So Hungry I Could Eat a Horse!

"The full soul loatheth an honeycomb;
but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet" (Prov 27:7).

Have you ever been so hungry you could eat anything? Maybe you’ve even said, “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” Think about the flip side of that: have you ever eaten at a restaurant and been super full? Then you almost laughed when the server asked if you wanted dessert! Normally, you would jump at the chance for a piece of pie or cake, but you were so full after the meal just thinking about eating more made your stomach hurt!
You know exactly what this proverb is talking about. When you are full, you can’t stand the thought of eating anything, even your most favorite food of all! When you’re hungry, almost anything sounds good.
This proverb points out a common sin of mankind: ingratitude. When we don’t have something, whether it be food, friends, a job, or possessions, it seems like that is all we can think about. We crave what we do not have. We want it so badly that we become obsessed with it. When we finally obtain it, we don’t care about it. We aren’t grateful. We aren’t satisfied; we simply want more. We move on to bigger and better things. Ingratitude is part of sinful human nature.
How about you? Are you so “full” with the blessings God has given you that you fail to appreciate them? Are you so “stuffed” with God’s goodness to you that you start to think you deserve it? Are you looking down on things that God has sent into your life, thinking they aren’t good enough? Perhaps you are just “full” of God’s blessings and you need to thank him for what he has given you. Maybe you’re on the other side of this equation: all you can think about is what you don’t have and what you want to get. Is your heart grateful or always craving more?