Bread of Life

Are you hungry? I hope so. Today we are gonna eat until our heart's content.

Welcome to Soldier for Christ.

There are days when you are just hungry. Right? Days were no matter how much you eat you can't seem to get satisfied. I have found the same can be said for when my faith is weak. There are days where I am just in a funk and no matter how much I try to pray, read the bible or focus on Him I just cannot feel his presence or feel satisfied.

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. -John 6:26

As I read this, I am hearing that in those times I am only looking to him for the superficial. The natural needs and wants of my human life. In Jesus' day, they had seen him feed thousands of people with very little food so they wanted more. Not because of who he is but because of what he could do, what he could give them. In my days when I am in a funk, it's kind of the same.

I am looking to him to lift me out of the funk, to make me feel better. Not because of who he is, but because in those times I am uncomfortable.

Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” -John 6:27

We have to remember who Jesus is. What his purpose was and understand that when we truly look to him in those times and remember what he has already done, we may just find our spirits lifted and our bellies full. Asking for more simply because we want it takes advantage of his grace and is a selfish and human trait. He has called us to be more.

This is all part of why we train to be Soldiers for Christ. So that we can then indeed…

Press on, and fight the good fight, as a Soldier for Christ.