I will never have enough….and
I will never be enough! The world of
advertising and psychology tries to sell us this propaganda EVERYDAY. Truthfully, there
is nothing in this world that will ever fulfill us. There is nothing in this world that can
soothe the ache inside- that we overlook more than we’d care to
admit. We can search in the highest of
heights for personal fulfillment: such as fame, wealth, worldly
achievement, personal accolades, beauty, the ultimate display of perfection-but
that will never be enough.
We can choose to go to the
deepest depths and try to escape the reality that “we are unfulfilled”! In fact, humanity finds many fearful paths into dark places and goes to great
lengths to ease the pain of worthlessness: irresponsibility, moral corruption, sexual
escapades, prostitution-of ANYTHING that makes us sacrifice our integrity for
gain; drug and alcohol abuse to numb our minds, divorce that devastates our
family life, the personal choice to divorce our own soul from our conscious
mind so that we feel NOTHING! Regrettably,
once we reach this place the hellish Gates of Consequence are close by!
We can easily find ourselves
in front of the Gates of Circumstance by falling prey to envy, jealousy,
bitterness, self-pity, stubbornness or obstinance! We can be in the darkest of
places and desperately dabble in all of depravity of man for one glaring
reason; we don’t know our “worth”!!!
Compassionately I ask: Why in the world would we think our worth is found in any of our earthly pursuits? Why would we think our worth is found on this planet at all! If we’re insightful, in even the smallest of ways, we can sense- deep in our soul- the scriptural truth that “God has set eternity into the hearts of man”. This scripture sums up why we have that inner ache for “something more” than we can find on earth! Through this small yet profound scripture I finally realized that my life is destined for something beyond this world and that my worth is found there!
Compassionately I ask: Why in the world would we think our worth is found in any of our earthly pursuits? Why would we think our worth is found on this planet at all! If we’re insightful, in even the smallest of ways, we can sense- deep in our soul- the scriptural truth that “God has set eternity into the hearts of man”. This scripture sums up why we have that inner ache for “something more” than we can find on earth! Through this small yet profound scripture I finally realized that my life is destined for something beyond this world and that my worth is found there!
Like me, you can flounder for
years seeking fulfillment in a person, place or thing. We can waste our entire lives away if we
“choose” to be that stubborn. Thankfully
God is patient and kind and He will stand in front of us with the very hope and
answer we crave- but we must recognize our need and surrender our aching hearts
to God -- who “rises to show us
compassion”. WE have to choose to give up the hunt because the Lord will not
coerce. He will not force us into
spiritual “rehab”. He will simply wait until we decide we’re ready!
Why does he wait like
this-almost making it feel as if He is allowing us to go through this
suffering? Too many people over-look the simple answer in order to blame God
for things….but this same all-knowing God purposely created us with
free-will. If we didn’t have personal
control over our own body, mind and our choices…we would basically be a
prisoner to circumstance, a slave to God, a minion in this world. With the amazing gift of free-will, that is
unique to man, we have been given the ability to think freely, make personal
choices and discern spiritual truths such as this one –but, ironically, we must
use this exact free-will and chose to be cognizant of the spiritual side of
life in order to appreciate the astounding gift!
Whether we’re sitting in our
Ivory Tower looking down on the world, basking in the self-righteousness of our
success…. OR whether we’re so close to the Gates of Hell we can smell
the stench… that little ache of un-fulfillment is there. For some of us it’s more prevalent than
others. Recognizing the empty ache for
what it is and then turning our face and heart to God is all we need to do to
find change….to find hope….to find worth!
