Spirit Hunger: Filling Our Deep Longing to Connect with God

We all have a desperate need for God--not just for following him or being committed to him, but to be intimately connected to him.

We long for purpose, for affirmation, for attention, for nurture. But Gari Meacham writes that we fall short of being desperate for God, or we miss the longed-for romance with God we hear about in scripture.

We're uncertain how to distinguish our longings from our fears. When, says Meacham, did our longings turn to hauntings?

And when did we buy into the counterfeit yearnings for control, and the insecurity, perfectionism, and other attitudes that quench Spirit Hunger?

The answer to Spirit Hunger is to engage God like never before.

In this book, Meacham shows through her story and the stories of others how to turn worry into belief, problems, and heartaches into a life of intimate prayer, and sighs for intimacy into closeness with God.

She discusses her discoveries about prayer including why asking is sometimes hard, how we can notice and track God's movements as we seek his answers, and why it's sometimes such a struggle to believe after we've prayed.

Meacham writes, With the authenticity of my own life stories--marriage to a professional baseball player, struggles with severe food bondage, and a father who was a quadriplegic--I came to the crisp realization that my prayer life and my belief needed to match.

Spirit Hunger provides a clear path towards matching these heart cries--leading away from crumbs and counterfeit to a hunger for God.

Author: Gari Meacham
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 10/09/2012
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780310309000

Review Citation(s):
CBA Retailers 10/01/2012 pg. 38
Publishers Weekly 09/24/2012

About the Author
Meacham, Gari: -

Gari Meacham is a writer, speaker, and teacher. Her passion for the word of God has made her a popular speaker throughout the country. Gari currently resides in Houston, Texas where she regularly speaks and teaches at her home church, Second Baptist Church of Houston, one of the largest churches in the country.