Good morning…
Meeting through my blog, we regularly write encouragement back and forth, but our eyes had never met until this week. After sharing stories over a meal, he gave me handwritten copies of some of his favorite quotes. I said, “You may see these words returning to your heart some early hour.” Sure enough, here is wisdom he shared, wisdom I cherish.
“The farther we drift from a day-to-day faith-walk with Christ, the more frustration and confusion we will experience. Without that eternal dimension, we will always be looking for substitutes – shallow stand-ins for God that only make us feel emptier than ever. Our head might tell us we need a vacation, a hobby, a new car, a night on the town, or a new romance to bring life back into our days. But those fixes are temporary at best. The only venture that will satisfy us to our very core is to reconnect with the Creator who loves us and the Savior who died for us. The good new is, He is right at the door – and knocking” (from the Introduction to Ecclesiastes in The Jeremiah Study Bible).
Drifting away day-to-day, frustration and confusion increase.
God’s shallow stand-ins leaving us feeling more and more empty.
Our very core is only satisfied by reconnecting with our Creator, our true Savior.
“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends”(Revelation 3:20, NLT).
…Sue…
