It's funny how we think we know what we need. Or what we desire. We think, "Oh if I could just have that one thing, then I would truly be happy." Okay that was really vague. Think about it though. "I'll be happy if...I lose five pounds, own that car, date that guy, get that job, make that team..." The list goes on and on of what we think will make us "happy."
And that's all we do. On a daily basis. Seek happiness. In people, in material things, in achievements. And we find it often. God wants us to be happy and to find joy in the lovely things He has created for us, but these things were not created to satisfy us. Rather, to give us a taste of how great God's grace is. We need to realize that only He knows what we truly want. And only He has what we truly need.
Our purpose is not to get what we want. Sometimes there's a little discomfort we have to endure to make us better. So stop worrying about that grade, or that boy, or that girl, or that job, or that team, or that prize, or whatever is currently standing between you and your God. It's not going to fill you up. It's not going to fill that void.
Thank You for sending us Your love today, Lord.
Satisfy me Lord,
I'm begging You, to help me see
You're all I want, You're all I need
Oh, satisfy me Lord.
-Tenth Avenue North <3