Sometimes when we are shopping, I will ask my daughter, "Did you see anything you can't live without?" Really there is very little we can't live without. We need food, basic clothing, and shelter for our physical needs. We need love, especially Gods love for our souls. All too often we lose sight of the basic things and get caught up in an endless cycle of wants. Whatever we have, it is never enough. It is like we have a hole in our soul and we are constantly trying to fill it to be complete.
Picture a deep, bottomless hole. You feel empty inside. You must fill it to be happy. Too often we fill it with the wrong things. Things won't fill it. Work won't fill it. Alcohol and drugs definitely won't fill it. It is like whatever you put into that hole trying to find happiness just drains out the bottom. Nothing is ever enough. Sometimes we put anger and resentment in the hole. It forms little pockets of infection. They fester and eventually spew out nastiness. The only way to fill that hole is with Gods love. His love seems to act as a stopper for our hole. Somehow when you fill your life (and soul) with Gods love your wants are fewer and things are not as important. Our souls are satisfied, filled and over flowing with love.
Margaret Williams
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