DAY 19 – JOURNAL ABOUT WHAT YOU TRULY HUNGER FOR

THEME: DEEP DESIRE

FOCUS: LISTENING TO INNER LONGING AND SPIRITUAL APPETITE

PRACTICE:

Take time today to journal in response to this question: What do I truly hunger for? Not just physically—but emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.

Find a quiet space. Begin by taking a few deep breaths. Then, let your pen move freely. What unmet longings rise to the surface? Is it rest, belonging, purpose, healing, connection, clarity? Write without judgment or editing. Let your hunger speak.

You don’t need to solve anything today—just name it. Awareness is the beginning of transformation.

REFLECTION:

We live in a world filled with distractions and quick fixes. Often, we feed our hearts with what’s fast or familiar instead of what’s truly nourishing. Scrolling, consuming, staying busy, chasing approval—these are easy fillers, but they rarely satisfy the deeper hunger within us.

Jesus often met people at their point of hunger—feeding bodies, but also asking soul-searching questions like, “What do you want me to do for you?” (Mark 10:51). That question is for us, too.

What do you want—not just on the surface, but beneath the noise? What is your soul hungry for? Maybe it’s peace in your relationships. Maybe it’s the freedom to be yourself. Maybe it’s to feel God’s nearness again.

Whatever your answers, know this: God honors your hunger. God meets you there, not with shame, but with open hands and a table set for grace. The work of spiritual formation often begins with desire—with naming our need and daring to believe it matters.

What would it look like to begin feeding that deeper hunger—bit by bit—with something that sustains, not just distracts?

SCRIPTURE:

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

— Matthew 5:6 (NRSV)

Your hunger is not a flaw—it’s a guide. It leads you closer to what matters.

Let it remind you that God meets you in your longing, not just your satisfaction.

PRAYER:

God of Holy Hunger,

Thank You for making me a creature of desire.

Help me sort through the noise and hear what my soul is truly longing for.

Meet me in that place with gentleness and grace.

Teach me to seek what will truly satisfy—not what numbs, but what nourishes.

I am hungry, Lord. Feed me with Your truth.

Amen.