Satisfaction

   Satisfaction is one of the biggest drivers in all of our decision making. After high school a lot of us go to college and some beyond, because we believe education will open up a door to a job that we enjoy doing and find satisfaction and fulfillment in doing. We spend time with people and develop relationships and friendships with people and even sometimes we'll have romantic relationships with people because we desire satisfaction and fulfillment. Those feelings are normal/common feelings for every human being, however the problem most of us run into from time to time is that we seek satisfaction in all the wrong places.

  I will say that this blog post serves one purpose: to remind all of us that true satisfaction can be found in Jesus Christ alone. I'm not saying that you can't find joy and fulfillment in your achievements, your education, or even your hard earned money, but I want you to understand that all of those things are temporary. For one day money will be spent, certificates and degrees will be forgotten, and we will soon have retired or been replaced where we work. So, to find satisfaction in areas of personal achievement will produce a very roller coaster emotional existence in your spiritual walk. When things are going great, you'll more than likely praise God, or worse yet, you'll take the credit. When things are down, and the future looks bleak the sad reality is that a lot of people blame God for the bed they made. So, what I'm trying to encourage you in this blog post, is to not look to your achievements for your sense of satisfaction or identity. Understand that as a human being you will make mistakes, say things you shouldn't have said, and you will make poor decisions, but you will also make good decisions and experience success and joy. But, at the end of the day, the question I want to leave you with are you going to find lasting satisfaction in your achievements, your abilities, or even in something destructive? Or will you find satisfaction in knowing and loving the true, risen Savior of your soul and the entire world? The choice is entirely yours to make, but your decision does and will have real consequences either way. To finally illustrate how true satisfaction can be found in Jesus Christ alone, I want to share a quote from MVP, Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady, "Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there’s something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a lot of people would say, ‘Hey man, this is what is.’ I reached my goal, my dream, my life. I think, ‘God, it’s got to be more than this.’ I mean this isn’t, this can’t be what it’s all cracked up to be … I love playing football and I love being quarterback for this team. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of other parts about me that I’m trying to find.” (Taken from http://spurgeon.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/tom-brady-super-bowl-rings-and-ecclesiastes/) This is a man who has it all, but still he's not satisfied. The choice is yours to make today.