I had a thought

Well, it's a thought inspired by a passage of a book I've started, One Thousand Gifts. The passage reads like so:

     "From all our beginnings, we keep reliving the Garden story.

     Satan, he wanted more. More power, more glory.

     Ultimately, in his essence, Satan is an ingrate. And he sinks his venom into the heart of Eden. Satan's sin becomes the first sin of all humanity: the sin of ingratitude. Adam and Eve are, simply, painfully, ungrateful for what God gave.

     Isn't that the catalyst of all my sins?

     Our fall was, has always been, and always will be that we aren't satisfied in God and what He gives. We hunger for something more, something other..."

     "...Standing before that tree, laden with fruit withheld, we listen to Evil's murmur, "In the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened..." (Genesis 3:5 NASB). But in the beginning, our eyes were already open. Our sight was perfect. Our vision let us see a world spilling with goodness. Our eyes fell on nothing but the glory of God. We saw God as He truly is: good. But we were lured by the deception that there was more to a full life, there was more to see. And, true, there was more to see: the ugliness we hadn't beheld, the sinfulness we hadn't witnessed, the loss we hadn't known" (page 15, emphasis mine).

Here's my inspired thought: If we know now that there is nothing more to a full life outside of Jesus; that there's nothing more to taste or see that won't rot in our mouths or pass away in this lifetime, how might we then choose to live our lives for God?

In other words, if you know the Truth: Jesus (John 14:6), then you know that once you've confessed that Jesus is Lord and believed full-heartedly that God raised Him from the dead, you are saved (Romans 10:9) and are included in His will as His children (Romans 8:15-17). 

So, in light of that, how will you choose to live out your God-breathed life? How will you pass your free time? How might God inspire your career path? What you allow God to do with your money? Your energy? Your time? 

If we really believe that we can be truly satisfied in God and what He gives us, how would that change the way you currently live your life? 

I believe you could experience that lifestyle for yourself if you haven't found yourself in it already. It looks different from person to person but there is a common belief: that Jesus is life and in Him we can truly live. If you don't know where to start with Jesus, start with a conversation called prayer. He'll meet you there. 

As for me, I am a mess, I have worries like anyone else, but at my core I am satisfied and it is only because of God. I choose to let that change how I live today.

Prayer: God, we find ourselves in You, whole and complete, lacking nothing. May we give today to You to use and every day evermore. Amen.