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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: HUNGRY (01/09/20)
In today’s culture, many churches feed their members pablum (bland or insipid intellectual fare, entertainment, etc.) every Sunday. The attendees leave the service unaware that the words they just ingested have already traveled through and out of their body. They return the next Sunday to be fed some more pablum.

Pablum can never satisfy the longing of the heart for real food.

The church I attended the first half of my life fed us gristle and bone. Each minute of every day we were aware of the words spoken on Sunday. God was out to get us, and we better behave. The guidelines weren’t too clear about what exactly was considered bad. It seemed everything was.

We lived in a constant state of stress.

Then came the day I heard a pastor who presented a wonderful meal of meat. Since I had never had meat before, I began a process to discover how I could receive it; not just on Sunday but every day.

I hungered for it.

Just as there are many ways to cook various types of meat, there is more than one way to procure God’s meat. My favorites are reading the Bible and listening to men of God proclaim God’s truth. And if circumstances prevent me from ingesting the guaranteed remedy to my soul’s hunger, I experience a sensation of starvation.

My soul undergoes hunger pangs.

We are to be hungry for His word. Just as going without food would cause us to lose weight and become weak and ill, so it is when we go without God’s word. To remain a vibrant and healthy Christ-follower, we need to daily partake of His guidance and promises.

Our diet is our choice.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6 NIV
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Janet Murphy
01/16/20
So very true - our diet is our choice!! Powerful last line.
C D Swanson 
01/16/20
"...We are to be hungry for His word. Just as going without food would cause us to lose weight and become weak and ill, so it is when we go without God’s word. To remain a vibrant and healthy Christ-follower, we need to daily partake of His guidance and promises..."

Loved your entry, message and delivery. The top paragraph was awesome and overflowing with truth!

Blessings~
Debra Brand 
01/16/20
Amen!
Barbara Culler 
01/17/20
Great testimony! You should be at the Master level.
C D Swanson 
01/24/20
Joy,
I truly loved this piece, and thought it held such a positive message.
Great job!
Congrats and Blessings~