We do not have to sacrifice our lives by living in-and-through the Emptiness of Worthlessness until death finally claims us! Our creator, God as
already found a way to save us from the decay of this world and he did so in such
a way that we could easily relate to it; using a fellow human being named
Jesus. His life-giving teachings and the
story of his sacrifice to save us is written down and preserved on ancient
documents that now compile the New Testament! Here is but one passage that points out what I am reiterating:
This was written by Luke, who was a Gentile Physician, somewhere between A.D. 63-70. That is a while back! There are many ancient Jewish writings in the Old Testament that prophesied that there would be a messiah sent to save the world. The New Testament writings bring the Old Testament prophesies to fruition. The fact that we actually have hard copies of ancient documents and can verify the writings of the Old and New Testament seems, in a way, mind-blowing. Do you think that it’s accidental that we have ancient writings that show us that there is a spiritual dimension to our lives-and that humanity’s fate, it’s beginning and it’s end, is etched in these writings and within time itself? Indeed!
We can study and research Christianity in great detail to find out that spiritual victory over this world and eternal salvation are the ultimate gifts destined for each of us-but with our free-will we must chose to believe it. With a believing heart we must simply pray: “Open my eyes so that I may see” it!
"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 time 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: 24-28
This was written by Luke, who was a Gentile Physician, somewhere between A.D. 63-70. That is a while back! There are many ancient Jewish writings in the Old Testament that prophesied that there would be a messiah sent to save the world. The New Testament writings bring the Old Testament prophesies to fruition. The fact that we actually have hard copies of ancient documents and can verify the writings of the Old and New Testament seems, in a way, mind-blowing. Do you think that it’s accidental that we have ancient writings that show us that there is a spiritual dimension to our lives-and that humanity’s fate, it’s beginning and it’s end, is etched in these writings and within time itself? Indeed!
We can study and research Christianity in great detail to find out that spiritual victory over this world and eternal salvation are the ultimate gifts destined for each of us-but with our free-will we must chose to believe it. With a believing heart we must simply pray: “Open my eyes so that I may see” it!
Yes, Jesus’ death is
symbolic. Literally, it is fulfillment
of Old Testament prophesy. Analytically it is an event that seems
other-worldly….and spiritually, it is exactly that! Because of God’s Word we find that anything is possible and nothing is
hopeless…..we have already been saved…..we just need to confess it!!! Here is just one scripture from the New
Testament that describes the amazing power of the VICTORY we have:
“No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors
through him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons,
neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God
that is in Christ Jesus our lord.”
through him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons,
neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God
that is in Christ Jesus our lord.”
Romans 8:38
This scripture covers
everything in creation-including the present and the future! For those of you
still living with that ache inside…. Here’s the summation of truth: Neither the riches and glory found on the highest
heights nor the moral despair found in the deepest depths will fill that part
inside you that was meant to belong to God.
Nothing you can do will separate you from this fact! It is an unchangeable truth! Your inner ache for worth will painfully persist
until you chose to rise up a conqueror and find the healing power of God!
My love, here is my sincere prayer for you:
“For this reason I bow my knee before
the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you
to be strengthened with power through his Spirit
in your inner being,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith-
that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you
to be strengthened with power through his Spirit
in your inner being,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith-
that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3: 14-19
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A DEEPER LOOK:
Scriptural
Explanation of Humanity’s Plight-
Ephesians 2: 1-5
“As for you, you were dead in your
transgressions and sins,
in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world
and of
the ruler of the kingdom of the air,
the spirit who is now at work in those who
are disobedient.
All of us also lived
among them at one time,
gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature
and
following it’s desires and thoughts.
Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath (madness).
But because of his great love for us,
God,
who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ
even when we were dead in
transgressions—
it is by grace you have been saved.”
Scripture that shows us that there is an
all-knowing God
who is always near us…
who is always near us…
“Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
If I make my bed in the depths, you are
there!
Psalm 139: 7-8
Psalm 139: 7-8
…and scripture that shows us that the
Lord
is compassionate & concerned about us:
is compassionate & concerned about us:
“The Lord longs to be gracious to you.
He rises to show you compassion.
The Lord is a god of justice.
Blessed are those who wait on him.”
He rises to show you compassion.
The Lord is a god of justice.
Blessed are those who wait on him.”
Isaiah 30:18
Last
question:
How do we get to know an ancient,
invisible God???
By knowing scripture!
GET TO IT!!!
