We all seek pretty much the same stuff while on this planet....we need basic things like food, water, rest, shelter and clothing, and then it comes the more untangible things such as need for social recognition, status, pleasure, fulfillment, affiliation, self steem, and so on.
In some cases, the ambition for material things or power and status is extreme and it causes people to turn into sick violent beings, that would get what they want at any cost. In their case, unfortunatelly, they are so lost in their madness that only Jesus operating a miracle to wake them up. (Not saying that to me it wasn't a miracle...because it was!)
At the end of the day, however, we are all seeking a few really vital aspects such as love and care. Who doesn't want to be loved? Who doesn't want to be cared and to care about others? That's us, we, different from any other animal have the gift of loving others, so why don't we?
- Because we look for love and care in the wrong places. Some think "If I get a new car, people will love me" or "If I become the popular one, people will love me".
- Wrong! Because if they don't love you now, then they won't anyways. Because love doesn't need conditions to exist, love loves no matter what.
I pray we will all stop looking for ourselves and our answers in the wrong place.
A new pair of shoes or getting skinier won't get me anywhere, but being with Jesus and following His steps will make me a new person, somebody who can love and can be loved.
In Jesus' loving name,
Amen
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