satisfaction

we were created to desire satisfaction. because we were wired to crave satisfaction, we will do whatever it takes to be satisfied. such satisfaction can be found in:
intimate friendships,
the level of our popularity/having a good reputation,
good grades/a secure job/career,
a committed boy/girlfriend/wife/husband,
facebook/TV shows/dramas,
drugs/sex/alcohol
a "successful" ministry,
or empty bible head knowledge,

we seek and begin to worship these things that which do not satisfy. i like to call it idolatry. a big part in the pursuit of holiness and righteousness is to say no to these "lesser lovers", or "idols" and to run hard after the One who satisfies. it is not enough to have a divided heart--one hand holding on to Jesus and the other holding on to any idol we make for ourselves. Jesus demands our all. the journey of a pure and simple devotion, the cultivation of dove's eyes, is found by becoming satisfied in Jesus alone. it is a journey of not being moved by the praise of man, or to have your emotions fluctuate based on what your friends think of you.

in the world we live in today, it has become so easy to forget that nothing apart from God alone satisfies. how easy it is to forget that nothing apart from the man Christ Jesus alone can satisfy! how easy we forget that He is the real joy-giver! here, satisfaction is simply found in a love relationship with Jesus--i move His heart, and He moves mine.

"delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart" ps. 13:4
"You open Your hand; You satisfy the desire of every living thing" ps. 145:16

i know He is the only one that satisfies.
i'd like to know it and believe it with my heart soul strength and mind.
i'd like to live like it.
i'd like to wish that i always believed this promise of His is true.

but LORD, i forget so easily.
time and time again i catch myself looking elsewhere to find something or someone to satisfy.
time and time again i get a glimpse of Your face, and my heart sinks to the pit of my stomach.
i'm undone, ruined for anything apart from You.

everything i ever wanted i've found in You
only You can satisfy my heart's desire

"you are my LORD, apart from You i have no good thing" ps. 16:2