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  HEART HUNGER
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: True spiritual growth and revival require a strong, directed
hunger that translates into intentional action.

Topics: "Spiritual Hunger", "Action in Faith"
Scripture References: Psalm 42:1-2, Matthew 5:6, John 6:35, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Galatians 6:9, Philippians 2:13, 2 Timothy 1:7, Hebrews 11:6, James 2:17

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes that in both nature and spirituality, we are
driven by our deepest hungers and longings. He argues that mere dreaming
or wishing without action is ineffective, comparing it to the difference
between a powerful lightning strike and a flashlight that provides
consistent light. Tozer critiques the current state of prayer and
discussions about revival, suggesting that much of it is wasted energy
due to a lack of focused action. He warns against the dangers of
fanaticism, which seeks results without following the necessary steps to
achieve them. Ultimately, he calls for a genuine hunger that leads to
purposeful action in our spiritual lives.

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In nature everything moves in the direction of its hungers. In the
spiritual world it is not otherwise. We gravitate toward our inward
longings, provided of course that those longings are strong enough to
move us. Impotent dreaming will not do. The religious urge that is not
followed by a corresponding act of the will in the direction of that
urge is a waste of emotion. The awe-inspiring power of a discharge of
lightning may dissipate itself in the atmosphere and accomplish nothing,
while a flashlight battery may provide illumination for a miner hours on
end.

One is a dramatic display of immense power without direction and the
other a quiet application of modest energy to an intelligent purpose.

It is my conviction that much, very much, prayer for and talk about
revival these days is wasted energy. Ignoring the confusion of figures,
I might say that it is hunger that appears to have no object; it is
dreamy wishing that is too weak to produce moral action. It is
fanaticism on a high level for, according to John Wesley, "a fanatic is
one who seeks desired ends while ignoring the constituted means to reach
those ends."

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/heart-hunger/
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