9/29/2014

And He will fill that void.

The feeling of being alone is torturous and aching. Everyone, no matter who, tries to fill that gap of loneliness. Everyone desires to be loved or wanted in some possible way. People do outrageous things in order to fill that gap,but nothing works and nothing lasts. Only a portion of people in this world have felt the true feeling being loved, wanted, and needed. And no, it didn't come from a spouse, a friend, or even a parent. Only those who have come to know God, the heavenly Father have experienced the complete joy of truly being wanted, for no certain reason, other than the fact that we are just so loved. Its a feeling you never want to lose sight of, a feeling you want to experience for the rest of eternity. It is the answer to what everyone is missing in their lives. You could have everything; wealth, a family, friends, but if you don't have Gods love in your life, you will always end up being empty and dry; thirsty for something more. But the saddest part of all is that so many people that had experienced this true love and fulfillment, have lost it, and have a hard time getting it back. And the pain that comes after experiencing something so perfect and then losing sight of it seems almost unbearable. When we no longer feel the presence of our Father up above it is almost an unbearable feeling. Everyone has experienced loss in some way or form but nothing compares to the loss of being truly fulfilled and truly loved. Most people blame God for this loss, they start to question him, and question the lack of His presence. They start to believe that God left them, or abandoned them. But one question they don't ask is, why would such a loving God, one who chose to love you in the first place, no matter how undeserving of it you are, abandon something he loves so dearly and unconditionally. God doesn't abandon us, he never wants to leave us. In fact all He wants is a relationship with His children. And the only problem is, that his children have to want that relationship back. We as selfish and prideful people just expect everything to be given to us. But a relationship with God has to work both ways. The reason we ever feel abandoned by God is simple. We as people constantly have a battle between the love of sin and the love of God. But He is a jealous God, and he wants us to himself. So the stronger our relationship becomes with sin, the further we are from God. As we give in to what sin has to offer, we are the ones abandoning God. We tend to forget that God is blameless, the holy of hollies. And as much as he wants to be near to us, He could never go anywhere near sin. So he has no choice but to turn away from us. That's when so many people give up, and forever turn away from God. But God never gives up on us and that is why he gives us the key to winning back that connection with Him. That key is Christ, the son of God. Christ like God is completely blameless. And when we nailed him to the cross along with our sins he made our image before God seem blameless too. And as long as we carry all our sins to Christ and leave them at his feet, he will then wash us with his blood and make us clean again. Then, when we reach out to God, he no longer sees our sin. All he see's is us through Christ. And we again find that joy that comes with knowing the Father.
 So don't lose sight of Christ, lay out your sins before him. He will lead you to the truth, and as you seek him and thirst to be closer to him, God the father will come close to you, he will fill your void, and you will feel loved and complete for the rest of eternity.