Isn't that a wonderful question? To be honest, it's probably something I don't think about that often. But it should be something that we do think about often as believers.
I have been reading this awesome devotional by Billy Graham. I have been really trying to discipline myself to read it each day because with having two babies so close in age, finding alone time with God sometimes seems impossible. But today's devotion was about where we find our joy.
In this society it is SO easy to seek happiness from material things (cars, sex, porn, clothes, shoes, make up) just to name a few. I will be honest here and say I find a lot of joy in food. And when I'm upset or just not happy in general I tend to instantly think about food. This is not something that I am proud of but it is something that I have been struggling with for awhile. But guess what? Even when I eat that piece of chocolate or that cookie it doesn't make me feel any better. Actually, it makes me feel worse.
In reading this devotion today I realized why my life has seemed so crazy lately. And the truth is, I have been struggling to put God first.
Thankfully, what I read put my mind into perspective and I just want to share it because i just want you to see how personal our God is. I really have been struggling to keep my eyes on the Lord. I have been struggling with some things and it hasn't been easy to trust Him in those extremely dark moments. The first verse that came to mind when I read my devotional is Colossians 3:2: Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
This is such a simple truth but it's not so simple to follow when we live in a world saturated with materialistic satisfaction or instant gratification. Especially as a woman. I struggle so much with wanting that perfect body that the girl who just had her baby 2 weeks ago has. Or the perfect skin that the girl on tv has. But my worth is not found in a perfect body or perfect skin. My worth is found in the Heavenly father. The one who created me. The one who makes me new.
Christ should be my number one priority. Babies or Matthew or anything else should never come before the Lord.
My point in sharing this is if you do know Jesus and your life still seems like it's spinning out of control it is never too late to turn back and run to Him. And if you don't know Jesus and you are struggling with trying to fill the hole in your heart that just doesn't seem to be filled then run to Him. He is the ONLY one who can make you whole. We were created to love Him. Before I knew the Lord, I loved sex, drugs, alcohol, relationships, and many other things. But none of those gave me the satisfaction I was searching for. It wasn't until I accepted Jesus into my heart that I found the true happiness and peace I was searching for.
Now that I know the Lord, I could never imagine my life without Him.
He loves you and He loves me. Go to Him. You won't be disappointed.
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