Satisfaction

When was the last time that someone let you down? When was the last time that people failed to live up to your expectations for them? I think everyone knows the feeling that I am talking about. It stinks to be let down. It stinks when people disappoint you. Now when was the last time you disappointed someone? Your parents maybe? Your spouse or significant other? Humanity is a never ending cycle of  disappointments. You will never meet a person who is significant in your life who won’t let you down. No one you know will ever live up to your expectations. None of your friends will always be there for you. No job that you ever have will completely satisfy your needs. No amount of food will last forever. No amount of sex or inappropriate relationships will satisfy you. No matter how much TV you watch, it will always disappoint you. No matter how much time you spend on Facebook, people will not like you any better, and it will let you down. You will never meet a person who is significant in your life that you will not let down. You will never live up to anyone’s expectations. You will never always be there for your friends. You will never always please your parents. You will let people down, and you will let yourself down. Psalm 145:16 says that God opens his hand and satisfies the desires of every living thing. The love of God is the only thing that will satisfy you. Ever. Not even all of his glory or love in totality, he only needs to open his hand and lend us a taste of his power and love and we will be satisfied. Things of this world will never satisfy you. If you are dissatisfied with anything in your life then you are looking in all of the wrong places. Open your eyes and see that God is the only thing in life worth living for and dying for and that lifelong satisfaction comes only from Jesus Christ our Savior.