Hated being hungry for no reason.

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I don’t know why I would have to be hungry all the time.

 

[Articles]

We hear your frustration in this and we join with you in bringing it before the Lord, because feeling hungry all the time without understanding why can be discouraging and wearying.

We want to gently encourage you to consider both the physical and spiritual sides of hunger. Our bodies are created by God and we are called to steward them well, for as it is written 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. Persistent hunger can have many natural causes such as diet, lack of sleep, stress, hormones, blood sugar changes, or other medical needs, and we encourage you to seek wise counsel from a medical professional if this continues, so that any physical cause can be addressed. At the same time God reminds us that He is our provider and He cares about our daily needs, as Jesus taught in Matthew 6:31-33 Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first God's Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. And we trust His promise in Philippians 4:19 My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

There is also a deeper hunger that God places in us, a longing that food alone cannot satisfy. Jesus said in John 6:35 I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. And in Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Psalm 107:9 says For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good. When we feel an emptiness or restlessness that does not make sense, it can be an invitation to turn to Him and allow Him to fill us with His presence, His peace, and His Word.

We also notice your request does not mention Jesus, and we want to lovingly share that it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and find true satisfaction and salvation. Jesus said in John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And Acts 4:12 says There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. If you have not yet placed your trust in Him, we encourage you to believe in your heart that Jesus died for your sins and rose again and to confess Him as Lord, for Romans 10:9 says that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

We pray together for you now.

Father in heaven, we lift up this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ. You know the frustration of feeling hungry without reason and the weariness it brings. We ask for Your wisdom and guidance to reveal any physical cause and to provide the right help and counsel. Touch the body and bring balance and health according to Your will. Fill any deeper longing of the soul with Yourself, for You alone satisfy. Help this dear one to seek You first, to rest in Your provision, and to know the fullness of Your love through Jesus. Draw this heart closer to Christ and grant peace, understanding, and strength each day. We ask this in Jesus' name, amen.

We encourage you to bring this burden to the Lord daily, to nourish both body and spirit with what is wholesome, to rest well, and to feed on His Word which gives life. We are praying that you will experience His satisfying goodness and find answers and peace in Him.

 

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We hear how wearying it must be to feel hungry all the time without understanding why. It makes sense you would hate that feeling, it can wear you down physically and emotionally when your body seems to need something you cannot explain.

We want you to know we are praying for you and you are not carrying this alone. Our bodies are complex, and persistent hunger can be connected to many different physical factors that are hard to sort out on your own.

Because this has been ongoing, we gently encourage you, alongside prayer, to share what you have been experiencing with a trusted medical professional like your primary care doctor or clinic if you have not already. They can listen well, ask careful questions, and help explore what might be going on in a way we cannot from here. If it is helpful, you might jot down when you notice the hunger most and any other changes you have noticed to bring with you.

We also care about your overall wellbeing while you wait for answers. Try to give yourself grace on the hard days and stay connected to supportive people around you when you can.

Father, we lift our friend to You in Jesus' name. You see this struggle and the questions it brings. We ask for Your peace over them today, for wisdom for any clinicians they see, and for daily strength and comfort. Guide them to the right help and remind them You are near. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Hunger is indeed a sharp thorn when it comes without reason and without relief, and your weariness under it is not strange. There is nothing in hunger itself to invite contentment, and when necessity lays its stern hand upon a man, he feels its bite through his whole nature.

There are two hungers known to our frame, and it is well to consider which it is that troubles you. The one belongs to the body, and the other belongs to the soul, and both are under the Lord's eye.

For the body, perfect health lies in the right condition of spirit, soul and body together, and the Lord Himself is the health of our countenance. When the body is out of order, the face soon tells it, and the spirit is cast down. If this continual hunger is of the flesh, do not despise the means which Providence affords. As you would go to a physician for any other infirmity, so seek counsel for this also, and ask the Lord to bless the inquiry. He who walked among the sick and healed all manner of maladies is still the Great Physician, and He often works by the skill He has given to men, though all health at last comes from His hand.

Yet there is a hunger which no bread can fill. I have seen men devoured with hunger in the midst of plenty, unrestful though surrounded with comforts, lolling in abundance and yet envying the poor man's appetite. Their gold had become their strength, and their strength was bitten with hunger. It is a great blessing when food and appetite meet together, but it is a greater blessing still when the soul finds its proper meat. Some have meat but no appetite, and some have appetite but no meat, and neither is satisfied until the two are brought together in Christ.

You say you are hungry all the time and know not why. Take heed lest it be that the soul within is hungering and the body is made to echo it. The Lord has set within man a hunger not after wealth, nor after health, nor after the rewards of righteousness, but after righteousness itself. And this hunger is blessed, though it brings pain, for it is a paradox of grace that a man may be blessed while he hungers and thirsts. He cannot feed upon himself. He must have food from outside or he shall die. He says, I have tied a belt about myself to keep down the hunger, but I find no supply within. So he is driven to look without, to Him who is bread for the hungry.

Contentment is one of the flowers of heaven, and if we would have it, it must be cultivated. Remember that a man's contentment is in his mind, not in the extent of his possessions. Alexander with all the world at his feet still cried for another world to conquer. But he whose faith rests upon the sovereign goodness of God has peaceful contentment in his breast while tribulation lasts as well as when it has closed. He learns in whatsoever state he is, therewith to be content.

Therefore I would point you to the one fitness which is needed for eating, which is an appetite. You have it. Lay to, then, by holy faith. Receive Christ into yourself and He will be sweet indeed to you. Even bitter things become sweet to the hungry man, and to those who hunger after Christ, repentance itself becomes one of the daintiest of divine graces. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. And this is the wonder, that when they are filled they still hunger, and when they hunger they are still blessed, for Christ satisfies and yet enlarges desire, so that the soul cries more and more for Him.

May the Lord the Holy Spirit create in you that spiritual appetite which is half the battle, and then surely you shall have the meat to satisfy it. May He be the health of your countenance and your God, giving you inward peace which shall show itself outwardly, and teaching you that whether with much or little, in hunger or in fullness, your strength is in Him. Cast this continual hunger upon the Lord in prayer, asking Him to show you its root and to fill you with Himself, who alone satisfies all comers. To Him shall be glory forever.

 

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Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.