Though food may preserve our physical bodies, it alone cannot preserve us spiritually. Simply put, we need the word of God daily to show us how to gain eternal life. Most in this world are spiritually malnourished, some more than others. The more their spirits starve the closer they draw to eternal damnation. Knowing this, we must do all that we can to fight starvation of the spirit. So let us first take a look at starvation in common terms before we further draw any spiritual comparisons.