The Desire for Desire.

I've been thinking lately about why I struggle to pray and read my Bible. It's always seemed to me that a pastor wouldn't struggle too much with that; maybe because I haven't seen a lot of pastors struggle with anything. The funny thing is, when I do read, I really enjoy it most of the time; same with prayer. Being close to God is something I like being, and being far away is something that really doesn't feel good. So, why do I not like doing what it takes to get there?...

Anyway, I've started praying a certain prayer.

"Lord, make me hungry for you."

I pray it often now. As often as I think of it, which is sometimes more than four times a day (yeah, for me that's a lot). And the funny thing about prayer--God answers it.

Three weeks ago it began. A small incident on a Sunday morning when my back was hurting and my mind was elsewhere. God showed up. He opened my mouth and I spoke. I spoke truth about our need and people's sin. I spoke truth about the Holy Spirit and what He wanted to do in our church.

The next week I prayed with the worship team, that God would make us hungry, that He would bring revival.

This week, I've been meeting with a small group of young men, "Men of the Morning," and we have been praying at 6am each day for the city of Auburn and Grace Community Church.

Last Sunday, the leadership of GCC got on their knees before the congregation and prayed for a filling of the Spirit.

Tomorrow, we will do it again.

It has begun.

The hunger is coming.