I heard a great quote this week in a sermon I was watching online.
"The world keeps creating more. You know why? Because we're not satisfied with anything that this world offers, which probably means that we were all created for something OTHER than this world." - Pastor Perry Noble
He started with a story about his most memorable Christmas years ago when he got an Atari. That Atari was the BEST thing he had every gotten...until the next year when the Atari 2600 came out. And, of course, we've made a tremendous transition from even that, to now the Play Station 3's, Xbox 360 and whatever else there is. My, how times have changed! Not just with video games. Think of our homes, our appliances, our clothes and our desires. There is a constant demand for bigger, better and more, more, more. But, do we ever stop and question our desires? I know that when I stop and rationally process what I really want, it is almost always a selfish desire and rarely is it ever a need.
Pastor Noble's statement resonates with me so much. My heart's purest desire is to make myself happy. I think it's everyone's. And it is a conscious effort to avoid those thoughts, buying those new jeans (even though I have 10 pair at home), or even getting off facebook (or the blog, for that matter) long enough to actually read a sentence in my bible. UGH! Life is so hard. I don't mean it to say that I have it bad. I will be clear, I DO NOT. I am blessed. But life IS hard for everyone. On purpose, actually. It's because we are not supposed to be comfortable in this world. We are not supposed to seek satisfaction in the simple things this world offers. It's incredibly difficult, because we are selfish by nature, but it's clear when we step back and take it all in.
Do we ever stop and consider though, that it's all for a reason? As Pastor Noble said, we are created for something other than this world. Is there a reason it is so uncomfortable here...and that we need all these "extras" to make ourselves feel good? YES. Because God wants us to seek Him! But we are not even close to good enough to feel even remotely worth the blessings he offers. That's why Jesus had to die on the cross. WE ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. If we could turn to him for our heart's desires, things would be different. But it's hard. God's standard is high. There's a reason we can't reach it. Because Jesus already did it for us. He bridged the gap between us and God. We can't be good enough. We're not made for this world. It will never satisfy us. It's all part of the plan.
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