Desires of the
heart: Soul Satisfaction.
Do you have it or not? Where are you turning to
find it?
Are we turning to
Christ? Or, somewhere else?
Do we have a void
only He can fill?
What do we need
to confess and ask for His forgiveness?
Only He can cleanse us with the blood of Jesus. There is great power in the resurrection and blood of Jesus Christ!
Only He can cleanse us with the blood of Jesus. There is great power in the resurrection and blood of Jesus Christ!
"There are,
of course, many reasons why we overeat (or other sinful practice)—we might
desire to find comfort, "medicate" pain, alleviate loneliness and
boredom... or we might just be feeling lazy. But this lesson focuses on a more
pressing and spiritual reason:
One of the reasons we want to overeat is because the
human heart craves fullness and satisfaction." We can use certain
things (food, tv, relationships) to fill that need, but only Christ can fill us
up. Everything else will leave us empty. We may go searching for more, but we
will never be truly satisfied until we come to seek our satisfaction through
HIM!
When I am not seeking Him, I seek to fill that need
with something else. I am still left unsatisfied… with this longing in my
heart. If I am not seeking to allow Him to fill it, it will be left unfilled.
Only Christ can give me the satisfaction and contentedness that I need! I need
to be seeking Him first and not somewhere in the middle. He needs to be first
in my day. My routine does NOT have to remain the same day after day, but I need to
be seeking Him first thing each morning. Show
me how to seek You first, Lord. Please show me. Help me not to go looking for a
routine, but a special relationship with You! In Jesus' name, I ask this~ Amen!
Micah 6:14 uses
the words "in the midst of them". NOTHING
would be able to satisfy the hearts of the Israelites. Just as it is today,
NOTHING but a relationship with Jesus Christ can ever satisfy our hearts!! Our
fulfillment can only be found in Christ. Things cannot satisfy my heart: only
HE can!! When will I ever "get" it? It is a spiritual problem!
There are 2 types of hunger: physical and spiritual. How do I distinguish eating due to hunger or soul? Please show me, Lord! Physical hunger: stomach rumblings. Heart hunger: feeling empty-lacking heart satisfaction. Needing my Jesus time!!
There are 2 types of hunger: physical and spiritual. How do I distinguish eating due to hunger or soul? Please show me, Lord! Physical hunger: stomach rumblings. Heart hunger: feeling empty-lacking heart satisfaction. Needing my Jesus time!!
"Where do we find
internal fullness, satisfaction for the heart, and nourishment for our souls?
We need more than "chicken soup for the soul." We need real, lasting
satisfaction and fullness."
Feeding on Jesus
brings life and fullness to our spirit
and heart! It is what we have been longing for!
We need to be feeding on Him, not seeking other things. Only He can FILL
the spiritual void we have in our lives! We need to learn to seek Him first!
Isa 55:2-3 says:
2 Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and
your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently
to me, and eat what is good,
and
delight yourselves in rich food.
3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
hear,
that your soul may live;
and I will make
with you an everlasting covenant,
my steadfast, sure love for David.
my steadfast, sure love for David.