Perhaps you as an unsatisfied Christian are asking God to satisfy you. Let me frankly tell you that the one who is unsatisfied may not necessarily be the hungry one. In order to be satisfied, we must first be hungry. The prodigal left his father’s home, wasted all he had, and later longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; but no one gave to him. This is a being unsatisfied. Some, though, may be filled with husks, yet they remain unsatisfied every day. Hence being unsatisfied is one thing, whereas being hungry is another. How can we be satisfied if we are often weak and frequently defeated? We may be unsatisfied, yes; but we still live such a life from dawn to dusk. Consequently, it is better that we be hungry instead of being merely unsatisfied. For God can only bless those who are hungry. He has no obligation to fulfill the merely unsatisfied.
-from "The Life That Wins" by Watchman Nee
