HUNGER HAS MANY LEVELS

HUNGER HAS MANY LEVELS

When a persons appetite is satisfied his hunger level has been reached and he wants no more food. The reason being, he has reached his stomach's capacity. This is the point where you here a polite, "no thanks I had enough". When a person has been on a lengthy fast, their stomach shrinks and they have less capacity for food and their hunger level is much lower than when they entered the fast.

When a persons prayer time is measured in minutes each day, his spiritual hunger level is very low, and he or she is easily satisfied with one short service a week. If they miss a week or two, they still suffer no hunger pain. You can beg, plead, coerce, and pray for these people, but the truth is they are full and satisfied, and silently reply, "no thanks I've had enough God for this week". They may be saved but have very little capacity for things of the kingdom. They are better known as carnal Christians.

In order to expand your capacity to hold more kingdom truth, you must eat more, and more. No matter how much you exhort a small capacity believer, they must desire a larger capacity, and decide to eat more. The more kingdom food you eat, the more you want. Do not become frustrated with the once a week people, they are full and do not have the capacity to take in any more. Everyone gets exactly what they put into it! If you are only interested in getting through the gates, then a once week carnal life, and 15 minutes a day with Me will work, if hard times do not cause you to deny Me.

On the other hand, if you want to be a one hundred fold citizen of the kingdom, you must become a fanatic about things above, continually "setting your affections on things above, not on things on the earth.  Colossians 3:2
You must become a spiritual glutton, and "seek My kingdom first above every thing else in your life. Matt 6:33.

If you really desire someone to have a greater spiritual capacity, when they seem to be satisfied at the carnal level, make them jealous by demonstrating your kingdom life! Do not choke them to death with more they have a capacity for. "Just let your light so shine before the malnourished believer, that they may see your good works, and desire the meat of My word and then glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

Final note on the pastors dilemma: how do you feed the "more Lord hungry believers" without choking the "I've had enough for this week" people. The answer is simple, offer a verity of meals. In regular services have early dismissals, and after services. During the week 
continue to "meet daily with one accord in the church building, and breaking bread from house to house in home groups, eat together with gladness and singleness of heart," Acts 2:46 Soon the hunger will build because love will increase and draw them in to the family atmosphere.