Stirred By The Scriptures

How do you respond when you feel empty? When it comes to my stomach being empty I usually fill it (sometimes over-fill it) till I am satisfied. When it comes to my soul many times my response is the same - fill it. While it is a good and acceptable response for an empty stomach, I don’t think it is for my soul. The emptiness of my life is often filled with things that do not truly satisfy. Oh, they may bring a temporary fix - but it never lasts. A friend has challenged me to think in a different way - stay with the emptiness long enough till what develops is a thirst for God. That is so counter to everything within me. Empty? Fill it up or at least deaden the void. When I live that way my thirst for God will never have a chance to surface. Just something to think about.