This World Will Never Be Enough

Ever stop and realize once you get something you’ve been wanting, you still want more? This happens more often than not! For example, Andy and I went to St. Marteen for our Baby Moon recently. We had been talking about going to St. Marteen for the last 2 years since we were last there. It’s our favorite place! We thought, this is just what we need and afterwards we’ll feel refreshed and re-energized, and ready to conquer the world. We were there for 10 amazing and relaxing days, and after coming home and back to real life within 2 days of being back home Andy looked at me and said, I want to go back to St. Marteen. If that example doesn’t work for you, let’s go with a purchase. I know there’s things we all want to add to our home, or our lifestyle that we think will make us happier, and they do…for a while. I have bought so many things where I get so excited for a week, maybe two, and then at some point, I forget all about it, and it leaves me wanting something else. Ever heard of Spring Cleaning? That’s the time when kids are about to be out of school, the holidays are over, and your house is feeling pretty cluttered and full. It’s a time of transitioning from Spring to Summer, and I don’t know about you, but in the summer less is more, if you know what I mean! When you start going through your closets and drawers you start wondering where the heck did all this stuff come from? It came from that one purchase, the one you really wanted, and then quickly became the one you forgot all about x 100! The stuff, adds up, but somehow even with more stuff we still feel like we want more. Ever find yourself purging to get rid of stuff only to buy more? What’s that all about? It’s that feeling of, if I just get this, it will make me happy and then I’ll be fine. I’m not saying don’t buy stuff, and don’t go on Vacations! I’m simply saying, we are always longing for more, there’s nothing truly satisfying here on earth. I can go as far as stating, If I only had a husband, if I only had kids, if I only had a dog, and so on and so forth, then I will be truly happy, but is that so? Is that realistic? Does that really solve all of our problems to unhappiness? So my question is, can this world ever be enough for us? If we live here and die here, why is it that we have an urge to be satisfied on this earth but can’t? It seems even with success, money, and fame, it’s just not enough. The only thing that makes sense to me is that there can be no true satisfaction in this world because it is not our final destination. This earth, is not our final home! Of course it can’t truly satisfy all our needs because God does not reside here. Our truest satisfaction can only come from one thing.. God. He is all we need, He is the source of life, and He is the only way that leads to true freedom and joy. I always express to friends that I don’t want to be happy, I want to be joyful. Joy is something you can have even when you’re unhappy. Happiness is just a feeling, it comes and goes, but joy is something much deeper. It’s a sense of peace, hope, love, and understanding. In both trying times and in the good times, joy remains. The things in this life will always disappoint you, whether people, things, or situations because the world and each one of us is full of sin. Nothing is perfect here, which is why it’s so important to remember that through the grace of God and His love and mercy, we have an opportunity to live and reside with Him in a perfect place where there will be absolute satisfaction and no disappointment. So fear not! Although we have time here on this earth, it’s a great place to humble ourselves daily in knowing God is all we truly need, and everything else is just extra. So, make your purchases, climb the ladder to success, get married, have a family, go on vacation, buy that item you’ve always wanted, but remember, none of those things will bring you true satisfaction and thats okay. Keep God at the front of your mind and you will never be disappointed.