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What are you living for?

Is it to make a buck? If so, how much is enough?
Is it your job? What happens when you don't like your job or your boss is displeased?
Is it in how many friends you have? What's a good amount?
It it in how many people follow you on Twitter or friend you on Facebook? Online world is fickle.
Is it how many ways you helped someone today?
Is it always having the perfect hair style?
Is it building your retirement or getting that big house?

I could go on, but I will spare you. The reality is that when we use finite things to give us our value or identity, we will never be satisfied. Because it will never be enough. We desperately are always looking to be filled.

That is until, we look to Jesus Christ.

It's funny, I am often amazed at the level of dissatisfaction I find in pursing relationships and pleasing everyone around me. It is NEVER enough. NEVER EVER EVER....EVER! I could have 15 people tell me how wonderful I am and how much they love me but ultimately I would long for more. Relationships aren't bad. They are in fact necessary and good. I seek to love others and I am often amazed at the people God has placed in my life who I love and by some amazing grace love me too. This is a great mercy for which I am ever so thankful. But when I look to them for my worth, I am a bottomless empty cup who will drain those around me because of my need for more.

Praise God this post doesn't end there!

For you see, when I look to the Father for my worth, He tells me how much He loves me. I find that I was created by Him. I find that he loved me so much when I was totally depraved and separated from Him, he sent His Son to live a perfect life and die in my place. Then I find that he never abandoned me but gave me the Spirit who counsels and comforts. I am told that I am His beloved. I learn that Christ continues to intercede on behalf of his people and is going to return. I find that I have a great High Priest, Lord, and King who is also my Intimate Friend. I find out that because of Christ, I have inherited every spiritual blessing. I am a Daughter of the Most High God, loved because of the one who loves me, not because of anything I've done. I find that His love is NEVER ENDING and can fill even the deepest depths of my heart. And for once, I am satisfied. There is no need to go searching elsewhere, because the Great Provider has already provided for everything. REST.

But it doesn't end there! Then he tells me, He loves others too! Which is great, because my God has resources that we can't even imagine. Everyone is welcome in the family. God's love does not run empty or dry.

Suddenly I find that I am free to give and receive love from others in a good and proper manner. I am interconnected with people, giving and receiving as suits the day, but dependent on God.