Soul food is usually high calorie, high carb, full fat and sweet! Hits all the no-no’s on any diet list, but it tastes good and makes me feel so wonderful at the moment. Now I’m hungry…
Sometimes my soul is depleted and hungry in a different way. I need rich food that only comes from one True Source. A romantic movie, a toe-tapping song or a good art project just won’t suffice. I need God’s WORD!
When I feel that ache inside, sorta undefined and distracted, an almost dry, empty, uninspired absence. That’s when reading Words of God really fills me up. I plug into a New Testament letter or rather book of the Bible– and feast.
Listening is great too because I can cover more ground while I get other things done. It gives me a different prospective. To cover a whole book is like receiving a letter written just to me. Personal, tailor-made. I get the entire message start to finish.
Imagining the time period it was written, shows me how similar people are today. I try to think of the audience that heard these words for the 1st time. Sometimes I try to listen through a loved-one’s ears, wondering what would stand out to them, what might make them cringe. Then I pray for them.
God’s Word is so alive, so fresh, so today! When I feel dull anywhere – soul food is all I need.
ForGlorySake! Anna
“Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening!” 1 Samuel 3:10
