A better body?
A perfect vacation?
A relationship to complete you?
A climb up the corporate ladder?
A more organized, disciplined
self?
What are you seeking?
In an earlier reflection I alluded to my life of seeking 'accomplishment
after accomplishment' only to find that when achieved it left me EMPTY.
So empty, that I was desperate to be filled. Desperate. I binged on food just to feel
full inside. But that too only brought emptiness. And shame.
I drank from the well of self: a better body, better grades,
better organization will fill me. EMPTY
I drank from the well of others: relationships with others
will bring meaning to my life. EMPTY
I drank from the well of the world: good food, good wine,
good outfits will leave me happy. EMPTY
I drank from well of religion: Morality
will grant me significance. EMPTY.
“Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you” John 6:27
It was not until I came to BELIEVE in Christ that all of
this changed.
“This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” John 6:29
The Father opened my eyes to the Son’s glory and I put my
faith in Him. I desired to truly know God. Instead of running to the well of
self, I pursued Him. I began to put aside time every day to grow in
relationship with the Lord. I brought my Bible, journal, a hungry heart and a
blanket to a quiet park in Pullman, WA – my retreat from the loud, crazy, party
town where the COUGS reside. Here, The Lord changed me. I ate up the New
Testament. I experienced for THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE COMPLETE
SATISFACTION. He became
everything to me, and I was FULL. I had experienced the deepest, richest, most
beautiful love in the world. I had ‘tasted that the Lord was good’ (Psalm
34:8). I could say as David said that indeed ‘Your love is better than life
(Psalm 63:3).
Jesus said…“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” John 6:35
The binging stopped. I was full. I can
understand these words above because I experienced them.
You might wonder, what does Jesus mean we will never hunger or
thirst again?
We often miss the deeper spiritual point when we only read Jesus’
words literally.
YOUR SOUL CAN BE
DEEPLY SATISFIED.
You can experience a joy and fullness that you never thought
possible.
It is only found in HIM.
JESUS IS
THE BREAD OF LIFE.
Let me speak to you from my past experience: Don’t work for
that which will leave you empty. Do not invest your life in things that don’t
ultimately satisfy. Do not run to the well of yourself, others, the world or religion.
And please...do not seek Jesus because of what He can do for you (see John
6:26). Seek Him for HIM.
And I pray that your life would come to be defined by this
one beautiful word:
SATISFIED.
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