1 Peter 2:2-3 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
There it is again. A reminder that the Christian life is not a passive one. Crave- 1. to ask for earnestly: beg, demand; 2. to want greatly; to yearn for.
Can we create a craving, or is that something we have to ask God to create within us? I can spend time alone with God. Write blogs. Pray prayers. But crave?
When someone speaks of craving a certain food, cigarette or drink, is that a willful action or an inner reaction to a real or perceived need? In order for us to "crave pure spiritual milk" does God have to create that craving within us? Perhaps that is where the begging and demanding come into play.
In this verse from 1 Peter, "crave" would seem to be an action rather than a feeling.
I know there are certain things I can do to encourage the craving- consistent quiet time, kingdom-focused prayer, daily scripture reading. But is that inner craving something I can create?
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