Day in and day out we're always so busy; we fill our lives with activities and things that we think will lead to our happiness. It is an accurate assumption to say that we all want to find true happiness and the true meaning of life at some point in our lives. Ultimately, our lives lead up to one final thing- death. Not trying to be depressing or anything, but we all die at some point. All that we have done in our lives and everything in time leads up to the final state of our earthly existence. At this moment there is nothing we can take with us but ourselves, our souls. All of the possessions, relationships, and activities from our life stay behind. None of those things last or are eternal. These things may satisfy you on earth temporarily, but none of them are forever. Lately I have found myself so consumed by earthly things that don't truly bring me ceaseless joy. Facebook, food, television, material possessions, and relationships are just a few of the habitual things that I have been trying to fill my life up with lately. I know from the present and past that these things don't even begin to fulfill my deepest, truest, and innermost needs of my heart. Only through the matchless love and relationship with Jesus Christ do I find myself at peace and complete fulfillment. It is what life is truly about- a relationship with our creator. You and I were created to be intimately and personally connected with our Creator- The Creator of the universe- and The God of everything. Through Jesus Christ that relationship is established and only truly fulfilled. I know this, I really do. But you'd think that if I knew where my downfalls and weaknesses were- that I'd go running into the arms of my Strength, my Source, my Life, and my Savior. Why don't I? Maybe it is something about the familiar and comfortable that sucks me back into what I know just makes me feel emptier than I was to start. Relationship with Jesus does take some risk- but God meets me more than half-way. He is the ONLY one who is CONSTANTLY pursuing me even when I'm pursuing things of this world. I need to break my unhealthy habits. I can't do it alone. Only through Jesus Christ can i live the life that I'm called to live and can I be the woman of God that God has called me to be. Earthly things are something that i have struggled with and am still struggling with. Why not break the old, bad habits and create good, life-fulfilling habits?
I dunno, just food for thought.
As followers of Jesus, we are (called to be) more than conquerors!
1 John 5:4
Every God-begotten person conquers the world's ways. The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. The person who wins out over the world's ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God.
Have a Blessed week everyone! :)
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