Spiritual WildernessSample

Sometimes we just don’t feel the Holy Spirit leading us to seek the Lord’s face. The devil may be filling our head with lies that God doesn’t care about us anymore. Sometimes we hit a dry season during which we feel absolutely no desire to pray, fast, or read the Bible. Often, that lonely season involves spiritual warfare. Whenever you don’t feel like going to King Jesus is when you need to go to Him the most, in spite of your feelings. When you lose your hunger for God, you must force-feed yourself with His Word, even if you don’t feel like doing it. A spiritual appetite grows by eating. A spiritual hunger follows spiritual feeding. Push yourself to eat whenever you want to have a greater hunger for God. Physical hunger comes by not eating, but spiritual hunger follows after eating. The more you enjoy fellowship with God, the more you crave Him.  

If you are losing your hunger for God, force-feed yourself until hunger kicks in. When you don’t feel the Holy Spirit moving in your life, feed yourself on the Scriptures until you do. That’s Him talking to you. Don’t submit to your feelings when you’re in the spiritual wilderness or under spiritual attack. Feelings can’t be trusted, especially when you are facing challenges. Feelings must not dictate your behavior. 

I know it’s easier to write about this than it is to live it. Doing what is right, even when we are not feeling close to God, develops spiritual maturity. Our faith flourishes when feelings fail. Don’t attach your faith to feelings; connect your faith to Jesus. He never fails! Go to your King when you feel unmotivated, discouraged, sad and defeated. Just take the initiative to linger with Him and enjoy His friendship. His presence is your solution!