Longing for God.

To give space to this desire is necessarily part of the spiritual life. He who desires nothing cannot grow. The Pharisees blocked themselves in their desire because they were perfect. We have fine examples of this desire in Scripture, like a doe longs for water. Psalm 42,1-2 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you. O God, my soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalm 63,1  O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you, my soul thirsts for you, in a dry and thirsty land, and there is no water. Isaiah 26,9  My soul yearns for you in the night, in the  morning my spirit longs for you. John 7:37-38 On the last and most fantastic day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice. If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Jesus wants us to discover more essential things, such as riches, power, and fame. And that’s God. The desire for God was placed in the heart of man by God himself. The question is whether a person is trying to fulfill this desire. If a person does not desire something, he will not achieve it.