Hungry

Psalm 107:4-9
4 Some wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way to a city to dwell in;
5 hungry and thirsty,
    their soul fainted within them.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way
    till they reached a city to dwell in.
8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9 For he satisfies the longing soul,
    and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
 
In the world as it is right now, we can surely identify with the feeling of being lost in a desert wasteland. The future is unsure, we don’t know where the world will really go from here. Pessimists point to problems and use them as examples of how we are all doomed and it’s only going to get worse; while optimists always tell you that we are just about to turn a corner and then it’s all sunshine and rainbows. When the truth is, we usually won’t know what is going to happen until it arrives. 
 
What this means is that we all need to do our best to balance out the way we think—neither side has a track record of always being right. We have all had this feeling of being lost in the desert, and when you feel this way, I hope you also feel pulled to cry out to the Lord. When we face distress, it is so easy think, “that’s it, God has abandoned me.” 

I hope it is held in your heart that God will never leave you nor forsake you. Like the people lost in the desert he wants to lead you to a better place than where you are when you face your troubles. Verse 7 says He led them by a straight way. As a frail and meager human, I really wish it said, “He led them by the easy way.” The path we end up on as we follow God doesn’t always go the way we want. However, we can trust Him to lead us to a place where the longing of our souls is satisfied.