The World Can’t Give You This
People search for happiness in lots of places. They look to relationships, money, vacations, houses, clothes and even open doors of opportunity. Yet while these things can bring a certain excitement for a period of time, happiness is based on what is happening in the moment.
I was a Christian for several years before I understood that experiencing true peace, joy and fulfillment is the most important thing in life. It’s something that goes far beyond happiness to a deeper joy, no matter what our circumstances. And no matter what we own, where we go or what we do, only one thing can give us this true satisfaction—God.
In other words without God, we will never truly experience everyday joy.
Psalm 27:4 (AMPC) has become one of my foundational Scriptures. It says, “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple.”
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“Seek” is a strong word that means “to crave, pursue, and go after something with all of your might.” Many people want a greater relationship with God—and the immense joy and fulfillment that comes with it—but they don’t crave and pursue Him or lay aside other things in order to gain it.
I love Psalm 16:11. It says, “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
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