King
Solomon, in all of his wisdom, discovered at the end of his life that absolutely
everything on this earth is finite and will never ever bring us fulfillment -
and you can read that he had absolutely everything this world has to offer.
No
person, place, possession, ideology or religion can ever satisfy our human
needs. Nothing and no one is perfectly matched to our empty space within, and
we only frustrate our soul by continually looking to this world's meager benefits
and advantages to provide our needs.
On
the other hand, an intimate relationship with the Trinity of God will meet all
of our physical, emotional, financial, mental, and spiritual needs. The Trinity
provides us with an abundance in every area, and we have no lack (Psalm 23:1).
God's
love completes us from the inside out. His joy is our strength, and His love is
our Rock on which we solidly stand during the tempests of life.
We
laugh in the face of adversity, because God is on His throne, and He abides in
us by His Holy Spirit (James 1:2-3; Psalm 47:8; 1 John 4:16). Not one aspect of
this sin-cursed earth can shake us, because He holds us in His hands (John
10:28).
We
have a mate, best friends, and family members who attempt to know and
understand us; but, at times, we cannot even know or understand our self. Our
Creator God is the only one who knew us before we were knitted together in our
mother's womb (Psalm 139:2, 14).
God
completely understands the root of our thoughts, feelings and actions; and He
will enlighten us too, if we will be still and acknowledge that He is our God (Psalm
46:10; Proverbs 3:5-6). Our Father God is the only source for our affirmation,
provision and sense of our well-being.
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You for formulating a plan of success and fulfillment for our life
before we were ever born (Ephesians 2:10; Jeremiah 29:11). We will not rely on
anything of this world to bring us fulfillment and satisfaction, because only
You, as our Creator, Supplier, Defender, Comforter and Friend (John 15:15), are
capable of meeting our deepest needs.
We
can lose people, as well as the riches and supply of this world, but You never,
ever leave or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). You are our life, our all in all (Colossians
3:4; Ephesians 4:6). You love us with an unconditional and eternal love that
took You to the cross on our behalf. You are our one, true Love (Jeremiah
31:3; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 3:17-19).
Thought
for the Day:
Only
God can provide us with the love that we desire, search for and sell all that
we have in our attempt to obtain it; because He knows what we need before we
even realize that we need it.
