Kindness Feeds Your Spirit | Intimacy With Christ | Richard Wafford

Deuteronomy 8:2–3: “You shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.”
 
Many are the troubles of life, yet these same troubles are beneficial to those who truly understand. Some understand, and many never will, living their lives in a senseless haze, a fog that obscures their minds from the reality that life isn’t merely physical but also spiritual, and that man truly does not live by bread alone, but by the words of hope that proceed from the mouth of God. When you interact with people, every interaction is spiritual, for everything you do speaks to the spiritual nature of your soul. A physical smile, a wave of the hand, a warm bear hug, laughter, a giggle, and even a friendly nod speak volumes to a hungry soul. If you were put in isolation, your spiritual nature would starve to death. Even though you are well fed, you will still die without your spirit being fed. The Word of God and obedience to it feed your soul and allow it to thrive.  ~ Richard
 
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Many of these lessons are in my new devotional book, “Warrior of the Cross, 40 Day Discipleship Challenge & Journal,” which grew out of my own experience of a time of darkness, desperation, and healing, and the hope I needed in Christ.