what you feed on you will eventually develop a taste for: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Today, develop a taste for the Father's will. Start feeding on it. Feed on that which you know is his will and soon you will hunger for it, more than I hunger for plantains (which is saying A LOT!).
