(not full) is Empty
August 5, 2013 1 Comment
“A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came to give life—life that is full and good.” John 10:10 ERV
“Full-containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; filled to the satisfaction”
There are two forces on earth in operation, evil and good. There are two kingdoms, the kingdom of darkness and the Kingdom of Light. If I have to give an account of each kingdom and describe each and what it does or what it can do to your life, which one would you choose?
Many of us are deceived or do not fully know what the Kingdom of Light looks like or know what are the perks of living in the light. From the surface, we know that it does not make a difference or make any sense. The enemy clouds our minds that there is no such thing as a good life or a life filled with goodness. Some of us will say “I’m OK, I’m not a bad person, I don’t cheat, I don’t lie or I don’t abuse people, I follow the rules of the land, I help the poor, I attend to the weary, I give to those who are in need, I’m honest at work, I’m a good father, I’m a model parent, I’m an obedient child”. If you are doing all these things then you are living a good life already. But there is something that you are missing. Feel inside you, even though you are doing all the good stuff and you are prosperous and has everything you can ever imagined – family, friends, possession, life status, job security, career, material things, success, beauty, sharp mind; you still feel that your life is empty (not full).
There is a longing in the human heart that we experience that can only be filled with the touch of God. We are always searching for it in terms of a missing person or a life partner, it is an endless search of a soul mate or a forever partner in life. In other forms, we seek the fullness through our career – we want to be the super worker. Seeking achievement and feeding our ego that we have made a difference in this world though our accomplishments is one indicator of unfulfilled life, we longed for top surface pleasure of human appreciation but even if we have all those, we come home and lie in bed feeling unfulfilled . Until that moment arrives, you will always be searching for something. Observe your personal life. Do you feel fulfilled? Are you satisfied with what you have? Do you want more? Are you seeking for a better “something”? If you really study and pay attention and ask yourself what are you searching, I can assure you that never really know and your answer will always be “something”.
You are missing something and until you find it, your life will never be full. There is a spiritual component of a man – the body, mind and spirit. Man also is a spirit being. Until that spirit entity in us comes alive, we can never experience the fullness of life.
So what am I am searching? How can I fill this void in my life?
I’m going to give you a homework. Find it. It is better for you to find it for yourself. There is a greater satisfaction in the end when you are able to figure it out yourself. It’s like finding a treasure or climbing the highest mountain by yourself – you feel satisfied and accomplished when you reached the summit and you say to yourself, I’ll pass for anything else, I’m done searching – I am already full.
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A friend of mine after many years that we never heard and seen each other, confirmed: <>. A family man with a good job, narrate his experienced when he went for a mission in the extreme part of Jolo, Sulo, South of the Philippines. There, he saw and understand what really mean “poverty in spirit” and the real joy of being what you are and what you have. After telling me his stories he concluded: <>. After all, only God can satisfy your wants !