Thursday, January 18, 2018

SABRINA With a new year often comes a desire for things to change. We often find an element of discontent as we look back on the past. We may long for the bigger bank account, the nicer house, car, or to be more in control of our lives. We forget that what our HEARTS long for can’t be satisfied by what our LIVES long for. The temporal cannot satisfy the eternal. Does this morning find you in a season that feels heavy right now? Do you find yourself forfeiting God’s invitation to abide while stalled in the loneliness of the wait? We are so prone to searching for home in containers not made to carry its calling – whether in place or people, title or position, acceptance or belonging, wealth or fame – we instinctively seek to satisfy by human means. That discontent – it is because we are made in the image of God, and, therefore, our deepest needs are filled by eternal means. If this morning finds you wanting to make changes in your life, here these words from David, found in Psalm 121 “I will lift up mine eyes to the hills, from which comes my help. My help comes from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” He then finishes reminding us, “The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and forever more.” Go into this day, knowing and believing in God’s presence – in this world, in this day, in your life.