Pursuit of Happiness

The world is full of hopeless souls. They're searching for something to fill their nothing. They want to be cared for, loved, wanted and needed. They want to be valued and they need to matter. To someone or something- often times it seems like they'll do anything.

They taste human love and touch human lust, it feels good and they want to hold unto it. However, since our human love is so flawed, our lust/want/need for something/someone specific is often very temporary, we have to venture on to someone/something new, perhaps the hobby that you so loved before doesn't fit in with your lifestyle anymore or fulfill your desire to be a part of something and so you have to pour yourself into something new. Maybe that relationship that you had where you were so in love before isn't quite working out now... Now you feel it's time to move on because it's obviously not you that has the issues...And really...

 None of these ever filling what really needs filling. It's amazing that after several failed attempts at temporary/worldly happiness, you keep on trying for that same goal. Never really raising the standard, even if a few alterations are made- in the end you're still searching for the same thing....
How exhausting.... Took me years to learn this one on my own & I'm sure everyone is different but I am so glad I finally got it. Even if I do need reminders every now & again... :)

 

I don't need any of this temporal happiness, I don't need to seek the world and it's "fulfilling" stuff.... Because it's honestly not very fulfilling at all anyways... I don't need to have some person to put my hope in, and I don't need someone else to know for myself that I am worth something... Why would I give someone that right anyways? I don't need someone to make me feel loved, all warm and fuzzy.... Even if it does feel nice -  even that feeling doesn't last very long....
What I do need - I need Christ to be my center. I need to know and remember that I am always worth something, because that's why He created me.... I need to know that I have love, in the most pure form. I need to serve Him, because that alone gives happiness, joy and peace.... And it's the truest and purest form of those three things I have ever felt...

Deep down I believe this is what all people are truly searching for and maybe they just don't know it. That void that often times seems a relentless pursuit to fill can be filled in an instant. Your heart can be mended and the search can end. He really is love, peace and joy. I pray that more people can find the right filler, the ONLY filler there is that's really going to fill and even OVER FILL to OVERFLOWING! He is it, Jesus is it.

I just need Him... All of the other stuff He blesses me with - those, well, those are just bonus's...