The Starving Soul

IllustrationAnalogy★★★★

IF THE physical man needs to eat numerous times a day for the
body to function as it was designed, then how much more does
the spiritual man need to eat regularly because the soul is
starving to death? And how do you know the soul is starving
to death? Because you’re living a dissatisfied life.

— Tony Evans

The point

Physical bodies need regular food; spiritual souls need regular spiritual nourishment or they starve—manifesting as dissatisfaction and emptiness.

Scripture

Matthew 4:4John 6:35Psalm 42:1-2

Audience

Adults

Tone

Convicting · Instructive · Hopeful

To tell aloud

under a minute · 56 words

Subjects

God's Word Spiritual Discipline Spiritual Life Hunger Satisfaction Spiritual Hunger

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