A person texted me this: "How come people are never content with what they have? Waiting for something forever, then getting it, then moving right along. Is it the thrill that makes us crave more?"
It has been a long time since i have blogged, so i figured this would be a good time.
It has been said that all of us have a hole in all our hearts. If you have never felt emptiness in your soul at some point, you need to write a book and tell all of us how you do it. Because truth is, even as a pastor, I feel empty sometimes. Many times, especially with teenagers, we fill that hole with new clothes, new technology, new relationships, and sometimes even sex and drugs. I am willing to bet that many times, this is one cause of addictions whether to sex, porn, alcohol, drugs, etc.
So for example: you fill this hole with a relationship, then when the relationship is not enough, you move to more physical things such as sex, then when that is not enough, some people move to porn or cheat...see the downward spiral?
When we try to fill a circle shaped hole with a square peg...there a gaps, and we try to fill those gaps...
Lets cut to the chase...this hole in our hearts can only be filled by God through the death of Jesus Christ. Why fill our hearts with SO MANY temporary things, when you can fill your heart with the ONE eternal thing you actually need?
Two quotes come to mind:
"Search your heart several times a day, and if you find something that is disturbing your peace, remember to take the proper steps to restore the calm."
---Francis de Sales
"Holy fire burn away
My desire for anything
That is not of You and is of me
I want more of You
And less of me
Empty me, empty me,
and fill, won't you fill me
With You, with You"
---Empty Me by Jeremy Camp
I imagine that if we can fill that hole in our hearts with Jesus, and think about those two quotes daily....we may find the revival that some of us are praying for.
Until Next Time....
