I want you to think of something that would satisfy you. Think of something that would be "enough" for you, something that if you were able to have, you would be satisfied for the rest of your days on earth. If what came to mind was that perfect family you always dreamed of, I got news for you, one day your husband/wife will pass away. If what you thought of was 1million dollars, well, when you reach that goal of 1million dollars, you're going to want 2million! If that mansion is what you thought of, one day you're going to have to fix something, add/remove something from that house. If reaching out to thousands of souls one day is what you thought of, when you DO reach thousands of souls, you'll want to reach hundreds of thousands! Truth is, we have a thirst that is impossible to quench. We live our lives daily trying to find ways to quench that thirst. Everything we do in life, we do it with the intentions of satisfying this unquenchable thirst. Right when you wake up the first thing that comes to mind is "What am I going to do today to satisfy myself" Some people get up and go straight to the gym, it makes them feel good. Others like to eat a rich breakfast, others like to have some one-on-one time with God, others like to text that special some first thing in the morning, or if you're like me, you'll look at the clock, turn around and go straight back to sleep. From the moment we wake up, till the minute we go to bed, we all live our lives trying to satisfy ourselves, and it is IMPOSSIBLE for us to quench the thirst within us.
If you go through the first chapter of the book of Genesis, you see that God has the power to call into existence things that don't exist. He simply just said "Let there be..." and there it was! He never had a sense of relationship with anything in creation. But it was different when God made man. He created man, and He breathed His own air into man's nostrils. Can you picture Adam coming to life, and the first thing he sees is the face of our Almighty God? God breathed life into us, so ultimately, the essence of our life is in God. All of our satisfaction, all of our wants and desire, can be truly found in God.
GOD DID NOT MAKE ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD WITH THE INTENTIONS OF SATISFYING OUR NEEDS!!
Remember what Jesus said told the Samaritan woman? She was looking to satisfy herself as well, just like you and I do. She looked for it in different men, and yet, she was till thirsty. Until the day she ran into Jesus. What Jesus said to that woman was stupendous! "Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water i give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:13-14)
If we keep trying to fulfill ourselves with earthly things, we will always be empty inside. Nothing can fulfill that emptiness in your heart, sex can't do it, money can't do it, "success" can't do it, reaching out to lost souls can't do it, heck, not even being a worship leader can do it. Only Jesus can fulfill that thirst. How about you place Jesus as the #1 in your heart, and truly give him a chance to quench your thirst today?
There's total validity here dude. Its a great note to say that things won't quench-but I really do believe that Christ allows us to enjoy such things on this earth(like his presence whilst leading worship, the air in the breeze, family and helping others) to point back towards Him. If we put our soul intention in things, you're totally right-we won't get far, but if we continue to "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you." (matt 6:33)then everything that we could ever possibly want or need will be satisfied within us-Christ is the Center and the reason for our intentions and actions. Tomorrow doesn't matter, the anxiety or money or of clothing doesn't matter because He is who we shall seek and hope to honor. Good points Danny.
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