"Lord, send me my husband, so I can be content..."
"Starting this new business is going to make everything better..."
"Moving to a new city will help me have the fresh start I need..."
"Once we conceive and have a child, our marriage will get better..."
There is nothing wrong with a new job, getting married, or having a child. However, the motives behind why you want to do certain things can definitely steer you in the wrong direction. Are you placing your faith in the new job? Are you stacking your hopes on a move to a new place? Is your happiness linked to whether you get married or not?
We need to be very careful of where we are placing our faith. When we look to something to fulfill a void that only God can fill, we are placing our hopes on sinking sand. Only the sure foundation of the Lord can anchor us through the many storms of life. Only hope placed in Him will find us feeling safe and secure when everything around us is in chaos.
Nothing this world has to offer by itself will bring you peace and joy. Nothing. There are countless marriages that started off in bliss, but ended in bitter divorce. Many people have started jobs only to be let go months later. Countless people have traveled the world looking for answers to the ache in their hearts and found nothing.
Yet Jesus is our answer. When we accept His love and follow His plan, we find the joy that we had searched for all our lives. We find the peace that settles our souls. We find the comfort that only He can give.
Are you placing too much hope in the things this world has to offer? Make sure that you are placing your hopes in Jesus Christ. Trust me, when you have your heart fully in His hands, it doesn't matter if you're married, rich, and running the country, or single, broke, unemployed - you will be content.
Stop looking to other things to fill the void within you. Allow the Lord to fill the space in your heart with His love.
Verse of the Day: Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Psalm 145:16
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