All my life I have had a hunger for something which some people seem to feast on. I have always hungered for friends.

The other day I was talking with my son who is going to college in Florida. He said something that took me by surprise. He is very popular and a great kid. He said he learned how to make friends by watching me.

That made me feel so good but I wondered then how come I always felt as if I didn’t have enough friends. If I tallied up all of my friends the number would be very high but I always hunger for more.

I have a multitude of wonderful guy friends. Some which I have dated in the past, some which I am currently dating and others who have been terrific friends without even one date.

I have lots of good girlfriends too, seriously, some of the absolute coolest women in the world are my friends.

I think that this hunger is tied to a ministry that I am to have for women and until that ministry is launched, that hunger will gnaw at my heart, always making me strive to make yet one more friend.

As I pepper my day with interactions with my friends am I defining the qualities I will use when I launch the ministry which God will lead me into? Are the conversational techniques and the way I try to cheer people up more than just small talk?

I honestly believe that every moment in a Christian’s life is worthy of notice by God. Every little nuance could be used by Him for greater purpose.

What is it that your heart hungers for? Is that which you strive for leading you to a greater purpose?