Over the past week I have been seeking to be satisfied. I have had a rough time of things and am looking for some satisfaction with where I am and where I am going. I was looking to find that satisfaction in others and their interactions with me. I was looking for others to display their gratitude to the work that I have been doing for and around them. I have been looking for the chance to be recognized for making a difference and longing for the satisfaction of seeing the success in others and knowing that I was part of the reason for that success.
“4Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
5hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.”
— Psalm 107:4-5 (ESV)
This morning I was reminded that I was not alone in my seeking to be satisfied. I was wandering and hungry and thirsty and was not finding what I was looking for. I needed a place to look and find it, so I turned to God this week and asked simply for comfort and guidance.
“6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7He led them by a straight way
till they reached a city to dwell in.
8Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.”
— Psalm 107:6-9 (ESV)
After reading this morning, I realize that I turned the right way. Over the past couple of days as I remembered to turn to God, I have been able to move past the need to be satisfied by others and their actions. I have found the gratitude from God in all that He has given to me. He is giving me comfort and guidance to seek satisfaction in Him and what He provides as opposed that which man cannot. I have to remember my actions and know that I will find satisfaction on in God and not in man.
Where are you seeking your satisfaction? Are you looking to find it in the realm of man? What if you turned to God to give way to Him and all that He provides for your satisfaction?
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