Our lack is His opportunity to reveal Himself to us in ways we have not known Him before. Jesus knew what He was going to do to feed the multitude. He knows the journey we must travel to prepare us for His provision for our longing. Every aspect of our journey has nuances of spiritual truths. Through our intimate communion with Him, He will fill our deepest longings with Himself.

Long term unmet longings cause hidden emotional pain to come to the surface. We might unconsciously try to ignore it through self-protective ways. I’ve written before about emotional fillers. They are counterfeit fulfillers that block the Lord’s work in our heart.

Jesus came to set the captives free. We become captive through our own thoughts by clinging to our own ways. God’s way is perfect. He will continue to intercept our ways to redirect us into His ways. He calls for surrender.