If we are feeling “spiritually empty,” it may be the Lord’s
intention for us to feel this way. The Lord often removes the old to make room for the new, as we are about to
enter into a new season. Thus:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3
Rather than being
discouraged or complaining about our present struggles, we should hold this
sense of being “dissatisfied” (spiritually empty) before the Lord in
anticipation of a new and deeper spiritual experience, which is beyond our
present level of spirituality.
“For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and
gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is
come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.” Song of
Solomon 2:11-12
“The winter is past.”
At this present
time, the “dry season has come to its end.”
Therefore, we are to hold our being “spiritually
empty or dissatisfied” before the Lord, asking to be brought into a
higher level of spiritual desire and hunger. When we do this, our
feelings of being unspiritual will become a prayer to release the Lord to meet
with us in a fresh new way, beyond anything that we have experienced in the
past.
