“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. ” ((Psalm 27:4–5))

“John G. Paton was a pioneer missionary in the New Hebrides. He went to the mission field as a young man with a young bride. When their first child was born, the child died and the wife died. He buried them with his own hands. Because he was among cannibals, he sat over the grave for many days and nights to prevent them from digging up the bodies and eating them. His testimony was that if the Lord Jesus Christ had not made Himself real to him during that time, he would have gone mad.” ((J. Vernon McGee, Galatians, p. 7475.))
Do you know what real hunger is? Has there been a time in your life went you were forced to go days without food and/or water? How did you feel? What was your mind upon? What did you want more that anything else? Your God wants you to have a real hunger for Him.
The psalmist had a real hunger to dwell in God’s presence, “That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.” Dwell means to abide, usually for an extended amount of time. He wanted to plant himself in the house of the Lord. This was where the people of God worshipped the Lord. This was where the Shekinah Glory was (a visible expression of God’s presence.) How long did he want to stay in the presence of God? All the days of his life. For the rest of his life. Is this your hunger? If not, what have you substituted for it?