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What Satisfies My Soul?

Submitted by Pastor on Sat, 07/26/2008 - 21:27.

When life gets busy, I usually look for ways to relax, slowdown, decompress, veg-out, chill-out, or just sack out on the couch!

Trouble is, whenever I choose an activity to simply "escape" form life, I return with more anxiety and stress than I had before.

The prophet Isaiah asked, "Why spend your money on what does not satisfy?" He called people to look to God, who satisfies his people freely, with abundance, and without conditions.

I find that simply meditating on Christ and reading a Psalm or a passage of Scripture is the best way to calm my mind and relax- and yet I find I resist doing it when life gets busy. Why?

Because Satan- the evil one- is an expert at tricking us into thinking that all of the temporary pleasures of life will give lasting satisfaction. See that difference? Temporary vs. Eternal?

Only things that last can give lasting satisfaction. Jesus is the word made flesh, the true God of the universe- the one who existed before anything else existed. His grace is abundant and free.

As C.S Lewis said, we often settle for making mud pies in the back yard when God really want to give us a holiday at the ocean- we settle for temporary pleasures.

I'm trying to train myself to think about eternal things and focus on Christ as my lasting satisfaction.

God Laughs

Submitted by John (not verified) on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 16:34.
It is interesting to read this post back to back with the post that you wrote previously about God laughing. How often do parents get a chuckle out of watching their kids try to solve something, but they are going at it in the wrong direction. Eventually, the parent will step in and point out the mistake that the child is making. I think that we are often the same as that child. We think we know how to solve our own problems, but there is always a critical mistake in our thinking. That mistake is the belief that we are capable of solving our problems. I think that God is chuckling that we still haven't learned our lesson, as he steps in to point us in the right direction yet again.

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