“Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it
sufficeth us.” John 14:8
Are you satisfied? I
read a comment two days ago that said, “I hope you find what you are looking for.”
What are YOU looking for?
What are you waiting for that you think will finally satisfy you? Can I
tell you something? If you are not
satisfied with what you have today, you will not be satisfied with what you are
looking for when you finally get it.
I spoke to a lady last month who has much material
wealth. She has a good-paying job; her
husband is retired from his job and receives a retiree’s check; and he has his
own business now. They have lands and
houses; they have income through rent houses; and they have cattle and several
other sources of income. This lady was
telling me all about their wealth and how they have striven and worked and
sweated to get to this place in their lives.
And yet, she told me how she is working to get more, buy more lands, and
encouraging her daughter into the same path in life that she has led. In the time that we talked, I sensed a true
dissatisfaction in her voice. She’s
dissatisfied with her marriage and with her children. I told my husband, “What a sad way to
live. Truly, riches make themselves
wings. They cannot satisfy.”
There is a man who lives on our street who has vehicles,
motorcycles, and boats. He is constantly
building onto his house and business…building, building, building. Any time one of us drives by in a vehicle, he
stops us on the street and offers to buy it.
He is always wanting more. He is
not satisfied.
The common factor in the lives of these two people whom I
have mentioned is that their soul is empty.
Lost people assume that material things will fill that emptiness in
their soul, therefore they seek more and more.
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But what about we who know the Lord Jesus personally, who
have a personal relationship with Him? Are we satisfied? Truly satisfied? Or are we constantly seeking something else
that we think will bring us satisfaction?
Are you happy with your husband? If you are constantly trying to change him,
then you are not satisfied. Are you
satisfied with your house? If you are
always dreaming of your “next” home (dream home) then you are not
satisfied. Do you constantly gripe at
your children for “being that way”? You
are not satisfied. Can your pastor never
do anything right? You are not
satisfied.
What a sad way to live.
You know, this may be your last day on earth, and you are not happy with
your husband, your house, your children, your pastor. You desire more…different…change. Do you realize that if you are not satisfied
with what you have today, you will not be satisfied when you get your “dream”
situation? If you are not content with
what you have and with those around you today, what makes you think you will
find contentment and satisfaction in other things tomorrow?
It is a great thing when you accept your situation in life,
your living conditions, your relationship with your spouse, children, and
others in your life. Find contentment in
what God has given you.
Can we say today as Esau said to Jacob in Genesis 33:9: “I have enough, my brother.”
Can we say that to our Lord today? “I have enough. I am satisfied.” If God chooses to bless me with further
material goods; if He sees fit to give me other desires of my heart, I will
accept it with a grateful heart and will bless the Lord with all that is within
me. But today, I choose to be content,
to find satisfaction in the fact that I am saved; I have a roof over my head,
food in the pantry, clothes to keep me warm; I have a husband who loves me and
is a good provider; I have children who are healthy and can put their little
arms around me and kiss me in the mornings and say, “Good morning, Mommy. I love you.”
And I choose to be satisfied in what I enjoy. Today.
