40 Days Journey Into God! DAY 4: HUNGER & THIRST Hunger and Thirst or Desperation is one of the surest spiritual virtues that catches God’s attention anytime any day. Not hunger for physical food or thirst for physical water but hunger and thirst for God and for His Kingdom. Genuine hunger and thirst is usually manifested as spiritual desperation. When one is consumed with a burning desire or passion to know God, to experience God. Sometimes it appears like an Obsessive Compulsive Desire – a desperation for God. Such hunger and thirst is a magnet for God. God cannot ignore a desperate seeker. Hear what the Scriptures says: Matthew 5:6 (KJV) 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. John 6:35 (KJV) 35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. Psalms 42:1-2 (KJV) 1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 119:131 (KJV) 131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. Deuteronomy 4:29 (KJV) 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. Jeremiah 29:13 (KJV) 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Hunger and Thirst for God can be expressed in many ways: Hunger for the True and Living Word of God Thirst for the Holy Spirit’s Infilling Longing and Desire for the Worship of God Zeal to do the Will of God Passion for Prayer Groaning in the Spirit for Grace Fervent Faith Empathy for Evangelism and Soul Winning Finding Fulfillment in Fellowship Bonding with the Brethren The Prayer of Hunger & Thirst [Prayer of Desperation] Dear Heavenly Father I hunger and thirst for You just as the deer pants for water. I want to seek You early, before the sun rises And I will stay seeking You even after the night falls. You are the Air I breathe, You are Light to my eyes and Music to my ears, Without You life holds no meaning, You are all I long for. I will not rest until I find You because when I find You I have found True Life! And with You are treasures this world will never comprehend! In Jesus name I pray! #40DaysJourneyIntoGod #40DaysFastingAndPrayer #OceanOfGraceAnnualFast #oceanofgracefastingandprayer #oceanofgraceikc #deepintogod

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2. 40 Days Journey Into God
• Hunger and Thirst or Desperation is one of the surest spiritual virtues that
catches God’s attention anytime any day. Not hunger for physical food or
thirst for physical water but hunger and thirst for God and for His Kingdom.
Genuine hunger and thirst is usually manifested as spiritual desperation. When
one is consumed with a burning desire or passion to know God, to experience
God. Sometimes it appears like an Obsessive Compulsive Desire – a
desperation for God. Such hunger and thirst is a magnet for God. God
cannot ignore a desperate seeker. Hear what the Scriptures says:
• Matthew 5:6 (KJV)
• 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
• John 6:35 (KJV)
• 35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never
hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Day 04 Hunger & Thirst

3. 40 Days Journey Into God
• Psalms 42:1-2 (KJV)
• 1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
• 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
• Psalm 119:131 (KJV)
• 131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
• Deuteronomy 4:29 (KJV)
• 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him
with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
• Jeremiah 29:13 (KJV)
• 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Day 04 Hunger & Thirst

4. 40 Days Journey Into God
• Hunger and Thirst for God can be expressed in many ways:
• Hunger for the True and Living Word of God
• Thirst for the Holy Spirit’s Infilling
• Longing and Desire for the Worship of God
• Zeal to do the Will of God
• Passion for Prayer
• Groaning in the Spirit for Grace
• Fervent Faith
• Empathy for Evangelism and Soul Winning
• Finding Fulfillment in Fellowship
• Bonding with the Brethren
Day 04 Hunger & Thirst

5. 40 Days Journey Into God
•The Prayer of Hunger & Thirst
[Prayer of Desperation]
Dear Heavenly Father
• I hunger and thirst for You just as the deer pants for water.
• I want to seek You early, before the sun rises
• And I will stay seeking You even after the night falls.
• You are the Air I breathe,
• You are Light to my eyes and Music to my ears,
• Without You life holds no meaning,
• You are all I long for.
• I will not rest until I find You because when I find You I have found True Life!
• And with You are treasures this world will never comprehend!
• In Jesus name I pray!
Day 04 Hunger & Thirst

6. 40 Days Journey Into God
•Songs To Express Deep Hunger for God
 The Heart of Worship by Michael W. Smith
 Draw Me Close To You by Michael W. Smith
 Your Presence Is Heaven To Me by Israel Houghton
 Lord I Thirst For You by Keith Staten
 I want More of You by Sinach
 I Love To Love You Lord You By The Kenoly Brothers
Day 04 Hunger & Thirst