God responds to people who are hungry and desperate for him.
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God responds to hungry people. God God responds to hungry people. God responds to people who get to a place of responds to people who get to a place of responds to people who get to a place of desperation in their journey and their desperation in their journey and their desperation in their journey and their need for him. There's often times in us need for him. There's often times in us need for him. There's often times in us a lack of desperation for God in [music] a lack of desperation for God in [music] a lack of desperation for God in [music] our lives until we hit something like our lives until we hit something like our lives until we hit something like cancer. Until you hit a divorce, your cancer. Until you hit a divorce, your cancer. Until you hit a divorce, your spouse walks out on you. What if now spouse walks out on you. What if now spouse walks out on you. What if now before you're in a crisis, you could before you're in a crisis, you could before you're in a crisis, you could stir up your heart in such a way that stir up your heart in such a way that stir up your heart in such a way that you say, "God, I want more of you in my you say, "God, I want more of you in my you say, "God, I want more of you in my life this year. I I want you to be the life this year. I I want you to be the life this year. I I want you to be the thing above every other thing that deep thing above every other thing that deep thing above every other thing that deep in my soul I would hunger and [music] in my soul I would hunger and [music] in my soul I would hunger and [music] thirst for your presence. That I would thirst for your presence. That I would thirst for your presence. That I would hunger and thirst to be near you and to hunger and thirst to be near you and to hunger and thirst to be near you and to know you and to accomplish your will. know you and to accomplish your will. know you and to accomplish your will. God, help me to feed that appetite deep God, help me to feed that appetite deep God, help me to feed that appetite deep within my soul for more of
Summary
God responds to those who seek Him in desperation, drawing parallels to crises like cancer or divorce. The sermon encourages proactively cultivating a deep hunger and thirst for God's presence and will, rather than waiting for hardship to drive us to seek Him. The practical takeaway is to intentionally stir our hearts to desire more of God in our lives.