I must admit something... I am a prodigal son. And I seem to abuse my privileges over and over and over again.
I listened to a song today that I remembered from a looong while back. It's called (There's Gotta Be) More To Life by Stacie Orrico, and the lyrics go something like this:
There's gotta be more to life
Than chasing down every temporary high
To satisfy me,
'Cause the more that I
Am trippin' out thinking there must be more to life
Well, there's life, but I'm sure
There's gotta be more...
And as I'm sitting here writing this, I KNOW that I've been chasing down temporary highs lately. They are not necessarily destructive, but anything that takes my main focus off of my relationship with Jesus Christ has the ability to block my blessings and tear my happiness apart. I don't want my joy to come from anything or anyone but God Himself.
I've been allowing myself to feed off of worldly hopes and dreams, and have been experiencing momentary bursts of gladness... But the tears come soon afterward and the joy I had previously felt is completely expelled.
I am SO well aware that true joy comes from God alone and that nothing else can fill me up like He can, so why am I doing this to myself?
I want to know peace, I want to please God, and I want to be a faithful servant of His.
Please pray that I chase after Him with all that is in me, and cast away any idols that may be blocking my path.
<3
