It’s not that the Lord is untrue, it’s that He is untried...
You
can’t eat steak with a mouth full of lobster. You have to swallow! Even if you
do ram your mouth to overfill, putting in lobster where you’re already packed
with steak, you will really enjoy neither and possibly choke on both.
Ridiculous
sounding, right? It does however make its point.
You
can’t take a bag of gold when your arms are loaded with rock.
The
truth is we can’t enjoy the Lord when we are full of the world. We just can’t.
It’s
not that we find the Lord’s ability to satisfy us untrue as much as we do
untried. We often are so busy packing our lives — hearts, minds, souls, and
strengths — with things of the world that we really can’t appreciate the
tack-on-add-to-temporary tidbits of God we take in part.
Try
Him. He will satisfy.
“You
have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.”
(Psalm 4:7 ESV)
I
can’t convince you into implementation. I can testify of His satisfaction to
me, but you will never know for yourself until you taste Him for yourself — in
full, unimpeded measure — and see that He is indeed good. He is better than the
fullest bar and the grandest buffet.
Lay
it all down that He might fill you up.
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