Sane and Satisfied

          God longs to supply everything we need to be sane and satisfied.  In the pursuit of happiness we often make insane choices trying to satisfy longings that only God can be counted on the meet.  He alone is able, not just to supply, but to be all that we hunger for within.  God alone is able to be our all in all.  At our core we need love, and peace, and hope--without any of these elements we cannot retain a state of sanity or satisfaction.

           Love gives us our security and our identity.  When we feel loved it shapes our sense of self as a worthwhile being.  It makes us know someone is there for us--someone we can rely on through the hard times; someone to delight in us and enjoy us; someone who gets us; someone who knows we are not perfect but who will cheer us on as we try to be.

I Corinthians 13:11
...the God of love...will be with you.

          We all long for peace--not boredom--peace.  We want freedom from turmoil.  We want peace personally, internally and externally.  The list of stressors in daily life and the resultant anxiety-induced health issues keep our medical community overwhelmed.  We look for answers to give us peace and for offenders to blame and eliminate from our lives.  We obsessively look for solutions to problems but as soon as one problem is resolved another arises.  But often we miss who the real enemy is and where the real solution lies..

Romans 16:20
The God of Peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

          Often our joy in the moment depends on our security in the future.  Not every life circumstance points to a secure future.  When our hope lies in circumstances, it is tenuous and fragile.  We hold our breaths watching for signs of hope fulfilled.  The funny thing is, we often don't even know what to hope for and we stake our dreams for a better tomorrow on empty wishful thinking. God doesn't just want to offer us hope he wants to be our hope.

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
 
          Love, peace and hope--who could ask for anything more?  These wonderful qualities supply our sanity and satisfaction in life.  God, himself, is the unfailing source of these and so much more!