The Hunger

I have a deep hunger for knowledge. The knowledge I hunger for and seek after is divine knowledge. I yearn to know more of the things of God. This hunger drives me to seek and to question. I apply the scripture in 1 Thessalonians 5:21 which says: "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." I know that "all things which are good cometh of Christ." (Moroni 7:24)

I often ask myself: "What am I hungering for? Where is my focus? What is it that I am spending my time focusing my energy on?" When I identify the answers to these questions, I then ask myself, "is my energy being well spent?" I feel so good when my answer is a resounding YES! However, there are many times when I realize that my focus is not where I want it to be and my energy is not being well spent. So I make a course correction. I want my time and energy to be focused on one thing: how I can serve my Lord today in building up His kingdom.

I love when I feel like Mary of old who sat at the feet of Christ and just absorbed every word coming out of his mouth. I love when my mind is on seeking out, obeying, and teaching the words of Christ. At these times I am filled with the Spirit and I yearn for more. I want to continue to seek for divine knowledge and guidance. I believe this knowledge will fill my spirit and help me to be a kind, thoughtful, and loving person. I want to continue to "feast upon the words of Christ" to satisfy my hunger for knowledge because I believe that "the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do." (2 Nephi 32:3)