I wanted this, didn't I?

I’m alone with nothing to do… I wanted this, didn’t I?

I’m with friends talking and laughing… I wanted this, didn’t I?

I’m spending a day in town… I wanted this, didn’t I?

I’m traveling many places… I wanted this, didn’t I?

I’m watching movies all day… I wanted this, didn’t I?

I have a great job… I wanted this, didn’t I?

Then why do I feel restless inside?

How come these desires now feel likes lies?

Everything I thought that would satisfy me,

Left me emptier than I thought I could be.

When will this be over?

I thought that this next thing would make me happy.

Why can’t truth be seen?

Why do these desires fill me if none of them will fulfill me?

I feel caught between what I desire so badly,

And what will actually make me free.

God, I know that none of these things can satisfy.

This world has been feeding me lies.

I need You.

I need Your truth.

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We need something. We just all look for it in different places. Relationships, jobs, books, food.... we all seek to be satisfied. But somehow we don't realize that the only place we can truly be satisfied is found in Jesus.

Psalm 27:8, "My heart says this about you: “Seek his face.” Lord, I will seek your face."

Our world fills our heads with lies. But let me tell you something: you will never be satisfied if you get the perfect job, if you have great relationships, if you find temporary relief in something, if you get to your ideal body weight, if you wander restlessly. The only true satisfaction is found in Christ Jesus. 

Matthew 6:33, "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you."