We all hunger for a deeper understanding of who we are and what we were put into this world to impact. Addictions could stem from a rejection of what is deep within our soul. I call it in men a Warrior Spirit. Too many men have forgotten that they were born to be Warriors. They have allowed the world's lies to deceive them. They are lost and turn to those things to fill the void that exists within them.
I like to call it the Noble Warrior Spirit, able to defend society against its enemies but love them at the same time. Without both sides, we are blind like our enemies. Please read this article:
There’s a hunger deeper than food. A reaching not for sustenance, but for self—for something solid in the age of endless craving.
This piece doesn’t moralize. It witnesses. The quiet shame. The blind spots. The aching contradictions of living in a world that sells both indulgence and discipline as salvation.
Addiction here isn’t just a pattern—it’s a prayer unanswered. And eating becomes a kind of language: of control, of comfort, of not knowing what else to do.
May the quiet shame in us be replaced with love in us for those who would try to shame us. For love has no shame in feeding the weak love in the blind.
Thanks Rob, that is true. The Holy Spirit inspired the author of the Book of Hebrews to tell us to stop laying the foundation of faith again and move on to maturity—which, as stated, is the solid food of training our spiritual senses, which is what I teach.
We do not approve ourselves for spiritual maturity, but we are told to move on and thus do our part, at which time only, God will decide whether to approve us, as stated.
We all hunger for a deeper understanding of who we are and what we were put into this world to impact. Addictions could stem from a rejection of what is deep within our soul. I call it in men a Warrior Spirit. Too many men have forgotten that they were born to be Warriors. They have allowed the world's lies to deceive them. They are lost and turn to those things to fill the void that exists within them.
I like to call it the Noble Warrior Spirit, able to defend society against its enemies but love them at the same time. Without both sides, we are blind like our enemies. Please read this article:
https://georgeallenbooks.substack.com/p/argument-4-democracy-and-addiction?r=4pmgma
There’s a hunger deeper than food. A reaching not for sustenance, but for self—for something solid in the age of endless craving.
This piece doesn’t moralize. It witnesses. The quiet shame. The blind spots. The aching contradictions of living in a world that sells both indulgence and discipline as salvation.
Addiction here isn’t just a pattern—it’s a prayer unanswered. And eating becomes a kind of language: of control, of comfort, of not knowing what else to do.
What are we really feeding?
Still becoming, with you ♾️
May the quiet shame in us be replaced with love in us for those who would try to shame us. For love has no shame in feeding the weak love in the blind.
When we are able to discover a new level of clarity through the connection with the Holy Spirit, we can accomplish significant things.
Thanks Rob, that is true. The Holy Spirit inspired the author of the Book of Hebrews to tell us to stop laying the foundation of faith again and move on to maturity—which, as stated, is the solid food of training our spiritual senses, which is what I teach.
We do not approve ourselves for spiritual maturity, but we are told to move on and thus do our part, at which time only, God will decide whether to approve us, as stated.