Have you ever gone on a God Hunt? A God Hunt begins when you teach yourself to look for God’s hand at work in the every day occurrences of your life. Here’s one of my personal God Hunt Sightings:
As is my habit, at the New Year I review the journal I am in working on and the one before it. It is easy to forget one’s life. I made entrances in the columns of the prayers that have been answered, and I enter into that full and replete feeling at the record of God’s interaction in my everyday life.
I came upon this chorus I had copied in case I needed it for my writing. I record it here because it was the prayer for last year and the year before and the year before that. I record it in case you need a prayer for 2012. It is a good prayer.
“We Are Hungry”
Lord, I want more of You.
Living water rain down on me.
Lord, I need more of You.
Living breath of life, come fill me up.
We are hungry, we are hungry,
We are hungry for more of You.
We are thirsty, Oh, Jesus,
We are thirsty for more of You.
Lord, I want more of You.
Holy Spirit, rain down on me.
Lord, I need more of You.
Living breath of life, come fill me up.
We are hungry, we are hungry,
We are hungry for more of You.
We are thirsty, Oh, Jesus,
We are thirsty for more of You.
We lift our holy hands up.
We want to touch You
We lift our vices, higher
And higher and higher to You.
We are hungry, we are hungry,
We are hungry for more of You.
We are thirsty, Oh, Jesus,
We are thirsty for more of You.
I spy God!
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Award-winning author Karen Mains has long had an interest in spiritual formation and the obedient Christian walk. She has written about the God Hunt in her book by the same name, The God Hunt: The Delightful Chase and the Wonder of Being Found. A hardback copy can be ordered from Mainstay Ministries for $10.00 plus $4.95 shipping and handling. Contact Karen at info@mainstayministries.org and she will be happy to autograph a copy for you.
Karen continues to write content for her Christian blog, “Thoughts-by-Karen-Mains.” In so doing, she desires to touch the lives of Christian women and men and help them find ways to walk closer with the Lord Jesus Christ. In addition, through silent retreats, spiritual teaching, women’s retreats, Christian vacation opportunities, and other ministry activities, Karen helps each Christian woman and man receive vital spiritual food.
Through her Hungry Souls ministry, Karen serves as a spiritual coach to many Christian women and men, and teaches a mentor-writing class. And, through the Global Bag Project, she is working to develop a network of African women who sew exquisite cloth reusable shopping bags, Africa bags. This micro-finance women opportunity helps provide a much-needed sustainable income for struggling African families. For more information on this critically important project, please click here.
For decades, Karen and her husband, David, have served God through religious communications—radio, television, and print publication. They are the co-authors of the Kingdom Tales Trilogy: Tales of the Kingdom, Tales of the Resistance, and Tales of the Restoration. To find many valuable resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries main website, please click here.
Likewise, pastors will find special resources to help them prepare effective, life-transforming Sunday sermons by visiting David Mains’ website by clicking here.
