This was the burning question that I posed to our Facebook fans this morning. Are you satisfied with you life where you are? If I had asked myself this question a few years ago, I would have answered a resounding NO!
I have been a Christian since I was 15 years old and though I believed in God, it wasn’t until I was well into my life that I really understood how much knowing Him and having a relationship with Him could make me feel so satisfied. Being satisfied with my life doesn’t mean that I have everything in control or all the answers to life. It simply means that with God in my life I can depend on Him. He is there for me when I need Him. I am not worried about people, things, or situations that I may have to face, because God gives me the feeling of peace.
The experience of God is so amazing and although I can write about it and share, it’s something that you have to experience for yourself. I can’t really put the words together eloquently enough to give Him the due credit that He deserves.
Let me tell you, like most people I have tried to feel satisfied with my life without God, but there was nothing that could fill that void. I was like most people searching for that something to make my life seem worth living. I searched for it in the clubs, looking for a husband. I looked for it in drinks, drugs, and sex. I looked for it in work, in friends, in things. I couldn’t find it anywhere, all that stuff was temporal and didn’t last but for a specific time period. But with God, He is steady, faithful, He encompasses the very essence of “real” love. I didn’t have to perform for Him, I didn’t need to make a certain amount of money, I didn’t need to be perfect. . . He loves me regardless of my past.
I understand why people end up in way that they do, because they have not come to the realization that God is the one and only solution to a satisfied life. Until we get tired of being on the wheel of life, just getting by and the feeling of the void growing stronger within us, then we will turn to God. I feel sad to think that over the years I put Him last, but I am glad that I did finally come to Him and He was still there waiting for me!
I am so satisfied with my Savior and nothing can take His place in my life!
The Butterfly Journey – Lisa
