Never in the history of
humanity has there been so much pleasure and so little satisfaction. Over 1500
years ago Augustine had it right: "Our hearts are restless until they find
rest in thee."
We were made for God, and
until he is our greatest pleasure, all the other pleasures of this life will
lead to emptiness.
The more vibrant our inner
lives are, the less we need from the outside. The more active we are in
worshipping God in Spirit and in truth the less we need to fall back on
external pleasures and other input.
Consider this:
"The God who made the
world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in
temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed
anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.
From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole
earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they
should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for
him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 'For in him we live
and move and have our being.'" Acts 17:24-28a
Are you finding your very
life and being in God? If not, then perhaps it is time to distance yourself
from the things that are taking you away from him.
Spend some time reading over
Psalm 37. Write down the strong verb words (Trust, Delight, Commit, etc.). How
well are you accomplishing these things?
