Quotes about Yearning

God made us to crave—to desire eagerly, want greatly, and long for Him.

But if you are desperately hungry, a dish of just about anything is hard to turn away. Our souls and our stomachs are alike in this way.

When a man is physically present but emotionally absent, a girl's heart can feel quite hollow and helpless.

God made us capable of craving so we'd have an unquenchable desire for more of Him, and Him alone.

Our hearts are restless, until they rest in You.

So, what's really going on here? I believe God made us to crave.

Think about the definition of the word craving. How would you define it? Dictionary.com defines craving as something you long for, want greatly, desire eagerly, and beg for.2 Now consider this expression of craving: "How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, event faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God" (Psalm 84:1 — 2).

Yes, we were made to crave — long for, want greatly, desire eagerly, and beg for—God. Only God. But Satan wants to do everything possible to replace our craving for God with something else.

We were made to crave— long for, want greatly, desire eagerly, and beg for— God. Only God.

God made us to crave so we'd always desire more of Him.

God seems far away and French fries are right around the corner at the drive-thru.

How tragic that when we chase something in this world, we're actually running away from the stable trust and secure love our souls long for the most.