When I’m hungry, I usually have a taste for something specific. Either I’m in the mood for fruit or salad or meat or some type of decadent sweet or a combination of it all. Even when I can’t quite name what I want, I’m still on the hunt. Until I satisfy that need, my taste buds just don’t seem to rest; but once I satisfy it, then my desires change for something new . . .
The appetite of the laborer works for her, for the need of her mouth urges her on (Pr 16:26). What we have a taste for in our lives will drive us. I personally need to know that my basics are covered, bills are paid and that there will be food on the table when I get home. So I go to work every morning. I need to know that the work I do matters and makes a difference in a big way. So I work with children. I need to know that the people around me are learning things that they could not learn as effectively anywhere else. So I study leadership and people. I need to air out my mind, share my thoughts, and have my say. So I write, daily. I need to solve the problems that other people ignore. So I build businesses and teams. I need people to find their joy and to live their dream. So I lead by example. I need excitement and a change of pace. So I travel.
What do you need?
Your appetite is going to make you feed yourself. If you don’t work, then you don’t eat (2 Thes 3:10), but the kind of work you do will determine the kind of food you eat. Is it steak or bologna for you? When you get hungry enough, you will start moving and let that fire in your belly urge you on.
Your appetite is going to make you hunt down your dreams. I hope you eat well! but there is a trap that you need to be aware of . . .
