| "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
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| | poor in spirit, the mournful and the
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| for righteousness, for they shall be
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| | meek)."It means if you thirst after
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| filled" (Matthew 5:6)."If you do right,
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| | righteousness, you want to live a godly
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| you won't get hungry or thirsty," says
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| | life," says Morgan, 10. "It also means
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| Zach, age 6.Actually, the thirst here is
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| | you would act like God would want you to
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| something different, says Anna, 10: "It
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| | live.""There is only One Being who can
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| means that people who want righteousness
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| | satisfy the last aching abyss of the
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| thirst for it like water."Have you ever
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| | human heart, and that is the Lord Jesus
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| been thirsty -- I mean really thirsty?In
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| | Christ," wrote author Oswald Chambers.God
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| the Arizona desert, I once took a walk
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| | doesn't ask us to deny our burning desire
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| I'll never forget. From my elevated
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| | for intimacy, beauty and adventure.
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| campsite, the Colorado River looked like
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| | Religion does that. Jesus invites us to
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| an easy 30-minute trek. I learned the
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| | intimate communion with himself and his
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| meaning of "as the crow flies" because
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| | Father that satisfies the deepest
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| the dry ravine I followed was anything
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| | longings of our souls.Jesus upset the
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| but straight and made the trip much
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| | religious system of his day by awakening
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| longer. After my canteen ran dry, I began
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| | the desires of people's hearts. Consider
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| to be thirsty like never before.God will
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| | his statement: "Ask, and it will be given
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| quench the thirst of those who desire him
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| | to you; seek, and you will find; knock,
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| as a man walking in the Arizona desert
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| | and it will be opened to you" (Luke
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| with a dry canteen craves water. There's
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| | 11:9).It's whom you ask, where you seek
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| nothing casual about this kind of thirst.
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| | and what door you knock on that makes all
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| It's desperate."I think it means when
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| | the difference. A journey into God
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| Jesus was at the well and told the lady
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| | himself makes every other adventure look
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| about everlasting water," says Lauren, 8,
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| | dull."Those who thirst after
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| "she took the water and was
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| | righteousness will be filled with it,"
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| satisfied."Yes, the woman at the well
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| | says Nick, 10. "They will be blessed with
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| with whom Jesus spoke had been married
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| | love from God."Point to ponder: God will
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| five times and was living with a man who
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| | satisfy your deepest desires if you look
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| was not her husband, yet Jesus doesn't
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| | to him for fulfillment.Scripture to
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| give her a lecture on immorality. He
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| | remember: "Blessed are those who hunger
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| spoke to her about her thirst (John
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| | and thirst for righteousness, for they
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| 4:14)."If we try to gain transcendence
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| | shall be filled" (Matthew 5:6).Question
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| through indulgence, soon enough
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| | to consider: Where are you looking to
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| familiarity breeds contempt and we are
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| | satisfy your deepest desires and
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| driven to search for mystery elsewhere,"
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| | longings?Carey Kinsolving is a syndicated
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| write authors Brent Curtis and John
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| | columnist, producer, author, speaker and
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| Eldredge in an amazing book titled "The
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| | website developer. To see Carey's Kid TV
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| Sacred Romance.""To thirst after
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| | Interviews and more, visit The Kids Talk
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| righteousness means wanting to live
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| | About God website contains free, online
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| according to God's will instead of the
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| | content for children and families. Print
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| world's," says Kristen, 10. "This is the
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| | free lessons from the "Kids Color Me
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| only way to be happy and filled. If you
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| | Bible" and make your own book. Watch for
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| thirst after righteousness, God will
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| | free the adventures of an 11-year-old
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| bless you."You are what you desire to
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| | girl traveling around the world, visiting
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| eat! There's a God-shaped hole in all of
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| | missionaries in the Mission Explorers
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| us that only God can fill."Yes, God is in
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| | Streaming Video. Print Bible pictures
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| the filling business. In fact, the word
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| | drawn by kids that illustrate Scripture
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| "fill" means to be satisfied in the sense
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| meal.If you're eating the junk food of
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| | Bible Lessons. Bible quotations in this
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| the self-centered life, you'll never be
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| | column are from the New King James
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| satisfied. The hungry and thirsty are the
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| | Version.
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| desperate of the previous Beatitudes (the
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